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Xiwang deposit (U deposit No. 330), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, Chinai
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Xiwang deposit (U deposit No. 330)Deposit
Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field)Ore Field
Wengyuan Co.County
ShaoguanPrefecture-level City
GuangdongProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 0' North , 114° 30' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
25.00000,114.50000
GeoHash:
G#: ws3qjx07e
GRN:
N17E74
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Xiongzhou79,050 (2012)23.9km
Shixing72,996 (2010)44.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
64699
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64699:3
GUID (UUID V4):
1be35d75-a822-45a8-bdaa-10c4332f7e93


The Xiwang deposit contains more than 3,000 tonnes of identified uranium resources with grades ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 %. The majority of uranium orebodies mainly occur as silicified veins along the fracture zones between the Xiazhuang and Maofeng granites.

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Phosphuranylite
Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Uraninite
var. Pitchblende		4.DL.05UO2
β“˜4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Phosphuranylite8.EC.10KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) Β· nH2O
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uβ“˜ PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Uβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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References

Finch, W.I., Shen Feng, Chen Zuyi, and McCammon, R.B. (1993): Descriptive models of major uranium deposits in China. Natural Resources Research 2(1), 39-48.
Ruzicka, V. (1993): Vein uranium deposits. In: Haynes, S.J. (ed.): Vein-type Ore Deposits. Ore Geology Reviews 8, 247-256.
Guolong Huang, Lieqin Wu, Ping Deng, Ba Zhu, Yanchun Zhang, Zhengzhong Tan, and Haojie Cao (2006): Prospecting Potential and Direction for Granite Uranium Deposit in North Guangdong, China. Uranium Geology [Youkuang Dizhi] 22(5), 267-275 (in Chinese with English abstract).
Jianjun Lu, Weizhou Shen, and Jianfeng Gao (2006): Isotopic geochemistry of the Xiwang uranium deposit in Wengyuan, China. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement 70(18), 372.
Dahlkamp, F.J., Ed. (2009): Uranium Deposits of the World. Springer (Berlin, Heidelberg), pp. 31-156.
Zhang, L., Wang, F., Zhou, T., & Chen, Z. (2022). Contrasting U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of uraninite from the Xianshi and Xiwang uranium deposits, South China: Implications for ore genesis. Ore Geology Reviews, 105120.
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