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⇱ Walegou Au deposit, Zêkog County (Zeku Co.), Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China

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Walegou Au deposit, Zêkog County (Zeku Co.), Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, Chinai
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Walegou Au depositDeposit
Zêkog County (Zeku Co.)County
Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous PrefecturePrefecture
QinghaiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 24' 29'' North , 101° 42' 26'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
453553
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:453553:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Walegen


It is a large-scale Au deposit with proven and probable Au reserves of 38.51 t. Exposed strata in the district are mainly in the Longwuhe Formation and Quaternary sediments, which are exposed in the valleys. The exposed rocks in mineralized zones are mainly feldspar–quartz sandstone, quartz diorite, and plagioclase granite porphyry with zircon U-Pb ages of 228.2 ± 1.9 Ma. There are seven Au mineralized alteration zones hosting thirty six gold ore bodies in the mining area. The ores can be divided into sandy slate cataclasite-type, fine-vein disseminated quartz porphyry, and stibnite vein-type ore.

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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