The dominant exposed strata in the deposit belong to the Changzhou Gou Formation of the Middle and Upper Proterozoic, covered by the Quaternary in the northeast and southwest. The lower Changzhou Gou Formation comprises conglomerate, gravel-bearing coarse sandstone, feldspar quartz sandstone, and quartz sandstone. Moving upwards, the lithology changes to quartzitic sandstone interbedded with sandstone and sandy shale. The Changzhou Gou Formation plays a crucial role as the host rock for Au deposits in both the southeast and northwest of the Malanyu metamorphic core complex. In the deposit, a total of 11 Au ore bodies composed of Au-bearing quartz veins have been discovered, mainly within NW–NNW trending fault structures. These ore bodies extend 100–500 m at the surface, with a width ranging from 0.3 to 5.0 m. The ore bodies dip toward the southwest, with a dipping angle of 41°–75°. The ore bodies predominantly occur as parallel single veins with generally constant thicknesses. The average Au grade is 1.08 g/t in the Au-bearing quartz. There are two mineralization stages in the deposit, including a quartz-pyrite stage and a quartz-polymetallic sulfide stage.

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ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ Zircon

7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Yang, Wenjing, Cheng, Tianshe, Zhang, Xuebin, Guo, Lijun, Gao, Hongsheng, Duo, Xingfang, Tu, Lipeng, Zhang, Xianzhen (2024) The H–O–S Isotope Characteristics and Diagenetic, Mineralization Ages of the Zhueryu Au Deposit from the Jidong Gold Belt, China. Minerals, 14 (11). doi:10.3390/min14111068

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

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ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

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ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

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ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

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ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

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Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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References

[1]Yang, Wenjing, Cheng, Tianshe, Zhang, Xuebin, Guo, Lijun, Gao, Hongsheng, Duo, Xingfang, Tu, Lipeng, Zhang, Xianzhen (2024) The H–O–S Isotope Characteristics and Diagenetic, Mineralization Ages of the Zhueryu Au Deposit from the Jidong Gold Belt, China. Minerals, 14 (11). doi:10.3390/min14111068

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