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Manaoshan

Producer in Hunan, China with commodities Manganese, Iron, Lead
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003737
MRDS ID AD00063
Record type Site
Current site name Manaoshan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 113.10501, 25.1145 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hunan(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Hunan

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :20-40-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result PRIMARY ORES: MN 17%, FE 26%, P 0.11%, S 0.16%, AS 0.35%, PB 0.28%, ZN 0.34%, IN 0.005%, AG(T/G) 73, SIO2 10.3%, AL203 9.6%, CAO 1.5%, MG0 1.1%, CU 0.015%, SN <0.05%, OXIDIZING ORES: MN 16%, FE 28%, P 0.04%, S 1.65%, AG 1.63%, PB 0.9%, ZN 0.04%, IN 0.003%, AG (T/G) 26% SI02 11.3%, AL203 1.9%, CAO 4.7%, MGO 4.1%, CU 0.016%, SN 0.037%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Granite;Biotite Granite
    Rock description Granite;Biotite Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Tiaomajian;Qixinqiao
    Rock description Tiaomajian;Qixinqiao
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 113.10501, 25.1145
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATOID, LENTICULAR, VEIN
    Thickness 30M
    Length 500M
    Width 300M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mn-Bearing Series, Contact Matemorphic Zone. Oxidizing Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of last production 1989

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Chinese Government

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TANG, GUIQIU, 1985. GEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND GENESIS OF MANAOSHAN FE-MN POLYMETAL DEPOSITS, HUNAN PROVINCE. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MN ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1989 Baohong, Hou; Bolton, B.R. Adelaide University

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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