Mine detail: Wafangzi Deposit

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Location: Liaoning, China, Asia
Lat / long: 41.83153, 120.81577
dep_id: 10111284
mrds_id: W700461
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese, Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Braunite, Manganite, Rhodochrosite
gangue: Calcite, Dolomite, Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: STRATIFORM AND LENTICULAR
conc_proc: Syndepositional
ore_ctrl: Shallow Water Basin
Reporter: Delian, Fan (Hein, James R.)
hrock_unit: Tieling Formation
hrock_type: Shale,Black Shale,Limestone,Dolomite
arock_type: Andesite
tectonic: North China Platform
disc_yr: 1938
References:
  • Deposit:: FAN DELIAN, 1959 A: WAFANGZI FERRO-MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT IN CHINA. < < GEOL. RUDN. MESTOROZHD > > NO. 4, P. 78-89 (IN RUSSIAN).
  • Deposit:: 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).
  • Deposit:: FAN DELIAN ET AL, 1988: WAFANGZI FERRO-MANGANESE ORE DEPOSIT IN CHAOYANG COUNTY, LIAONING PROVINCE. < < IAS ISOSRMD GUIDE BOOK EXCURSION A1.
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