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Tianhu Fe deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Tianhu Fe depositMine
Yizhou DistrictCounty
Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture)Prefecture-level City
XinjiangAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 41' North , 94° 50' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.68333,94.83333
GRN:
N28E52
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
464075
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:464075:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Within the Tianhu deposit, the third Formation of the Tianhu Group (Th3), consist of granitic gneiss, schist, and marble, are the iron ore-hosted strata. Ten orebodies have been identified in the Tianhu iron deposit with a total reserve of are thought to be at 104 ​Mt. The No. 1 orebody contains most of the iron ore reserves in the deposit, with a length more than 3600 ​m and 2–10 ​m thick, and average Fe2O3 grade of the ore bodies is 32.19%–50.87%. Other orebodies are relatively small in scale. Iron orebodies appear in bedded and lenticular shapes. The orebodies mainly strike east-west with north-dipping angles of 70°–80°.

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7 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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References

[1]Zheng, Jiahao (2020) A synthesis of iron deposits in the eastern Tianshan, NW China. Geoscience Frontiers, 11 (4) 1271-1287 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2019.11.014
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