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Lianhuashan

Occurrence in Guangdong [Kwangtung], China with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024798
MRDS ID ISM0550
Record type Site
Current site name Lianhuashan
Alternate or previous names Lianhua Shan, Lienhua Shan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 116.73269, 23.73267 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guangdong [Kwangtung](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guangdong [Kwangtung]

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR SHANTOU SHI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TUNGSTEN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 116.73269, 23.73267
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Subvolcanic Quartz Porphyry Intrusion And Associated Country Rocks.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; SCLT + WLFM + CLCP + MLBD + ARPR + PYTT + PYRT + BSMN + SPLR + GLEN + ARGT + ADLS + QRTZ + TOPZ + MSCV + SRCT + GRNT + TRML + CLRT + BOTT + MCCL + CLCT; TWO MAIN ORE ZONES ARE EACH 300 TO 600 M LONG, SEVERAL METERS TO 90 M WIDE AND SEVERAL METERS TO 250 M DEEP. ORE ZONES CONSIST OF BRECCIA, STOCKWORK AND D ISSEMINATED ORES. RATIO OF SCHEELITE TO WOLFRAMITE IS ABOUT 3:2.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Year of first production 1955
Year of last production 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TONNAGE ESTIMATED FROM PUBLISHED DIMENSIONS OF ORE ZONES IN (RF1); GRADE I S AVERAGE REPORTED BY CHINESE GEOLOGISTS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO 2.D. SINCLA IR, 1986.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LU, HUANZHANG, 1985, FLUID INCLUSION STUDIES OF A NEW TYPE OF ORE DEPOSIT: PORPHYRY TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCE IN CHINA; GEOCHEMISTRY, VOL. 4, NO. 1, P. 41-52

General comments

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.). OPEN PIT PALEOZOIC-MESOZOIC-CENOZOIC OROGENIC BELT
Deposit Discovery Year: 1950S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1987 Sinclair, David W. Geological Survey of Canada

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