The Zircon U-Pb Age, Hf Isotopes, and Lithogeochemistry of Ore-Bearing Rocks from the Archean Hongtoushan Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit in the North China Craton: Implications for Tectonic Setting

• Published in: Minerals (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 4; p. 367
• Main Authors: You, Xinwei, Wang, Ende, Men, Yekai, Fu, Jianfei, Song, Kun, Ma, Sishun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Amphiboles; Andesite; Basalt; Biotite; Copper; Cratons; Crystallization; Deformation; Earth; Evolution; Fractional crystallization; Geochemistry; Geochronometry; Geology; Gneiss; Isotopes; Lava; Lithogeochemistry; Magma; Mantle; Mantle plumes; Marine pollution; Metals; Metamorphic rocks; Metamorphism; Metamorphism (Geology); Mineralization; Minerals; Niobium; Petrogenesis; Plagioclase; Quartz; Radiometric dating; Rhyolite; Rhyolites; Rocks; Rocks, Metamorphic; Scientific imaging; Submarine plateaus; Sulfides; Sulphides; Tantalum; Tectonics; Tectonics (Geology); Titanium; Volcanic rocks; Zinc; Zircon; Zirconium; Canada; China

Volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits are globally significant sources of metals. The Hongtoushan VMS deposit is the only large Archean Cu-Zn VMS deposit in the North China Craton, carrying substantial economic value. Significant deformation and metamorphism have made the tectonic setting of t...