| Deposit ID | 10024788 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0540 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wengyuan |
| Alternate or previous names | Wungyuan, Shui-Tung, Weng-Yuan, Yung Yuen?, Lung-Hsien |
| Geographic coordinates: | 114.1161, 24.29929 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | WENGYUAN SHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guangdong [Kwangtung](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Guangdong [Kwangtung] |
| China | Guangdong [Kwangtung] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | 114.1161, 24.29929 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Jurassic Granite Pluton And Contact Aureole. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of last production | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0540 | |
| USGS | International Strategic Minerals Inventory | ISMI | W0138 |
LI,K.C. AND WANG, CHUNG YU, 1955, TUNGSTEN: ITS HISTORY, GEOLOGY, ORE-DRESS ING, METALLURGY, CHEMISTRY, ANALYSIS, APPLICATIONS, AND ECONOMICS; NEW YORK, RE INHOLD PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 506P.
ANSTETT,T.F., BLEIWAS,D.I., AND HURDELBRINK,R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILI TY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1910S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1986 | Sinclair, W.David | Geological Survey of Canada |
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