Constraints on the Formation of the Giant Daheishan Porphyry Mo Deposit (NE China) from Whole-Rock and Accessory Mineral Geochemistry

• Published in: Journal of petrology Vol. 62; no. 4
• Main Authors: Xing, Kai, Shu, Qihai, Lentz, David R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.04.2021
• Subjects: magma oxidation state; sulfur and Mo contents; magma water content; Daheishan porphyry Mo deposit; accessory minerals

Abstract There are more than 80 porphyry (or skarn) Mo deposits in northeastern China with Jurassic or Cretaceous ages. These are thought to have formed mainly in a continental arc setting related to the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific oceanic plate in the Jurassic and subsequent slab rollback in th...