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Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, Chinai
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Piaotang MineMine
Xihuashan ore fieldOre Field
Dayu Co.County
GanzhouPrefecture
JiangxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 31' North , 114° 24' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Xiongzhou79,050 (2012)45.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
64287
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64287:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
漂塘钨锡矿, 西华山钨矿田, 大余县, 赣州市, 江西省, 中国


Tungsten- and tin-bearing quartz veins in the contact zone of the Xihuashan biotite-granite intrusion which is buried underground. Nearby, a Hercynian quartz-diorite intrusion is exposed at the surface.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


25 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Euclase
Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Helvine
Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
'K Feldspar'
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Description: (Some molybdenite specimens from here have been wrongly labelled as coming from Yaogangxian.)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
References:
Dr. Wing Tak Lui collectionIdentified by Dr. Wing Tak Lui: XRF, Infrared Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
'Wolframite Group'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Euclase9.AE.10BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Helvine9.FB.10Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Be HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
O FerberiteFeWO4
O HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Si HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3

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