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Electrum from
Zhilingtou Au-Ag deposit, Suichang gold mine, Suichang County, Lishui, Zhejiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Native Gold var: Electrum
Formula:(Au,Ag)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Electrum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zhilingtou Au-Ag deposit, Suichang gold mine, Suichang County, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:526000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:526000:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Electrum
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘJinjiyan Au deposit, Jindong District, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
85.9km (53.3 miles) ⓘBabaoshan Au-Ag deposit, Longquan, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
References
Zhenkuan Luo, Guiming Hu, and Kang Guan (1985): Mineral Deposits 4(4), 47-55
Minghua Zheng and Jianming Liu (1986): Mineral Deposits 5(1), 39-52
Pirajno, F., Bagas, L., Hickman, A.H., and Zhejiang Gold Research Team (1997): Ore Geology Reviews 12, 35-55.
Handong Qian, Wu Chen, Jin Huang, and Jiadong Xie (2000): Geological Journal of China Universities 6(2), 220-224
Liu, Hanlun; Mao, Jingwen; Yu, Xiaofei; Duan, Shigang; Sun, Yandong; Wang, Yingchao (2025) Late Indosinian extensional metallogenic events in South China: Evidence from Triassic granites of the Zhilingtou gold deposit in Zhejiang province. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106738 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106738
Liu, Hanlun; Mao, Jingwen; Yu, Xiaofei; Duan, Shigang; Sun, Yandong; Wang, Yingchao (2025) Late Indosinian extensional metallogenic events in South China: Evidence from Triassic granites of the Zhilingtou gold deposit in Zhejiang province. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106738
Liu, Hanlun; Mao, Jingwen; Duan, Shigang; Yang, Chengdong; Sun, Fuzhou; Hua, Jiexiong (2025) In situ U–Pb dating of hydrothermal rutile and monazite from the Zhilingtou lode gold deposit: Evidence for Triassic gold mineralization in the Cathaysia Block, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 106931 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106931
Xing, Bo; Chu, Kelei; Zheng, Wei; Chen, Xiaorong; Qi, Gang; Chen, Shengli; Gao, Xiang (2025) Geochronology and Geochemistry of the Granite Porphyry in the Zhilingtou Au-Mo-Pb-Zn Polymetallic Deposit, SE China: Implication for Mineralization Mechanism. Minerals, 15 (11). doi:10.3390/min15111166
 
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