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Sandstone from
Qiucun Au deposit, Dehua Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Sandstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sandstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Qiucun Au deposit, Dehua Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1488995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1488995:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sandstone
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘDongyang deposit, Dehua Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘDingjiashan Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) ore field, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘLongtougang Cu-Zn deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘLongfengchang Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, Datian County, Sanming, Fujian, China
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘFengyan Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) ore field, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘLuoyang Fe deposit, Hua'an Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
References
Ni, P., Pan, J. Y., Huang, B., Wang, G. G., Xiang, H. L., Yang, Y. L., ... & Bao, T. (2018). Geology, ore-forming fluid and genesis of the Qiucun gold deposit: Implication for mineral exploration at Dehua prospecting region, SE China. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 195, 3-15.
Ma, Y., Jiang, S. Y., & Frimmel, H. E. (2022). Metallogeny of the Late Jurassic Qiucun epithermal gold deposit in southeastern China: Constraints from geochronology, fluid inclusions, and HOC-Pb isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 104688.
Fan, Fei-Peng; Ni, Pei; Xiao, Fan; Zhou, Yan; Xing, Guang-Fu; Zhao, Zi-Hao; Yu, Zhi-Qiang; Fan, Ming-Seng; Wang, Nan (2026) Gold mineralisation characteristics of the typical ore body and the potential for exploration in the Qiucun Au deposit, Dehua county, Fujian province, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 195. p.107420. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107420
 
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