Research on polymetallic mineralization related to Weideshan Period magmatic rocks-A case study of Kuangbei skarn-type copper deposit
The eastern Wehai area,bordered by the Mishan Fault,is an important polymetallic mineralization zone in the Jiaodong region.It hosts a series of copper-molybdenum,lead-zinc,and gold-silver polymetallic mineral deposits related to the late Yanshanian Mesozoic intermediate-acidic intrusive magmatic activity.This study investigates the geochemical characteristics,metallogenic age,and ore genesis of the Kuangbei skarn-type copper deposit,a typical deposit in the area.Testing results of rare earth elements(REEs)and micro-elements suggest that the intrusive activities of Weideshan Period magmatic rocks provided both the metallogenic materials and the hydrothermal conditions essential for the deposit formation.Research on stable isotopes of S and Pb indicates a multi-source origin of the ore-bearing hydrothermal fluids.Zircon U-Pb dating reveals that the formation age of Kuangbei Copper Deposit,approximately 116.6 Ma,is close to the diagenetic age of Weideshan Period magmatic rocks.This deposit is a Mesozoic contact metasomatic(skarn)type copper deposit.
skarn-typeWeideshan Period magmatic rocksrare earth elementsmicro-elementstable isotopesmetallogenic ageore genesis