| | Redox state block | The area of approximate trapezoid under the (8), (11), and (12) balance lines and coordinate axis | The area of polygon under the (3), (13), (20), (8), (11), and (12) balance lines | The area of approximate triangle under the (5), (6), (7), (13), and (23) balance lines | The area of approximate trapezoid under (3), (5), (6), (7), and (23) balance lines and coordinate axis |
| | Lithology (rock color) | Purple | Amaranth | Pale red or light grey | Light grey off-white | | Cementing patterns of different type sandstones | Ferruginous, calcium argillaceous, which contains a large quantity of hematite, calcite, dolomite, and clay mineral | Ferruginous, calcium argillaceous, which contains a large quantity of hematite, calcite, dolomite, and clay mineral 
Copper sulfide mineral assemblage | Copper sulfide mineral assemblage | Principal siliceous cementation which contains recrystallization, secondary overgrowing quartz/pyrite, etc. | | Redox zoning | Strong oxidizing zone | Oxidizing zone | Oxidizing-reducing transitive zone | Reducing zone | Typical mineral assemblage
(the minerals marked by italic are the typical minerals for each zoning) | Iron and copper oxide such as hematite,
cuprite, and tenorite | Iron oxide + copper sulfide such as hematite, magnetite, and chalcocite | Iron oxide + copper sulfide such as hematite,
magnetite, bornite, and chalcopyrite | Iron and copper sulfide such as chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and pyrite |
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