An open pit gold mine. The ores contain economic values of mercury and also significant amounts of thallium.
The major ore body (No. I) is strictly controlled by the F1 Fault, and filled in the center of the fault zone and disseminated in the surrounding strata that adjoin the F1 fault. It occurs as platy or lentoid in the form. The strike of it is E–W trending, and the dip is south, with the dip angle from 15° to 25°. The length of this ore body is over 1700 m and extend over 500 m along the dip. The thickness of the ore body can reach to 0.56–25.08 m (Li, 2013). It is mainly composed of calcareous clay rock, bioclastic limestone, and their breccia, and some veins and veinlets of calcite, quartz, pyrite, realgar and clay minerals.
Carlin type gold deposit.

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ⓘ Gold

ⓘ Mercury

ⓘ Thallium

Mineral List

30 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Aktashite

Formula: Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂

References:

Gu, X., Zhang, Y., Fan, G., Li, T., Dong, S., Peng, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Ge, Z. (2023): Zhengminghuaite, Cu6Fe3As4S12, a new sulfosalt mineral from the Zimudang Carlin-type gold deposit in southwestern Guizhou, China. American Mineralogist, 108, (in press).

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ Arsenic

Formula: As

References:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

Denghong Wang, Yan Qin, Chenghui Wang, Yuchuan Chen, and Lan Gao (2012): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 36(3), 330-336

Liu, Y., Hu, K., Han, S., & Sun, Z. (2015). The Nature of Ore‐forming Fluids of the Carlin‐type Gold Deposit in Southwest C hina: A Case from the Zimudang Gold Deposit. Resource Geology, 65(2), 136-159.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

Denghong Wang, Yan Qin, Chenghui Wang, Yuchuan Chen, and Lan Gao (2012): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 36(3), 330-336

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ Christite

Formula: TlHgAsS₃

References:

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

References:

Zhiwei Bao, Zhenhua Zhao, Guha, J., and Williams-Jones, A.E. (2004): Geochemical Journal 38, 363-381.

Denghong Wang, Yan Qin, Chenghui Wang, Yuchuan Chen, and Lan Gao (2012): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 36(3), 330-336

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ Ferrihydrite

Formula: Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ 'Hydromica'

References:

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ 'Jasper'

References:

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Peters, S.G., Huang Jiazhan, Li Zhiping, and Jing Chenggui (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 31, 170-204.

ⓘ Lorándite

Formula: TlAsS₂

References:

Zhiwei Bao, Zhenhua Zhao, Guha, J., and Williams-Jones, A.E. (2004): Geochemical Journal 38, 363-381.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O

References:

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂

References:

www.portergeo.com.au (2007) http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1060

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ Orpiment

Formula: As₂S₃

References:

Ruizhong Hu, Wenchao Su, Xianwu Bi, Guangzhi Tu, and Hofstra, A.H. (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37(3/4), 378-392.

Denghong Wang, Yan Qin, Chenghui Wang, Yuchuan Chen, and Lan Gao (2012): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 36(3), 330-336

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

Denghong Wang, Yan Qin, Chenghui Wang, Yuchuan Chen, and Lan Gao (2012): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 36(3), 330-336

ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite

Formula: Fe(S,As)₂

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Zhiwei Bao (2001): PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

Denghong Wang, Yan Qin, Chenghui Wang, Yuchuan Chen, and Lan Gao (2012): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 36(3), 330-336

ⓘ Realgar

Formula: As₄S₄

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

Denghong Wang, Yan Qin, Chenghui Wang, Yuchuan Chen, and Lan Gao (2012): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 36(3), 330-336

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

References:

Laimin Zhu (1998): Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 17(4), 362-371.

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

References:

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

ⓘ Zhengminghuaite (TL)

Formula: Cu₆Fe₃As₄S₁₂

Type Locality:

References:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 69. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (5) 463-468 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-463-2022

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Arsenic	1.CA.05	As
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite	2.EB.05a	Fe(S,As)₂
ⓘ		2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Realgar	2.FA.15a	As₄S₄
ⓘ	Orpiment	2.FA.30	As₂S₃
ⓘ	Aktashite	2.GA.30	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂
ⓘ	Zhengminghuaite (TL)	2.GA.30	Cu₆Fe₃As₄S₁₂
ⓘ	'Tennantite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Lorándite	2.HD.05	TlAsS₂
ⓘ	Christite	2.HD.15	TlHgAsS₃
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Ferrihydrite	4.FE.35	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Jarosite	7.BC.10	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Illite	9.EC.15	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Montmorillonite	9.EC.40	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Hydromica'	-
ⓘ	'Jasper'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Ferrihydrite	Fe₁₀³⁺O₁₄(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Ferrihydrite	Fe₁₀³⁺O₁₄(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Aktashite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Christite	TlHgAsS₃
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Lorándite	TlAsS₂
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite	Fe(S,As)₂
S	ⓘ Zhengminghuaite	Cu₆Fe₃As₄S₁₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Ferrihydrite	Fe₁₀³⁺O₁₄(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite	Fe(S,As)₂
Fe	ⓘ Zhengminghuaite	Cu₆Fe₃As₄S₁₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Aktashite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Zhengminghuaite	Cu₆Fe₃As₄S₁₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Aktashite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Arsenic	As
As	ⓘ Christite	TlHgAsS₃
As	ⓘ Lorándite	TlAsS₂
As	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
As	ⓘ Realgar	As₄S₄
As	ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)As₄S₁₂S
As	ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite	Fe(S,As)₂
As	ⓘ Zhengminghuaite	Cu₆Fe₃As₄S₁₂
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Aktashite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂
Hg	ⓘ Christite	TlHgAsS₃
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Tl	Thallium
Tl	ⓘ Christite	TlHgAsS₃
Tl	ⓘ Lorándite	TlAsS₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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References

bibvir.uqac.ca (n.d.) http://bibvir.uqac.ca/theses/12335071/12335071.pdf

Laimin Zhu (1998): A Study on the Relations Between Ultrabasic Dikes and Fine Disseminated Gold Deposits in Southwestern Guizhou Province as Exemplified by Zimudang Large-Sized Gold Deposit. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 17(4), 362-371.

Zhiping Li, and S.G. Peters (1998): Comparative Geology and Geochemistry of Sedimentary-Rock-Hosted (Carlin-Type) Gold Deposits in the People's Republic of China and in Nevada, USA. USGS Open-File Report 98-466.

Zhiwei Bao (2001): Geochemistry of the Sediment-hosted Disseminated Gold Deposits in Southwestern Guizhou Province, China. PhD Thesis, University of Québec, Canda.

Zhiwei Bao, Zhenhua Zhao, Guha, J., and Williams-Jones, A.E. (2004): HFSE, REE, and PGE geochemistry of three sedimentary rock-hosted disseminated gold deposits in southwestern Guizhou Province, China. Geochemical Journal 38, 363-381.

Tangfu Xiao, Guha, J., and Boyle, D. (2004): High thallium content in rocks associated with Au–As–Hg–Tl and coal mineralization and its adverse environmental potential in SW Guizhou, China. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, 4(3), 243-252.

Peters, S.G., Huang Jiazhan, Li Zhiping, and Jing Chenggui (2007): Sedimentary rock-hosted Au deposits of the Dian–Qian–Gui area, Guizhou, and Yunnan Provinces, and Guangxi District, China. Ore Geology Reviews 31, 170-204.

www.portergeo.com.au (2007) http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1060

Denghong Wang, Yan Qin, Chenghui Wang, Yuchuan Chen, and Lan Gao (2012): Mineralization pedigree for epithermal Hg, Sb, Au deposits in Guizhou Province - taking the Dachang Sb deposit, the Zinudang Au deposit and the Luanyantang Hg deposit for examples. Geotectonica et Metallogenia 36(3), 330-336 (in Chinese with English abstract).

[1]Liu, Y., Hu, K., Han, S., & Sun, Z. (2015). The Nature of Ore‐forming Fluids of the Carlin‐type Gold Deposit in Southwest C hina: A Case from the Zimudang Gold Deposit. Resource Geology, 65(2), 136-159.

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