Longhua, the first five-element (Ni-Co-As-Ag-Bi) hydrothermal vein deposit in China: Constraints from mineral characteristics and fluid evolution

• Published in: Journal of Asian earth sciences Vol. 292; p. 106712
• Main Authors: Huang, Xinshuo, Cao, Mingjian, Zhang, Baolin, Evans, Noreen J., Li, Zengsheng, Zou, Xinyu, Wang, Shuo, Shan, Pengfei, Li, Junyu, Li, Guangming, Qin, Kezhang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2025
• Subjects: Arsenides-sulfarsenides-sulfides; Five-element vein; Fluid inclusions; Reduction; The Longhua deposit; Five-element vein; Reduction; The Longhua deposit; Arsenides-sulfarsenides-sulfides; Fluid inclusions

•Longhua has a Ni-Co-As-Ag-Bi assemblage with fern-like and spherical textures.•Longhua shows mineral and element sequence: arsenide → sulfarsenide → sulfide; Ni → Co → Fe; As → S.•CH4-rich, medium–low temp fluids from black shales affect Longhua’s mineral sequence.•Longhua is China’s first five-ele...