A review on the Huoqiu banded iron formation (BIF), southeast margin of the North China Craton: Genesis of iron deposits and implications for exploration

• Published in: Ore geology reviews Vol. 63; pp. 418 - 443
• Main Authors: Yang, Xiaoyong, Liu, Lei, Lee, Insung, Wang, Bohua, Du, Zhenbao, Wang, Qicai, Wang, Yuxian, Sun, Weidong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Geochemistry; Hf isotope; Huoqiu BIF; Northwest Anhui; Superior-type iron deposit; Zircon U–Pb age; Geochemistry; Zircon U–Pb age; Huoqiu BIF; Hf isotope; Northwest Anhui; Superior-type iron deposit

The Huoqiu iron ore field in northwest Anhui Province is located in the North China Craton (NCC). As a large banded iron formation (BIF) iron ore field, ore bodies occur in a middle-high grade of Neoarchean metamorphic formation, forming a banded silicon–iron series from north to south. The main ore...