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GEOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OUTANGWAN GOLD DEPOSIT IN JIAYU COUNTY, HUBEI PROVINCE |
LI Xiang1, WEI Si-Hua1, BAO Chu-cai2, FAN Zhong-lin3, HU Shang-jun1 |
1. Hubei Institute of Geological Survey, Wuhan 430034, China; 2. China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; 3. Southeast Hubei Geological Party, Huangshi 435100, Hubei Province, China |
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Abstract The Outangwan gold deposit, belonging to weathered-type, is a typical laterite gold deposit in Southern Hubei Province. The Quaternary Pleistocene red gravel loam is the main ore-containing horizon. The occurrence of ore body is gentle, with stable thickness. The gold in ore is in free state. The ore-controlling factors include favorable basement rock, structure and hydrothermal activity, as well as the favorable climate and geomorphology for the formation of red clay. The prospecting indicators are proposed on the basis of geological background and characteristics of orebodies.
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Received: 24 May 2012
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