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Wulie river placers, Chengde County, Chengde, Hebei, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Wulie river placersGroup of Placers
Chengde CountyCounty
ChengdePrefecture-level City
HebeiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 4' 24'' North , 117° 58' 26'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chengde449,325 (2018)13.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
261621
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:261621:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
ๆญฆ็ƒˆๆฒณๆฒ™็Ÿฟ, ๆ‰ฟๅพทๅŽฟ, ๆ‰ฟๅพทๅธ‚, ๆฒณๅŒ—็œ, ไธญๅ›ฝ


PGE-bearing placer occurrences, related to the PGE-bearing chromite deposits around Gaositai, along the valley of the Wulie river (Wuliehe) between Gaositai and its confluence with the Luan river (Luanhe) south of Chengde.


Note: The grid reference is centered on the area.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Changchengite (TL)
Formula: IrBiS
Type Locality:
โ“˜ Chengdeite
Formula: Ir3Fe
โ“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
โ“˜ Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
โ“˜ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
โ“˜ 'Iridisite'
Formula: (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
โ“˜ 'Iron-Platinum alloy'
Formula: (Pt,Fe)
โ“˜ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Mayingite
Formula: IrBiTe
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
โ“˜ Native Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
โ“˜ Shuangfengite
Formula: IrTe2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Gold1.AA.05Au
โ“˜Native Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
โ“˜Native Iridium
var. Osmiridium
1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
โ“˜Chengdeite1.AG.35Ir3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Shuangfengite2.EA.20IrTe2
โ“˜Erlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
โ“˜Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
โ“˜Irarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
โ“˜Changchengite (TL)2.EB.25IrBiS
โ“˜Mayingite2.EB.25IrBiTe
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Unclassified
โ“˜'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)
โ“˜'Iridisite'-(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oโ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Sโ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sโ“˜ LauriteRuS2
Sโ“˜ ChangchengiteIrBiS
Sโ“˜ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
CrChromium
Crโ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feโ“˜ ChengdeiteIr3Fe
Feโ“˜ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
NiNickel
Niโ“˜ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
RuRuthenium
Ruโ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ruโ“˜ Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ruโ“˜ LauriteRuS2
Ruโ“˜ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
RhRhodium
Rhโ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Rhโ“˜ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
TeTellurium
Teโ“˜ MayingiteIrBiTe
Teโ“˜ ShuangfengiteIrTe2
OsOsmium
Osโ“˜ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Osโ“˜ Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Osโ“˜ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
IrIridium
Irโ“˜ ChengdeiteIr3Fe
Irโ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Irโ“˜ Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Irโ“˜ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Irโ“˜ ChangchengiteIrBiS
Irโ“˜ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
Irโ“˜ MayingiteIrBiTe
Irโ“˜ ShuangfengiteIrTe2
PtPlatinum
Ptโ“˜ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
Ptโ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ptโ“˜ Native PlatinumPt
Ptโ“˜ Iridisite(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2
AuGold
Auโ“˜ Native GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biโ“˜ ChangchengiteIrBiS
Biโ“˜ MayingiteIrBiTe

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