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Xikuangshan Sb deposit (Xikuangshan antimony deposit), Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China i
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Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China

Xikuangshan deposit

Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China

Xikuangshan deposit

Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China

Xikuangshan deposit

Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China

Changsha 2000

Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China

Xikuangshan deposit

Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China

Xikuangshan deposit

Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China

Changsha 2000

Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China

Xikuangshan deposit

Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

27° 46' 59'' North , 111° 28' 59'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

27.78333,111.48333

GRN:

N19E70

Type:

Deposit (Active) - last checked 2020

Köppen climate type:

Cfa : Humid subtropical climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Lengshuijiang	115,399 (2012)	11.8km
Shangmei	75,233 (2012)	19.0km
Lianyuan	66,501 (2012)	20.7km
Shuiche	3,550 (2004)	48.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

714

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:714:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Xikuangshan deposit

Name(s) in local language(s):

锡矿山锑矿田, 冷水江市, 新化县, 湖南省, 中国

World's largest antimony deposit, located in the northern part of the Xiangzhong Basin near Lengshuijiang City. It occurs along the axis of a short anticline that strikes at 30° and plunges both north and south. Host rocks are dark grey cherts in the black shale series of the Upper Devonian Shetianqiao formation, which occur in the core of the anticline, surrounded by the Lower Carboniferous Yanguan and Datang formations.

The deposit covers an area of about 16 km² and comprises four orebodies, which are named Feishuiyan, Tongjiayuan, Laokuangshan, and Wuhua. The former two are explored by the South Mine and North Mine, respectively. The latter two have not been worked on yet.

The Upper Devonian includes the Shetianqiao and Xikuangshan formations. The Shetianqiao Formation, conformably underlying the Xikuangshan Formation, comprises predominantly limestone, locally accompanied by shale. The Xikuangshan Formation is composed of interbedded shale and carbonate with a hematite layer. The younger strata in the Xikuangshan ore district include the Lower Carboniferous Menggongao, Yanguan, and Datang formations, which were locally interbedded with limestone and sandstone.

The Sb mineralization in the Xikuangshan district is mainly constrained by five en echelon second-order anticlines of the Xikuangshan complex anticline, including five ore blocks of Daocaowan, Laokuangshan, Tongjiayuan, Wuhua, and Feishuiyan.

The F75 fault is the largest fault in the Xikuangshan deposit, striking NE at ∼30° and belonging to the Taojiang-Chengbu fault. It exhibits a broomstick-like geometry and, together with other faults, forms a broom-like fault-controlled ore system. The distribution of Sb ore bodies is primarily controlled by this fault, with the ore bodies occurring in the footwall. The early stage mainly comprises the quartz-stibnite vein, fluorite-quartz-stibnite vein, and barite-quartz-stibnite vein, whereas the late stage corresponds to the calcite-stibnite veins, with minor quartz present.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Antimony

Mineral List

27 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

References:

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

Jiantang Peng and Ruizhong Hu (2001): Carbon and oxygen isotope systematics in the Xikuangshan giant antimony deposit, central Hunan. Geological Review 47(1), 34-41 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

Jiantang Peng, Ruizhong Hu, Liang Qi, Junhong Zhao, and Yazhou Fu (2004): REE distribution pattern for the hydrothermal calcites from the Xikuangshan antimony deposit and its constraining factors. Geological Review 50(1), 25-32.

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

Yan, J., Fu, S., Liu, S., Wei, L., & Wang, T. (2022). Giant Sb metallogenic belt in South China: A product of Late Mesozoic flat-slab subduction of paleo-Pacific Plate. Ore Geology Reviews, 104697.

Xu, Junwei, Liu, Xianghua, Lai, Jianqing, He, Hongsheng, Song, Xiangfa, Zhai, Degao, Li, Bin, Wang, Yuhua, Shi, Jian, Zhou, Xi (2022) In Situ U-Pb Geochronology of Calcite from the World’s Largest Antimony Deposit at Xikuangshan, Southern China. Minerals, 12 (7) 899 doi:10.3390/min12070899

Song, Xiangfa, Lai, Jianqing, Xu, Junwei, Liu, Xianghua, Li, Bin, He, Hongsheng, Wang, Yuhua, Shi, Jian, Wang, Chaofei, Wen, Chunhua (2022) Material Source and Genesis of the Daocaowan Sb Deposit in the Xikuangshan Ore Field: LA-ICP-MS Trace Elements and Sulfur Isotope Evidence from Stibnite. Minerals, 12 (11) 1407 doi:10.3390/min12111407

Kang, Lin-Yan; Xu, Jun-Wei; Liu, Xiang-Hua; Song, Xiang-Fa; Li, Nan-Xing; Li, Bin (2025) Comparison of the genesis of typical antimony deposits in the Xiangzhong Antimony Ore Belt, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 183. 106695 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106695

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

Yanxian Yang (1986): Geology and Prospecting 22(9), 54-57

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

ⓘ Cervantite

Formula: Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄

References:

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Creedite

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈ · 2H₂O

References:

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

ⓘ Dickite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Gearksutite

Formula: Ca[Al(F,OH)₅(H₂O)]

References:

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

ⓘ Kermesite

Formula: Sb₂S₂O

References:

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

References:

Yongnian Jiang (1993): Native sulfur in the oxidized zone of the Xikuangshan antimony ore deposit, Hunan. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 13(3), 263-267.

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

References:

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

ⓘ Orpiment

Formula: As₂S₃

References:

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

Yanxian Yang (1986): Geology and Prospecting 22(9), 54-57

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

Yanxian Yang (1986): Geology and Prospecting 22(9), 54-57

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

ⓘ 'Roméite Group'

Formula: A₂(Sb⁵⁺)₂O₆Z

References:

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

ⓘ Senarmontite

Formula: Sb₂O₃

References:

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Stibiconite

Formula: Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

Yanxian Yang (1986): Geology and Prospecting 22(9), 54-57

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Valentinite

Formula: Sb₂O₃

References:

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Orpiment	2.FA.30	As₂S₃
ⓘ	Kermesite	2.FD.05	Sb₂S₂O
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
ⓘ	Gearksutite	3.CC.05	Ca[Al(F,OH)₅(H₂O)]
ⓘ	Creedite	3.CG.15	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈ · 2H₂O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Senarmontite	4.CB.50	Sb₂O₃
ⓘ	Valentinite	4.CB.55	Sb₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Cervantite	4.DE.30	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
ⓘ	'Roméite Group'	4.DH.	A₂(Sb⁵⁺)₂O₆Z
ⓘ	Stibiconite	4.DH.20	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Alunite	7.BC.10	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Pyrophyllite	9.EC.10	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Dickite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Creedite	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Gearksutite	Ca[Al(F,OH)₅(H₂O)]
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb₂⁵⁺O₆(OH)
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cervantite	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Creedite	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Gearksutite	Ca[Al(F,OH)₅(H₂O)]
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Kermesite	Sb₂S₂O
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Roméite Group	A₂(Sb⁵⁺)₂O₆Z
O	ⓘ Senarmontite	Sb₂O₃
O	ⓘ Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb₂⁵⁺O₆(OH)
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Valentinite	Sb₂O₃
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Creedite	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈ · 2H₂O
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
F	ⓘ Gearksutite	Ca[Al(F,OH)₅(H₂O)]
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Creedite	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Gearksutite	Ca[Al(F,OH)₅(H₂O)]
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Creedite	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Kermesite	Sb₂S₂O
S	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Creedite	Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₂F₈ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Gearksutite	Ca[Al(F,OH)₅(H₂O)]
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Cervantite	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
Sb	ⓘ Kermesite	Sb₂S₂O
Sb	ⓘ Roméite Group	A₂(Sb⁵⁺)₂O₆Z
Sb	ⓘ Senarmontite	Sb₂O₃
Sb	ⓘ Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb₂⁵⁺O₆(OH)
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Sb	ⓘ Valentinite	Sb₂O₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

China

Giant Sb metallogenic beltMineral Belt
Xuefengshan Gold ClusterMining Area

Eurasian Plate

Eastern Yangtze CratonCraton
- Xiangzhong metallogenic provinceMineral Province

Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Guangmo Liu and Houming Jian (1983): Geological characteristics of the Xikuangshan antimony ore field. Mineral Deposits 2(3), 43-50 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Yanxian Yang (1986): Anomaly characteristics of the Xikuangshan Sb ore field. Geology and Prospecting 22(9), 54-57.

Tongxi Zhou (1988): Geochemical characteristics and ore-forming mechanism of the antimony ore field of Xikuangshan in Hunan, China. Journal of Guilin College of Geology 8, 187-195 (in Chinese).

Guozhang Wen, Qiang Wu, Hanyuan Liu, Guozhu Xie, and Xiuliu Lei (1993): Preliminary study on ore-controlling regularities and metallogenic mechanism of super large-sized Sb-deposits in Xikuangshan. Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 20-27.

Yongnian Jiang (1993): Native sulfur in the oxidized zone of the Xikuangshan antimony ore deposit, Hunan. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 13(3), 263-267.

Zhaozhu Yang, Hui Qiu, and Dongsheng Ma (1998): The study of silicified limestone in the Xikuangshan antimony deposit. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 17(4), 323-330 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Yan Tao, Zhenmin Gao, Jingfu Jin, and Lingjiao Zeng (2001): The origin of ore-forming fluid of Xikuangshan-type antimony deposits in central Hunan Province. Geology-Geochemistry 29(1), 14-20 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Jiantang Peng, Ruizhong Hu, Yuanxian Lin, and Junhong Zhao (2002): Sm-Nd isotope dating of hydrothermal calcites from the Xikuangshan antimony deposit, Central Hunan. Chinese Science Bulletin 47(13), 1134-1137.

Dongsheng Ma, Jiayong Pan, Qinglin Xie, and Jiang He (2002): Ore source of Sb-(Au) deposits in Central Hunan: I. Evidences of trace elements and experimental geochemistry. Mineral Deposits 21(3), 366-376 (in Chinese with English abstract).

Mingyue He, Ya'er Lou, and Pu Wang (2002): Relationship between silicification and stibnite mineralization in Xikuangshan antimony deposit, Hunan Province. Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 384-387 (in Chinese with English title).

Fan, Delian; Zhang, Tao; Ye, Jie (2004) The Xikuangshan Sb deposit hosted by the Upper Devonian black shale series, Hunan, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 24 (1-2). p.121-133. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2003.08.005

Ottens, B. (2006): Chinesisches Tagebuch (III): Von Nandan uber Guichi nach Xikuangshan: Baryt, Rhodochrosit, Azurit, Antimonit und Wulfenit. Lapis 31(10), 33-38 (in German).

Ottens, Berthold (2006) Antimonit aus China. Lapis, 31 (2) 23-34

Yang, Dong-sheng, Shimizu, Masaaki, Shimazaki, Hidehiko, Li, Xian-hua, Xie, Qing-lin (2006) Sulfur Isotope Geochemistry of the Supergiant Xikuangshan Sb Deposit, Central Hunan, China: Constraints on Sources of Ore Constituents. Resource Geology, 56 (4) 385-396 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.tb00291.x

Ruiyan Yang, Dongsheng Ma, Zhengyu Bao, Jiayong Pan, Shuanglin Cao, and Fei Xia (2006): Geothermal and fluid flowing simulation of ore-forming antimony deposits in Xikuangshan. Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences), 49(8), 862-871.

Ottens, Berthold (2007) Chinese stibnite: Xikuangshan, Lushi, Wuning and other localities. The Mineralogical Record, 38 (1) 3-17

[1]Kang, Lin-Yan; Xu, Jun-Wei; Liu, Xiang-Hua; Song, Xiang-Fa; Li, Nan-Xing; Li, Bin (2025) Comparison of the genesis of typical antimony deposits in the Xiangzhong Antimony Ore Belt, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 183. 106695 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106695

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