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Nanjinshan Au Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Nanjinshan Au MineMine
Subei Co.County
JiuquanPrefecture-level City
GansuProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 57' 46'' North , 96° 10' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.96297,96.16980
GRN:
N28E52
Type:
Mine
Kรถppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
144990
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:144990:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
ๅ—้‡‘ๅฑฑ้‡‘็Ÿฟ, ่‚ƒๅŒ—่’™ๅคๆ—่‡ชๆฒปๅŽฟ, ้…’ๆณ‰ๅธ‚, ็”˜่‚ƒ็œ, ไธญๅ›ฝ


High sulphidation type epithermal gold deposit, related to breccias occurring along the southern margin of the Hongliuhe fault zone. Gold mineralizations occur in quartz veins, in veinlets and as disseminations in altered rocks, hosted by late Paleozoic sedimentary rocks and related to a Hercynian granitoid intrusion.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

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


Mineral List


22 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
โ“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ 'Limonite'
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
โ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
โ“˜ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
โ“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
โ“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
โ“˜1.AA.05Au
โ“˜Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
โ“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
โ“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
โ“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siโ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agโ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agโ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agโ“˜ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auโ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auโ“˜ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Middle Triassic : 242.8 ยฑ 0.8 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Triassic
   Middle Triassic
โ“˜ Sericite242.8 ยฑ 0.8 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

Jianzhong Feng, Yishan Zeng, and Shuixing Fu (2000): Geology, Genetic Types and Metallogeny of Gold Deposits in the Eastern Tianshan, Xinjiang. Acta Geologica Sinica 74(3), 559-564.
Si-Hong Jiang, Feng-Jun Nie, and Yan Liu (2004): Gold Deposits in Beishan Mountain, Northwestern China. Resource Geology 54(3), 325-340.
Yuanchao Shen, Ping Shen, Qingdong Zeng, Tiebing Liu, and Guangming Li (2006): Discovery of Cryptoexplosive Breccia in Nanjinshan Gold Deposit of Beishan Area, Gansu Province and Study of Metallogenic Regularity. Mineral Deposits 25(5), 572-581 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Shen Ping, Shen Yuanchao, Liu Tiebing, Li Guangming, and Zeng Qingdong (2008): Prediction of hidden Au and Cu-Ni ores from depleted mines in Northwestern China: four case studies of integrated geological and geophysical investigations. Mineralium Deposita 43(5), 499-517.
Liang Cao, Rongke Xu, Qifa Duan, Sanguo Peng, Liang Shan, and Yuliang Zhang (2010): Geological features of the Nanjinshan gold deposit and prediction of mineralization at depth in the Beishan area, Gansu Province. Geology and Exploration 46(3), 377-384.
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