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A Discussion on the Regional Mineralizing Pedigree of the Ore Deposits in the Northern Margin of the North China Landmass

CHEN Yuchuan1, XUE Chun-ji2, WANG Deng-hong3, LI Hua-qin4, Lu Yuan-fa4   

  1. 1. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 10037; 2. College of Earth Sciences and Land Resources, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054; 3. Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 10037; 4. Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Yichang 433003
  • Received:2003-12-20 Revised:2003-12-20 Online:2003-12-20 Published:2003-12-20

Abstract: The metallogenic series is composed of a group of ore deposits that formed at the same tectonic unit and during certain tectonic period,and show the genetic relations.The metallogenic series type is made up of several metallogenic series that appear in the similar tectonic environment and possess generality and individuality.The evolution and distribution of the regional mineral deposits may be characterized by mineralizing pedigree which is the frontiers in the metallogenic series research.The importance and method of studying the mineralizing pedigree are discussed in this paper. The North China landmass experienced a 1ong crustal evolution history and is an important mineralizing region with evident ore-forming and prospecting potentiality.In this paper the mineralizing ages of many mineral deposits were determined and collected ,the important mineral deposits are tabled on the basis of ore-forming ages, 18 metallogenic series are classified and their distribution regularities are studied. The mineralizing pedigree research shows that this region mainly underwent 4 stages of crust evolution and the ore deposits were formed in the Archean shield,in the Proterozoic continental or margin rifts,in the Paleozoic proliferation fold belts and their covers,an d in the Mesozoic tectono-magrrmtic belt successively.With the proceeding crust evolution,the mineral deposit types tended to be diversified ,the mineralizing controls changed from “stratabound” to “magmatic rocks”.and the ore-formation processes tended to be more complex.There are 3 mineralizing peaks:the late Archean period, the end of the early Proterozoic to middle Proterozoic period, and the middle-late Jurassic-early Cretaceous period .The mineralizing ages are concentrated at 3 000~2 500 Ma,1 900~1 400 Ma and 180~ 140 Ma, respectively. The mineralizing pedigree well responds to the crust evolution and indicates that the oxidation-reduction potential of the seawater and atmosphere was evidently increased from the Archean to the Proterozoic era in the northern margin of the North China landmass.