Multiple Mesozoic mineralization events in South China—an introduction to the thematic issue

• Published in: Mineralium deposita Vol. 47; no. 6; pp. 579 - 588
• Main Authors: Hu, Rui-Zhong, Zhou, Mei-Fu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.08.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cretaceous; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geochemistry; Geological time; Geology; Granite; High temperature; Jurassic; Low temperature; Mercury; Mesozoic; Mineral Resources; Mineralization; Mineralogy; Plate tectonics; Triassic; China; Mesozoic; South China; Metallogenesis

Mesozoic mineral deposits in South China include world-class deposits of W, Sn and Sb and those that provide the major sources of Ta, Cu, Hg, As, Tl, Pb, Zn, Au and Ag for the entire country. These deposits can be classified into polymetallic hydrothermal systems closely related to felsic intrusive...