Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes

An ore deposit is an aggregate of minerals that can be economically recoverable and utilized. Ore minerals and gangue minerals are products of ore-forming processes and indicators of ore genesis. The radioisotopes of minerals can provide insights into the ages of mineralization. The stable isotopes...

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description An ore deposit is an aggregate of minerals that can be economically recoverable and utilized. Ore minerals and gangue minerals are products of ore-forming processes and indicators of ore genesis. The radioisotopes of minerals can provide insights into the ages of mineralization. The stable isotopes of minerals can indicate the nature and origin of ore metals and fluids. The chemical composition of minerals can reflect the original composition and evolution of ore fluids. Combined with the texture, generation, and paragenetic association of minerals, the ore-forming processes can be well constrained. This Special Issue is intended to present mineralogical, geochemical, isotopic, and geochronological studies aiming at constraining the ore-forming processes and mechanisms of various types of mineral deposits. This Special Issue brings together nine studies that employ mineral-based investigations to advance the understanding of ore-forming processes. The contributions demonstrate how integrated approaches combining microtextural analysis, in-situ geochemistry, and isotopic systems can unravel complex mineralization processes across diverse geological settings. These studies successfully trace fluid evolution pathways, constrain metal sources, determine precise mineralization ages, and reveal petrogenetic processes controlling metal endowment. The findings demonstrate how mineral-scale signatures can reveal large-scale geological processes, from crust–mantle interactions in magmatic systems to fluid–rock reactions in hydrothermal environments.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1753222026-04-16T20:14:06Z Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes Hu, Xinlu Lv, Xinbiao Wu, Yafei Zhang, Zhenjie North China Craton Central Taihangshan District Breccia pipes Gold mineralizations Sulfur isotope Adularia dating Amphibole Crystallization condition Genetic mineralogy Dalaku’an intrusion East Kunlun Xinjiang Carbonate LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating Carlin-type gold deposit Mercury deposit Youjiang metallogenic province Gabbroic intrusion Fe-Ti oxide ores Mineral chemistry Liquid immiscibility Arc rifting Arabian-Nubian Shield Kongco Granitic porphyry dykes Zircon U-Pb Sr-Nd-Pb Mineral exploration Adakitic rock Zircon U-Pb dating Geochemical characteristics Copper deposit Zhuxi district Pyrite Quartz Thermoelectric Thermoluminescence properties Ore-forming fluid evolution Deep prospecting As–Sb–Fe mineralization Trace element mineral chemistry LA–ICP–MS on pyrite and stibnite Matra deposit Alpine Corsica Orbicular diorite Fe-rich melts Magnetite Skarn iron deposits Wuan N A thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning An ore deposit is an aggregate of minerals that can be economically recoverable and utilized. Ore minerals and gangue minerals are products of ore-forming processes and indicators of ore genesis. The radioisotopes of minerals can provide insights into the ages of mineralization. The stable isotopes of minerals can indicate the nature and origin of ore metals and fluids. The chemical composition of minerals can reflect the original composition and evolution of ore fluids. Combined with the texture, generation, and paragenetic association of minerals, the ore-forming processes can be well constrained. This Special Issue is intended to present mineralogical, geochemical, isotopic, and geochronological studies aiming at constraining the ore-forming processes and mechanisms of various types of mineral deposits. This Special Issue brings together nine studies that employ mineral-based investigations to advance the understanding of ore-forming processes. The contributions demonstrate how integrated approaches combining microtextural analysis, in-situ geochemistry, and isotopic systems can unravel complex mineralization processes across diverse geological settings. These studies successfully trace fluid evolution pathways, constrain metal sources, determine precise mineralization ages, and reveal petrogenetic processes controlling metal endowment. The findings demonstrate how mineral-scale signatures can reveal large-scale geological processes, from crust–mantle interactions in magmatic systems to fluid–rock reactions in hydrothermal environments. 2026-04-16T20:14:01Z 2026-04-16T20:14:01Z 2026 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725866281_27 9783725866281 9783725866298 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175322 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/12235 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6629-8 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6629-8 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725866281 9783725866298 238 CH open access
spellingShingle North China Craton
Central Taihangshan District
Breccia pipes
Gold mineralizations
Sulfur isotope
Adularia dating
Amphibole
Crystallization condition
Genetic mineralogy
Dalaku’an intrusion
East Kunlun
Xinjiang
Carbonate
LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating
Carlin-type gold deposit
Mercury deposit
Youjiang metallogenic province
Gabbroic intrusion
Fe-Ti oxide ores
Mineral chemistry
Liquid immiscibility
Arc rifting
Arabian-Nubian Shield
Kongco
Granitic porphyry dykes
Zircon U-Pb
Sr-Nd-Pb
Mineral exploration
Adakitic rock
Zircon U-Pb dating
Geochemical characteristics
Copper deposit
Zhuxi district
Pyrite
Quartz
Thermoelectric
Thermoluminescence properties
Ore-forming fluid evolution
Deep prospecting
As–Sb–Fe mineralization
Trace element mineral chemistry
LA–ICP–MS on pyrite and stibnite
Matra deposit
Alpine Corsica
Orbicular diorite
Fe-rich melts
Magnetite
Skarn iron deposits
Wuan
N
A
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes
title Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes
title_full Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes
title_fullStr Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes
title_full_unstemmed Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes
title_short Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes
title_sort using mineral chemistry to characterize ore forming processes
topic North China Craton
Central Taihangshan District
Breccia pipes
Gold mineralizations
Sulfur isotope
Adularia dating
Amphibole
Crystallization condition
Genetic mineralogy
Dalaku’an intrusion
East Kunlun
Xinjiang
Carbonate
LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating
Carlin-type gold deposit
Mercury deposit
Youjiang metallogenic province
Gabbroic intrusion
Fe-Ti oxide ores
Mineral chemistry
Liquid immiscibility
Arc rifting
Arabian-Nubian Shield
Kongco
Granitic porphyry dykes
Zircon U-Pb
Sr-Nd-Pb
Mineral exploration
Adakitic rock
Zircon U-Pb dating
Geochemical characteristics
Copper deposit
Zhuxi district
Pyrite
Quartz
Thermoelectric
Thermoluminescence properties
Ore-forming fluid evolution
Deep prospecting
As–Sb–Fe mineralization
Trace element mineral chemistry
LA–ICP–MS on pyrite and stibnite
Matra deposit
Alpine Corsica
Orbicular diorite
Fe-rich melts
Magnetite
Skarn iron deposits
Wuan
N
A
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
topic_facet North China Craton
Central Taihangshan District
Breccia pipes
Gold mineralizations
Sulfur isotope
Adularia dating
Amphibole
Crystallization condition
Genetic mineralogy
Dalaku’an intrusion
East Kunlun
Xinjiang
Carbonate
LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating
Carlin-type gold deposit
Mercury deposit
Youjiang metallogenic province
Gabbroic intrusion
Fe-Ti oxide ores
Mineral chemistry
Liquid immiscibility
Arc rifting
Arabian-Nubian Shield
Kongco
Granitic porphyry dykes
Zircon U-Pb
Sr-Nd-Pb
Mineral exploration
Adakitic rock
Zircon U-Pb dating
Geochemical characteristics
Copper deposit
Zhuxi district
Pyrite
Quartz
Thermoelectric
Thermoluminescence properties
Ore-forming fluid evolution
Deep prospecting
As–Sb–Fe mineralization
Trace element mineral chemistry
LA–ICP–MS on pyrite and stibnite
Matra deposit
Alpine Corsica
Orbicular diorite
Fe-rich melts
Magnetite
Skarn iron deposits
Wuan
N
A
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
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