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Unnamed Ni-Cu deposit, Malan river valley, Zunhua Co., Tangshan, Hebei, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Unnamed Ni-Cu depositDeposit
Malan river valleyValley
Zunhua Co.County
TangshanPrefecture-level City
HebeiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 117° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N27E65
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dwa : Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
5452
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5452:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide ores, associated with olivine pyroxenite dikes.
Located south of the Yanshan (Yan Mts).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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10 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Carrollite
Formula: CuCo2S4
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malanite (TL)
Formula: Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
Type Locality:
ⓘ Malanite var. Cobalt-bearing Malanite
Formula: Cu(Pt3+,Co3+)2S4
ⓘ Moncheite
Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘCarrollite2.DA.05CuCo2S4
ⓘMalanite
var. Cobalt-bearing Malanite		2.DA.05Cu(Pt3+,Co3+)2S4
ⓘ (TL)2.DA.05Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
ⓘMoncheite2.EA.20Pt(Te,Bi)2
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Sⓘ CooperitePtS
Sⓘ Malanite var. Cobalt-bearing MalaniteCu(Pt3+,Co3+)2S4
Sⓘ MalaniteCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Coⓘ Malanite var. Cobalt-bearing MalaniteCu(Pt3+,Co3+)2S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Cuⓘ Malanite var. Cobalt-bearing MalaniteCu(Pt3+,Co3+)2S4
Cuⓘ MalaniteCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
IrIridium
Irⓘ MalaniteCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ CooperitePtS
Ptⓘ Malanite var. Cobalt-bearing MalaniteCu(Pt3+,Co3+)2S4
Ptⓘ MalaniteCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4
Ptⓘ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
BiBismuth
Biⓘ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2

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References

Yu Zuxiang, Lin Shujen, Chao Pao, Fang Chingsung, and Huang Chishun (1974): A preliminary study of some new minerals of the platinum group and another associated new one in platinum-bearing intrusions in a region of China. Acta Geologica Sinica 48(2), 202-218.
Yu Zuxiang (1981): A restudy of malanite and cobalt-malanite (dayingite). Geological Review 27, 55-71 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Yu Zuxiang (1996): Malanite - a new cupric platinum (Pt3+) and iridium (Ir3+) sulfide. Acta Geologica Sinica 70(4), 309-314 (in Chinese with English abstract).
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