Occurrence and enrichment mechanism of silver in the Tieluping Ag-Pb deposit in the western Henan,China
The large-scale Tieluping deposit is one of the most important vein-type Ag polymetallic deposits in the western Henan,China.In this paper,we have carried out studies of mineralogy,C-O-S isotopes and fluid inclusion microthermometric measurement to reveal the occurrence and enrichment mechanism of silver in this deposit.The results show that silver mainly occurred in the form of independent silver minerals including argentiferous tetrahedrite,polybasite,argentite,and native silver,with a small amount of invisible silver presented as sub-micron inclusions in sulfides.The δ13CV-PDB and δ18OSMOW values of various carbonates range from-3.03‰to-0.61‰and from 7.93‰to 13.73‰,respectively.Theδ34S values of sulfides rang from-4.49‰to+1.75‰,with a mean value of-1.53‰.These C-O-S isotopes indicate that the ore-forming fluid of the Tieluping deposit has the characteristics of magmatic hydrothermal fluid.Microthermometric data of fluid inclusions reveal that the ore-forming fluid was characterized with medium-low temperatures(113~296℃)and medium-low salinities(2.07%~12.51%).Comprehensive studies suggest that the decrease of temperatures and salinities and the increase of pH values of the ore-forming fluid were main factors that triggered the precipitation of ore minerals in the Tieluping deposit.
occurrence of Agenrichment mechanismvein-type Ag polymetallic depositTielupingwestern Henan