The Wutai greenstone belt in central North China Craton(NCC) hosts a number of Precambrian gold deposits and ore occurrences. Based on the host rock association, these can be divided into Banded Iron Formation(BIF), meta-volcano-sedimentary and meta-conglomerate types. The two former types formed during ~2.5-2.3 Ga and the third one at ~1.85 Ga. The characteristics of these Precambrian gold deposits are broadly similar with those of the orogenic gold deposits. Based on available geochronological data, here we reconstruct the major tectonic events and their relationship with gold mineralization in the Wutai-Hengshan-Fuping region during Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic as follows.(1)~2.6-2.5 Ga: widespread intrusion of tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite(TTG) magmas in the Hengshan terrane and Fuping continental arc, formation of the Wutai volcanic arc in the southern margin of Hengshan terrane with granitoids emplacement, and the Hengshan-Wutai intra-oceanic arc accretion to the Fuping arc at the end of Neoarchean.(2) ~ 2.5-2.3 Ga: the subduction of Hengshan arc from north leading to persistent magmatism and orogenic gold mineralization.(3)~2.2-2.1 Ga:extension leading to the formation of graben structure in the Wutai and Fuping region, deposition of the Hutuo and Wanzi Group sediments, formation of placer gold through erosion of the orogenic gold deposits.(4)~2.2-2.0 Ga: widespread magmatism in the Wutai-Hengshan-Fuping region.(5)~1.95-1.8 Ga: regional metamorphism associated with collision of the Western and Eastern Blocks of the NCC and associated orogenic gold deposits. The multiple subduction-accretion-collision history and subsequent deep erosion has significantly affected most of the Precambrian gold deposits in the Wutai greenstone belt.
Ju-Quan ZhangSheng-Rong LiM.SantoshJing LuChun-Liang Wang
This paper reports the variation rules for the typomorphic parameters of the pyrite and the gold enrichment rules of the Denggezhuang quartz vein gold deposit at a large-depth scale, providing the mineral signs for deep prospecting prediction through detailed study of the characteristics of crystal＇ habits, chemical composition, the thermoelectricity of pyrites, and min- eralogical mapping. This paper primarily discusses the correlation between the mineralization intensity and the space-time evolution of the mineralogical parameters, clarifies the physicochemical conditions during gold mineralization, and provides information useful for deep mineralization prediction. We demonstrate that the crystal habits of the pyrites are very complex, primarily occurring as （ 100）, （210）, and their combinate form. （210） and （ 100）＋（210） have positive correlations with gold mineralization, and （ 100）＋（210） therefore can be useful for locating rich ore segments. The composition of pyrites is charac- teristically poor in S and rich in As. Their typical trace elements are composed of Mo, As, Pb, Cu, Bi, Zn, Au, Co, Se, Sb, Ag, Ni, Cr, and Te. The average contents of trace elements in pyrites from various stages show that the crystallizing temperature gradually decreased from an early stage to the metallogenic episodes. The precipitation and accumulation of Au and Ag occur primarily in the quartz-pyrite stage （III） and the polymetal minerals stage （IV）. The occurrence rate of P-type pyrites （P（%）） is 83.52%. There is a larger dispersion of the thermoelectrical coefficient of pyrite （a） in the Denggezhuang gold deposit than in other deposits in the Jiaodong Peninsula. The electrical conductivity assemblage of pyrites from I to V is characterized by P〉N〉P〉N〉P〉〉N〉P〉〉N〉P〉N, which is usually considered beneficial for mineralization. The relative contents of As＋Sb＋Se＋Te and Co＋Ni are closely correlated to P-type and N-type average values and their occurr
