Dounan

Occurrence in Yunnan, China with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003712
MRDS ID AD00035
Record type Site
Current site name Dounan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 104.16636, 23.99929 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 78 KM EAST YANSHAN TOWN; 86 KM W KAIYUAN TOWN WHICH 249 KM NW CAPITAL OF YUNNAN PROVINCE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yunnan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Yunnan

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :30-41-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Hausmannite Ore
Manganite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 104.16636, 23.99929

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dounaan Syncline Which Has 7.3 Km Long, 0.15-2.7 Km Wide Axis Tends N50-70e, 4 Groups Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Dounaan Asymmetric Syncline With Two Flanks Composed Of Mn-Bearing Series.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, STRATA
    Strike NE
    Dip 30
    Plunge direction NE-SW
    Thickness 4.01M
    Length 2320M
    Width 1035M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mn-Bearing Series - M Triassic Strata

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FROM Z. LIU, 1985. SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA

  • Deposit

    TU ZHILOMING, 1985. THE GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DOUNNAN MANGANESE DEPOSITS, YUNNAN PROVINCE. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LE. CHINESE

  • Deposit

    WANG, WENXI, 1980. DOUNAN-TYPE - TRANSPORTING-TYPE RICH MANGANESE DEPOSIT. GEOLOGY AND PROSPECTING.

  • Deposit

    YANG, GUONGZ. YUNNAN BUREAU OF GEOLOGY, 1985. GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF YUNNAN MANGANESE DEPOSIT. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

  • Deposit

    ZHANG LIXING, 1985. A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF GEOLOGICAL STATUS OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEAST AREA OF YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1989 Baohong, Hou Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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