Guizhou [Kweichow]
Occurrence

Sanchahe Deposit

Guizhou [Kweichow], China
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR OREBODIES
Ore controlMineralization And Wall Rock Alteration Is Principally In Vicinity Of Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Cinnabar, Fluorite, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Realgar, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Coal · Longtan Formation;Changxing Formation;Dalong Formation;Yelang Formation
StructureDeposit Located Along Crest Of 40 Km-Long Nw-Trending Anticline That Exposes Permian Strata In Center, Location Of Orebodies Influenced By Reverse Faults Trending Parallel To Crest Of Dome
Tectonic settingNear Buried Southwestern Margin Of Precambrian Yangtze Craton
AlterationWall Rock Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10084946
MRDS IDW700368
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates25.51583, 105.61632
References
CUNNINGHAM, C. G., ASHLEY, R. P., CHOU, I-M., HUANG, Z., WAN, C., AND LI, W., 1988, THE NEWLY DISCOVERED SEDIMENTARY-ROCK HOSTED DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-220, 15 P