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Siltstone from
Bangbu Au deposit, Gyaca Co. (Jiacha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Siltstone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siltstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bangbu Au deposit, Gyaca Co. (Jiacha Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1532431
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1532431:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siltstone
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘChalapu Au deposit, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
64.0km (39.7 miles) ⓘMingze-Chengba Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Sangri Co., Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘJuela Township, Cona Co. (Cuona Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘNuri Cu-Mo-W deposit, Nêdong Co. (Naidong Co.; Zedang Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘMazhala Sb-Au deposit, Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Li, H., Wang, Q., Weng, W., Dong, C., Yang, L., Wang, X., & Deng, J. (2022). Co-precipitation of gold and base metal sulfides during fluid boiling triggered by fault-valve processes in orogenic gold deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 105090.
Ding, Zhengpeng; Sun, Xiaoming; Hu, Siyu; Chen, Hongjun; Li, Dengfeng; Fu, Yu; Xu, Li; Wu, Zhongyang; Huang, Fei (2023) Role of carbonaceous material in gold precipitation for orogenic gold deposits: A case study of the Bangbu gold deposit in southern Tibet, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 152. 105231 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105231
Li, Jian; Cai, Wen-Yan; Cui, Qing-Yi; Shi, Hong-Jiang; Xu, Kai-Lei; Yang, Le; Lei, Ming; Song, Kang-Nan (2025) The role of deep-sourced metamorphic fluids in Au enrichment: A case study of the Bangbu Au deposit, southern Tibet (Western China). Ore Geology Reviews, 183. 106699 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106699
 
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