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Pei, Qiu-Ming, Li, Cheng-Hong, Ma, Shao-Bing, Liang, Yi, Cao, Hua-Wen, Ge, Hang-Fei, Shen, Jia-Le, Safonova, Inna (2024) A rare sellaite-bearing orogenic gold deposit at Pianyanzi, Yangtze Craton: Ore genesis as implied from in-situ studies of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. 105866 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105866

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TitleA rare sellaite-bearing orogenic gold deposit at Pianyanzi, Yangtze Craton: Ore genesis as implied from in-situ studies of pyrite
JournalOre Geology Reviews
AuthorsPei, Qiu-MingAuthor
Li, Cheng-HongAuthor
Ma, Shao-BingAuthor
Liang, YiAuthor
Cao, Hua-WenAuthor
Ge, Hang-FeiAuthor
Shen, Jia-LeAuthor
Safonova, InnaAuthor
Year2024Volume<   165   >
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Full ReferencePei, Qiu-Ming, Li, Cheng-Hong, Ma, Shao-Bing, Liang, Yi, Cao, Hua-Wen, Ge, Hang-Fei, Shen, Jia-Le, Safonova, Inna (2024) A rare sellaite-bearing orogenic gold deposit at Pianyanzi, Yangtze Craton: Ore genesis as implied from in-situ studies of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. 105866 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105866
Plain TextPei, Qiu-Ming, Li, Cheng-Hong, Ma, Shao-Bing, Liang, Yi, Cao, Hua-Wen, Ge, Hang-Fei, Shen, Jia-Le, Safonova, Inna (2024) A rare sellaite-bearing orogenic gold deposit at Pianyanzi, Yangtze Craton: Ore genesis as implied from in-situ studies of pyrite. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. 105866 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105866
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Abstract/NotesThe Pianyanzi gold deposit is situated at the western margin of the Yangtze Craton, and represents a rare sellaite-bearing orogenic gold deposit. This deposit belongs to the Dauduhe gold belt of southwestern China and remains poorly documented. In this paper we present first petrographic and in-situ geochemistrical and sulfur isotope data from pyrite as well as results of multielement mapping. The deposit is dominated by native gold (average gold fineness = 980.8) filling fractures in minerals (e.g., pyrite, quartz, sellaite and hematite) or also emplaced along the contact interface between mineral grains. Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral of this deposit. We identified five generations of pyrite: Py1, Py2a, Py2b, Py3, and Py4. Gold occurs in sellaite- and hematite-bearing mineral assemblages formed simultaneous with the formation of Py2a&b and Py4, respectively. Py1 formed in the Au-poor ore stage, while Py3 formed during the late galena-dominated sulfide stage. All generations of pyrite exhibit low concentrations of gold with an average value of less than 2 ppm. Py2a&b possess distinctive textures and chemical zonation, with trace elements displaying greater variations compared to Py1, Py3 and Py4. The δ34S values vary from −0.52 ‰ to 7.08 ‰, which is consistent with those of orogenic deposits of the Daduhe gold belt. The deep metasomatized mantle lithosphere acted as a potential source of ore fluids. We conclude that the co-precipitation of native gold and sellaite was triggered by the interaction between auriferous fluids and dolomite.

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Pianyanzi Au deposit, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

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Pianyanzi Au deposit, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China Azurite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Enargite, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Limestone, Limonite, Magnesian Limestone, Malachite, Native Gold, Native Sulphur, Phyllite, Pyrite, Quartz, Scheelite, Sellaite, Slate, Sphalerite


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