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Isotope Tracing and Prospecting Assessment of Gold–Silver Deposits in Zhejiang Province

Isotope Tracing and Prospecting Assessment of Gold–Silver Deposits in Zhejiang Province Three different types of gold and silver deposits in Zhejiang Province (Huangshan gold deposit, Zhilingtou gold–silver deposit and Haoshi silver deposit) show marked differences in lead and strontium isotopic composition, suggesting three different sources and geneses of these deposits. The Huangshan gold deposit features low initial Sr isotope ratios and low μ values or low content of radiogenic Pb and its ore–forming materials came primarily from the upper mantle; the Zhilingtou gold–silver deposit shows high initial Sr isotope ratios and high μ values or high content of radiogenic Pb and the ore–forming materials were derived mainly from the upper crust; and the Haoshi silver deposit has its Pb and Sr isotope ratios between the above two cases with the ore—forming materials stemming from both the mantle and the crust. The characteristic Pb isotopic composition may serve as an indicator for prospecting for different types of ore deposits. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) Wiley

Isotope Tracing and Prospecting Assessment of Gold–Silver Deposits in Zhejiang Province

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
1997 Geological Society of China
ISSN
1000-9515
eISSN
1755-6724
DOI
10.1111/j.1755-6724.1997.tb00370.x
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Abstract

Three different types of gold and silver deposits in Zhejiang Province (Huangshan gold deposit, Zhilingtou gold–silver deposit and Haoshi silver deposit) show marked differences in lead and strontium isotopic composition, suggesting three different sources and geneses of these deposits. The Huangshan gold deposit features low initial Sr isotope ratios and low μ values or low content of radiogenic Pb and its ore–forming materials came primarily from the upper mantle; the Zhilingtou gold–silver deposit shows high initial Sr isotope ratios and high μ values or high content of radiogenic Pb and the ore–forming materials were derived mainly from the upper crust; and the Haoshi silver deposit has its Pb and Sr isotope ratios between the above two cases with the ore—forming materials stemming from both the mantle and the crust. The characteristic Pb isotopic composition may serve as an indicator for prospecting for different types of ore deposits.

Journal

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)Wiley

Published: Sep 1, 1997

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