Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Geochronology of W-Sn Polymetallic Deposits, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Deposits".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 53
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Interests: W-Sn-Nb-Ta and Cu-Pb-Zn mineralization; vein-type Sb-Au; gold mineralization
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Interests: metallogeny of tin and tungsten; low U minerals (cassiterite, wolframite, calcite, garnet) LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating and trace elements fingerprinting
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Interests: geochemistry; Sn-W deposit; granites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
W-Sn deposits provide numerous resources valuable and critical to the world. In 2022, we organized the first Special Issue on “Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Geochronology of W-Sn Polymetallic Deposits”, which received significant attention from many scholars. The recent progresses on W-Sn deposits call for further concentrated discussion on their mineralization processes. At present, the study of W-Sn deposits mainly focuses on two aspects. First, the genesis of highly differentiated granites, including the determination of major/trace elements, Sr-Nd isotopes of rocks, and Hf-O isotopes of related accessory minerals (such as zircon and apatite). These studies provide a good method for understanding the tectonic background of the deposits, sources, and evolutionary processes of magmas, ore-forming factors (such as redox environment, water content, sulfur fugacity, temperature, and pressure conditions), and the close relationship between magmas and ores. Second, with the development of in situ analysis, the texture, trace elements, and isotopes (e.g., W, Sn, Sr, Mo, and B) of a variety of metal minerals (e.g., scheelite, cassiterite, wolframite, molybdenite, and tourmaline) as well as gangue minerals (e.g., quartz and mica) related to W-Sn mineralization have been studied, providing insights that help reveal the multi-stage mineralization processes. This Special Issue will continue to focus on recent advances in W-Sn polymetallic deposits research, including but not limited to topics such as magma sources and the evolutionary processes of mineralization-related granites, in situ analysis of W- and Sn-bearing minerals, fluid exsolution and mineral precipitation processes, and the geochemistry/geochronology of typical W-Sn polymetallic deposits worldwide.
Prof. Dr. Huan Li
Dr. Rongqing Zhang
Dr. Jingya Cao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mineralization-related granite
- scheelite
- cassiterite
- wolframite
- in situ analysis
- W-Sn deposits
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