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Watangzi Manganese Deposit

Occurrence in Liaoning, China with commodities Manganese, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  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 10003759
MRDS ID AD00089
Record type Site
Current site name Watangzi Manganese Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 120.0324, 45.0814 (WGS84)
Relative position 60 KM SOUTHEAST CHAOYANG CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Liaoning(province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Liaoning

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :20-41-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Manganite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chert Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Contact Metamorphosis

Analytical data

Result MN 16-33%, FE 15-20%, MN/FE 1-2, P (FOR 1% MN) 0.002-0.006%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Tieling
    Rock description Tieling

Nearby scientific data

(1) 120.0324, 45.0814
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description An Elongate Ne-Sw Trending (900 X 250 Km) Trough
Type of structure Local
Structure description Waformazi Anticlinoriem Crossed By Niufengdongzi Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Anticline, Syncline, Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FAN, DELIAN, CHEN, HUI, ET. AL., 1988. WAFANGZI FERRO-MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT AND OBSERVED STOPS IN CHANYANG COUNTY, GUIDE BOOK. IN: IAS - INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEDIMENTOLOGY RELATED TO MINERAL DEPOSITS.

  • Deposit

    BAO, XIGUANG, 1985. THE GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF WAFANGZI MANGANESE DEPOSIT. CHAOYANG COUNTY, LIAONING PROVINCE. IN: SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN CHINA. LA. CHINESE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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