scholarly journals Geochronology and Isotope Geochemistry of the Yingfang Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit: Implications for Large-Scale Metallogeny along the Northern Flank of the North China Craton

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 353
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Liu ◽  
Lin Li ◽  
Shengrong Li ◽  
M. Santosh ◽  
Yujie Li
Keyword(s):  
North China Craton ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
North China ◽  
Isotope Geochemistry ◽  
Ore Deposits ◽  
Northern Flank ◽  
The North ◽  
Lithosphere Thinning ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Mineralized Zone

The northern flank of the North China Craton (NCC) hosts a linear zone of gold, molybdenum, silver, lead, and zinc polymetallic ore deposits. Among these, the Yingfang Pb-Zn-Ag deposit is located in the central part of the Yanshan–Liaoxi metallogenic belt (YLMB) which extends for approximately 1000 km and forms part of the major mineralized zone. In this study, we characterize the mineralization and trace the ore genesis based on new sulfur and lead isotopic geochemistry and evaluate the timing of mineralization from Rb-Sr isotope dating of sulfides. The pyrite δ34S values range from +3.2‰ to +5.8‰ with a mean at +4.07‰, close to the values of mantle and meteorite sulfur. The 206Pb/204Pb values range from 16.833 to 18.956, 207Pb/204Pb from 15.374 to 15.522, and 208Pb/204Pb from 37.448 to 37.928. Five samples of sulfide, from the Yingfang deposit, yield a Rb-Sr isochron age of 135.7 ± 4.1 Ma. This age is close to the age of the adjacent Niujuan Ag-Au deposit and the associated Er’daogou granite, suggesting a close relationship between magmatism and metallogeny in this region. The S and Pb isotopes of the regional silver polymetallic deposits show similar sources of ore-forming materials. According to a compilation of the available age data on the Mesozoic ore deposits in the northern flank of the NCC, we divide the mineralization into the following four periods: 240–205 Ma, 190–160 Ma, 155–135 Ma, and 135–100 Ma. Mesozoic magmatism and mineralization in the Yingfang deposit mainly took place at 245 Ma and 145–135 Ma. We correlate the Pb-Zn-Ag mineralization to metallogeny associated with large-scale inhomogeneous lithosphere thinning beneath the NCC.

Metallogeny of the large-scale Carboniferous karstic bauxite in the Sanmenxia area, southern part of the North China Craton, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 556 ◽  
pp. 119851
Author(s):  
Xuefei Liu ◽  
Qingfei Wang ◽  
Lihua Zhao ◽  
Yongbo Peng ◽  
Yao Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North China Craton ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
North China ◽  
The North

The Beiminghe skarn iron deposit, eastern China: Geochronology, isotope geochemistry and implications for the destruction of the North China Craton

Lithos ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 156-159 ◽  
pp. 218-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Feng Shen ◽  
M. Santosh ◽  
Sheng-Rong Li ◽  
Hua-Feng Zhang ◽  
Na Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North China Craton ◽  
North China ◽  
Isotope Geochemistry ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Iron Deposit ◽  
The North

New constraints on the genesis and geodynamic setting of the Wulong gold deposit, Liaodong Peninsula, northeast China: evidence from geology, geochemistry, fluid inclusions, and C–H–O–S–Pb isotopes

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xihui Cheng ◽  
Jiuhua Xu ◽  
Fuquan Yang ◽  
Guorui Zhang ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Deposit ◽  
Fluid Inclusions ◽  
North China Craton ◽  
North China ◽  
Isotope Geochemistry ◽  
Liaoning Province ◽  
Geodynamic Setting ◽  
Main Stage ◽  
The North ◽  
Lode Gold Deposit

The Wulong lode gold deposit is located in the Liaoning Province, northeast part of North China Craton. Gold ore bodies are mainly hosted in the Late Jurassic granite and structurally controlled by northeast-trending faults. Gold occurs in disseminated and auriferous quartz–sulfide veins and veinlets within hydrothermally altered rocks. Mineralization can be divided into three stages: (1) quartz–pyrite stage, (2) quartz–polymetallic sulfides stage, and (3) quartz–carbonate stage. Gold formed mainly in the middle stage. Quartz formed in the two earlier stages contains three compositional types of fluid inclusions, i.e., pure CO2, CO2–H2O and NaCl–H2O, but the late-stage minerals only contain NaCl–H2O inclusions. The inclusions in quartz formed in the early, main, and late stages yield total homogenization temperatures of 317–383 °C, 260–380 °C and 159–234 °C, respectively, with salinities of 5.14–9.44, 2.95–6.20, 1.23–4.34 wt% NaCl equivalent, respectively. Trapping pressures estimated from CO2–H2O inclusions are 200–390 MPa in the main stage. Fluid boiling and immiscibility caused rapid precipitation of sulfides and gold. Through immiscibility and inflow of meteoric water, the ore-forming fluid system evolved from CO2-rich to CO2-poor in composition, and from magmatic to meteoric, as indicated by δ18Owater values (4.5‰–7.3‰). The carbon (−12.2‰ to −11.5‰), sulfur (0.9‰–2.6‰), and lead isotope (207Pb/204Pb of 15.606–15.618) compositions suggest the host rocks to be a significant source of ore metals. Integrating the data obtained from the studies including regional geology, ore geology, fluid inclusion, and C–H–O–S–Pb isotope geochemistry, we conclude that the Wulong deposit is a decratonization gold deposit formed during lithospheric thinning associated with destruction of the North China Craton triggered by the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Oceanic plate in the Early Cretaceous.

scholarly journals Fluid Inclusions and C-H-O-S-Pb Isotope Systematics of the Changfagou Deposit, Jilin Province, Northeast China

Geofluids ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Peng ◽  
Bile Li ◽  
Jun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Partial Melting ◽  
North China Craton ◽  
Lower Crust ◽  
North China ◽  
Tectonic Setting ◽  
Ore Deposits ◽  
Jilin Province ◽  
Magmatic Fluid ◽  
Northern Margin ◽  
The North

The Changfagou Cu deposit in Jilin province, China, is located in the eastern segment of the northern margin of the North China Craton and lies at the southern end of the Lesser Xing’an Mountains-Zhanggangcailing Mountains. According to the mineral paragenetic association and its various relationships, the hydrothermal mineralization can be divided into 4 metallogenic stages from early to late: stage I is K-feldspar-quartz-magnetite, stage II is quartz-molybdenite, stage III is quartz-chalcopyrite (polymetallic sulfide), and stage IV is carbonate. Stages II and III are the main metallogenic stages. Overall, the metallogenic fluid associated with the Changfagou deposit is characterized as a F-rich CO2-H2O-NaCl hydrothermal system. The hydrogen and oxygen isotopic characteristics suggest the initial ore-forming fluids of the Changfagou deposit evolved from a primitive magmatic fluid and mixed with meteoric water. The sulfur and lead isotopic characteristics show that the metallogenic material was derived from partial melting of the lower crust. Phase separation or immiscibility is the important mechanism in the precipitation of molybdenum, whereas a decrease in temperature is the important mechanism in the precipitation of copper polymetallic sulfides. The above characteristics are similar to those of the porphyry deposits related to continental environments. Compared with the deposits in the Xilamulun metallogenic belt, both have similar metallogenic ages and tectonic positions. In conclusion, the Changfagou deposit formed in an intracontinental extensional environment due to lithospheric thinning. The mineralization was related to magmatism associated with partial melting of the lower crust. The intersection of the Dunhua-Mishan fracture and Kangbao-Chifeng fracture along the northern margin of the North China Craton is a promising location for porphyry ore deposits related to a continental tectonic setting.

Destruction of the North China Craton in the Mesozoic

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-Yuan Wu ◽  
Jin-Hui Yang ◽  
Yi-Gang Xu ◽  
Simon A. Wilde ◽  
Richard J. Walker
Keyword(s):  
North China Craton ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
North China ◽  
Ductile Deformation ◽  
Late Mesozoic ◽  
The North ◽  
Continental Block ◽  
Craton Destruction ◽  
Flat Slab Subduction ◽  
Structural Indicators

The North China Craton (NCC) was originally formed by the amalgamation of the eastern and western blocks along an orogenic belt at ∼1.9 Ga. After cratonization, the NCC was essentially stable until the Mesozoic, when intense felsic magmatism and related mineralization, deformation, pull-apart basins, and exhumation of the deep crust widely occurred, indicative of destruction or decratonization. Accompanying this destruction was significant removal of the cratonic keel and lithospheric transformation, whereby the thick (∼200 km) and refractory Archean lithosphere mantle was replaced by a thin (<80 km) juvenile one. The decratonization of the NCC was driven by flat slab subduction, followed by a rollback of the paleo-Pacific plate during the late Mesozoic. A global synthesis indicates that cratons are mainly destroyed by oceanic subduction, although mantle plumes might also trigger lithospheric thinning through thermal erosion. Widespread crust-derived felsic magmatism and large-scale ductile deformation can be regarded as petrological and structural indicators of craton destruction. ▪ A craton, a kind of ancient continental block on Earth, was formed mostly in the early Precambrian (>1.8 Ga). ▪ A craton is characterized by a rigid lithospheric root, which provides longevity and stability during its evolutionary history. ▪ Some cratons, such as the North China Craton, can be destroyed by losing their stability, manifested by magmatism, deformation, earthquake, etc.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document