| Deposit ID | 10111284 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700461 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wafangzi Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | 120.81577, 41.83153 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 200 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Liaoning(province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Liaoning |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Braunite | Ore |
| Manganite | Ore |
| Rhodochrosite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | MN 16-33 %, FE 15-20 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale > Black Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Tieling Formation |
| Rock description | Tieling Formation |
| (1) | 120.81577, 41.83153 |
|---|
| General form | STRATIFORM AND LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 6M |
| Length | 300M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| District name | Wafangzi |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700461 |
FAN DELIAN, 1959 A: WAFANGZI FERRO-MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT IN CHINA. < < GEOL. RUDN. MESTOROZHD > > NO. 4, P. 78-89 (IN RUSSIAN).
FAN DELIAN, 1959 B: THE PYROSMALITE IN WAFANGZI ORE DEPOSITIN CHINA. < < DOL. AKAD. NAUK, USSR > >, SER. GEOL. VOL. 126, NO. 6, P. 1338-1347 (IN RUSSIAN).
FAN DELIAN ET AL, 1988: WAFANGZI FERRO-MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT IN CHAOYANG COUNTY, LIAONING PROVINCE. < < IAS ISOSRMD GUIDE BOOK EXCURSION A1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS ORE DEPOSIT IS A KIND OF PRIMARY SEDIMENTARY DEPOSIT FORMING IN SHALLOW WATER SEA ENVIRONMENT. ORE HAD UNDERGONE RECRYSTALLIZATION DURING DIAGENESIS AND METAMORPHISM UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTRUSION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS IN PLACES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1988 | Delian, Fan (Hein, James R.) | Institute of Geology; Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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