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Ceyang Deposit

Occurrence in Guizhou [Kweichow], China with commodity Gold
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084947
MRDS ID W700369
Record type Site
Current site name Ceyang Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 105.74965, 24.98253 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 KM WEST OF CEHENG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guizhou [Kweichow](province)

China(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
China Guizhou [Kweichow]

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT CROPS OUT ALONG GUIZHOU-GUANGXI HIGHWAY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Pyritization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 172
USGS model code 26a
Deposit model name Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 15

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Xinyuan Formation
    Rock description Xinyuan Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) 105.74965, 24.98253
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description At Southern End Of 30 Km-Long Lugong Anticline, Which Exposes Permian Rocks Along Crest; Axis Of Anticline Trends North-South, Approx. Parallel To Margin Of Yangtze Craton And To Strike Of Facies Changes
Type of structure Local
Structure description Large Northeast-Trending Reverse Faults Closely Related To Gold Distribution; Northwest-Trending Strike-Slip Faults Commonly Displace Northeast-Trending Faults

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Orebodies In Silicified And Pyritized Zone At Intersection Of Arkosic Shales And Northeast-Trending Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT MARKED BY GOLD AND ARSENIC GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY; XINYUAN FORMATION SHALES OVERLIE PERMIAN ARGILLACEOUS CARBONATES; DISSEMINATED GOLD GRAINS GENERALLY ABOUT A MICROMETER IN DIAMETER, BUT LARGER ONES PRESENT AND APPEAR SPATIALLY RELATED TO CLAY MINERALS, PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CUNNINGHAM, C. G., ASHLEY, R. P., CHOU, I-M., HUANG, Z., WAN, C., AND LI, W., 1988, THE NEWLY DISCOVERED SEDIMENTARY-ROCK HOSTED DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-220, 15 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIX OREBODIES IDENTIFIED TO DATE, IN ZONE UP TO 2,000 M LONG, ARE 35-130 M LONG, 1-3 M THICK, GENERALLY CONTAIN 3-5 G/MT AU, WITH MAXIMUM GRADE 7 G/MT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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