Jianchaling Mine, Mian County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, Chinai
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Jianchaling Mine | Mine |
Mian County | County |
Hanzhong | Prefecture |
Shaanxi | Province |
China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 15' North , 106° 22' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
48983
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48983:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0bab7299-c6b3-4979-91ac-871869eb9450
Name(s) in local language(s):
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θΆε²ιιηΏ, εεΏ, ζ±δΈεΈ, ιθ₯Ώη, δΈε½
A gold and nickel mine at the northern margin of the South China craton, which was started in 1996 and jointly works separate gold and nickel ore bodies that are about 1.4 km apart.
The gold ore bodies are hosted in folded and faulted rocks of the Palaeoproterozoic Xuehutaiping Group (dolomite, siliceous dolomite, dolomitic limestone, and, locallly, carbonaceous slate) at the contact with Proterozoic ultrabasic rocks (mainly serpentinite, listvenite and magnesite) that are intruded by Hercynian veins and stocks, such as granite-porphyry, albitophyre, and quartz diorite. Gold is preferentially deposited along NNE- and NNW-dipping fault segments, is also associated with shallow WSW-dipping, dolomite-dominated veins and occurs as disseminations of economic grade within a 5-10 m thick zone below the contact with the hanging wall. The bulk of the ore is hosted in ultrabasic rocks.
The nickel ore bodies are hosted in magnesite and are located about 1.4 km further north. They also contain an economically significant amount of cobalt.
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45 valid minerals.
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β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' |
β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
β Godlevskite Formula: (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
β Halloysite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 'Limonite' |
β Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 References: |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
β Millerite Formula: NiS References: |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Fuchsite Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 References: |
β Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
β Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
β Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 References: |
β Polydymite Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite Formula: Fe(S,As)2 |
β Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
β Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
β Saponite Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
β Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
β Smythite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 References: |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 References: |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
β Zircon var. Hyacinth Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
β Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β | Godlevskite | 2.BB.15 | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
β | Smythite | 2.CC.10 | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
β | Polydymite | 2.DA.05 | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 |
β | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
β | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | Fe(S,As)2 |
β | var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
β | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
β | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Zircon var. Hyacinth | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) | |
β | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
β | var. Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
β | Saponite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Zircon var. Hyacinth | Zr(SiO4) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Zircon var. Hyacinth | Zr(SiO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
S | β Godlevskite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Millerite | NiS |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Orpiment | As2S3 |
S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
S | β Polydymite | Ni2+Ni23+S4 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Realgar | As4S4 |
S | β Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
S | β Smythite | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | β Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
S | β Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | Fe(S,As)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | β Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β Godlevskite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | β Smythite | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
Fe | β Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
Fe | β Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | Fe(S,As)2 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | β Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
Ni | β Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
Ni | β Godlevskite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
Ni | β Millerite | NiS |
Ni | β Nickeline | NiAs |
Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Ni | β Polydymite | Ni2+Ni23+S4 |
Ni | β Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Ni | β Smythite | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3) |
Ni | β Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | β Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
As | β Nickeline | NiAs |
As | β Orpiment | As2S3 |
As | β Realgar | As4S4 |
As | β Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | Fe(S,As)2 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Zr | β Zircon var. Hyacinth | Zr(SiO4) |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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