Chemical and stable isotopic geochemical characteristics of ore-forming fluid of the Shizishan copper and gold ore-field, Tongling, China
摘要
Shizishan ore-field is a nonferrous and noble metal ore-field which is most rich in copper and gold. There are many typesoffluid inclusions in minerals of the deposits. The homogeneous temperatures and the salinities of the fluid inclusions m mammineralization stages have wide ranges, while the different types of the fluid inclusions existed together and their homogeneoustemperatures are almost identical in the same mineralization stage, which indicates that the ore-forming process has great relation withthe fluid boiling. The gas and liquid chemical compositions and the carbon, hydrogen and oxygen isotopic compositions of the fluidinclusions show that the ore-forming fluids of copper-gold deposits have the same characteristics and evolution tendency, which reflectsthat the ore-forming material mainly came from the magmatism. The stratigraphic component and the meteoric water may mix m ore-forming fluids in the later mineralization stages. Furthermore, with the fall of the ore-forming temperature the ratios of water and rockdecreased. The characteristics of chemical composition and carbon isotopic composition of fluid inclusions indicate that CH4 may playan important role for separating copper and gold in the ore-forming process.