Cathodoluminescence textures and trace elements in quartz: Constraints on Ag mineralization in adularia-sericite epithermal systems

• Published in: The American mineralogist Vol. 110; no. 6; pp. 866 - 885
• Main Authors: Gao, Shen, Zou, Xinyu, Hofstra, Albert H., Huang, Liangliang, Yang, Haijun, Qin, Kezhang, Marsh, Erin E., Hui, Kaixuan, Xu, Jing, Wang, Le, Li, Zhenzhen, Zhao, Junxing, Han, Ri, Li, Guangming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Mineralogical Society of America 01.06.2025; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Subjects: adularia-sericite; Ag mineralization; Base metal; Boiling; Cathodoluminescence; Chemical composition; Cooling; Crystallization; Crystals; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Electron spin; Electron spin resonance; Electrons; epithermal; ESR; Fluid inclusions; Heavy metals; Hydrothermal deposits; Lattice vacancies; Metal sulfides; Mineralization; Quartz; Quartz crystals; Resonance; Room temperature; Spin resonance; Sulfides; Trace elements

Quartz chemistry is important for revealing fluid sources and evolution in hydrothermal deposits, but such information is lacking for many epithermal systems and deposit types. To investigate quartz chemistry in this system further, we collected representative samples of quartz from adularia-sericit...