Taojiang Manganese Deposit

Occurrence in Hunan, 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 10003755
MRDS ID AD00084
Record type Site
Current site name Taojiang Manganese Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 112.03279, 29.31556 (WGS84)
Relative position 150 KM NW OF CHANGSHA, THE CAPITAL OF HUNAN PROVINCE

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 :20-41-119491

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale > Black Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) 112.03279, 29.31556

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Folded Terrane With Sub-Parallel Fold Axes Oriented Approx Ne-Sw
Type of structure Local
Structure description Tanhuajiang Anticline And Liutonggong Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mn-Bearing Series, Age M-Ordovician

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TIEHING, LIU, C/S RELATIONSHIP IN SHALES HOSTING MANGANESE ORES FROM MEXICO, CHINA AND NEWFOUNDLAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND FOR MINERALIZATION. DEPT OF GEOLOGY, UNIV OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA.

  • Deposit

    FROM DELON, ET.AL., 1983. ORE DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK SHALE SERIES IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF HUNAN PROVINCE, GUIDE BOOK. IAS. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEDIMENTARY RELATED TO MINERAL DEPOSIT. BEIJING, CHINA

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.