The Dachang is a world-class, super-giant Sn polymetallic ore field mainly composed of Zn–Cu ore bodies proximal to the granitic pluton and Sn polymetallic ore bodies distal to the granitic pluton. In this study, we used petrographic studies an...
Garnet is a common constituent of skarn type iron deposits and can be used to derive potential information on the genesis of skarn type deposits. Here, we investigate the petrologic, spectroscopic, and geochemical characteristics of garnet from the N...
Mineral assemblages containing Cu-Bi sulfosalts, Bi chalcogenides, and Ag-(Au) tellurides have been identified in the mid-Miocene Zhibula Cu skarn deposit, Gangdese Belt, southern Tibet. Different mineral assemblages from three locations in the depos...
The Azegour Mo-Cu-W skarn deposit, located on the northern side of the Western High Atlas, occurs in lower Cambrian volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The mineralizations are linked to the hydrothermal alterations that affected carbonated layers of the...
The Gujiao ore field, located in the middle segment of the Lüliang Mountain in central North China Craton (NCC), is one of iron skarn deposits of western iron belt in China. The U–Pb dating results of zircon by LA-ICP-MS suggest that the o...
The giant Changba-Lijiagou (Ch-L) Pb-Zn deposit is in the northeast part of the Xicheng ore cluster, Western Qinling Orogen. The ore genesis remains controversial; it could be either a sedimentary exhalative genetic type or an epigenetic hydrothermal...
Studying the activation, migration and precipitation processes of ore-forming elements is essential for understanding the genesis and mechanisms of skarn deposits. A typical skarn profile formed by the intrusion of Yanshanian granodiorite into the Ca...
Campiglia Marittima (hereafter Campiglia) has a long record of attracting interest on its ore deposits that have been intermittently exploited from the Copper Age to the late XX century. Since the XIX century, Campiglia has been a key locality for th...
This study presents the first detailed investigation of pyroxene zoning within polymetallic skarn zones of the Elazığ region. Skarns develop along contacts between plutonic rocks (diorite and granite) and carbonate rocks, forming two main z...
The Hongshan deposit is one of the largest Cu-polymetallic deposits in the Zhongdian area, southwest China. Two types of Cu–Mo ores, mainly developed in the skarns, have been recognized in the Hongshan deposit, i.e., massive or layered skarn an...
There are different mineralization types for skarn deposits with various origins and ore-forming conditions. Magnetite is one of the main ore minerals in skarn deposits, but whether chemical compositions of magnetite can be used to discriminate diffe...
We report on the application of the U-Th-He method for the direct dating of pyrite from the alteration halo of the Novogodnee-Monto Au-Fe-skarn deposit, Polar Urals. The deposit is genetically related to the formation of volcanogenic complexes of the...
The source of iron material and the mineralization process of iron skarn deposits within the eastern North China Craton are ambiguous. In this study, we present new mineral chemical data of the Jinling skarn deposit, located in western Shandong Provi...
Fe isotopes have been applied to the petrogenesis of ore deposits. However, the behavior of iron isotopes in the mineralization of porphyry-skarn deposits is still poorly understood. In this study, we report the Fe isotopes of ore mineral separations...
A newly discovered tungsten ore district containing more than 300,000 tons of WO3 in southern Anhui Province has attracted great attention. The Zhuxiling W (Mo) deposit in the district is dominated by skarn tungsten mineralization. This paper conduct...
Skarn Au deposits exist in the circum-pacific metallogenic belt. Interestingly, the Da’anhe Au deposit is the only independent skarn gold deposit in the Lesser Xing’an Range. To determine the metallogenic mechanism and prospecting potenti...
Field measurements of the thermal infrared (TIR) reflectance from drill hole samples proved to be an effective method to map variations in garnet species associated with hydrothermal alteration zonation of the Jiama porphyry-skarn Cu deposit 1# skarn...
Although skarn-type deposits represent significant hosts for Co resources, the distribution patterns and enrichment mechanisms of associated Co resources within these deposits have not been systematically investigated. This study summarizes relevant...
The Fe skarn and vein-type Cu mineralization types are common in the Eastern Taurus Mountains. This study aims to determine the U-Pb geochronology of garnets of varying sizes within the skarn zone developed at the quartz diorite–marble contact...
The study of the material composition, textural, and structural features of skarns and magnetite ores is of great importance for increasing the efficiency of iron ore mining and its subsequent processing and enrichment. In the northwestern Balkhash r...
The Nuocang Pb-Zn deposit is a newly discovered polymetallic skarn deposit in the southern Lhasa subterrane, western Gangdese, Tibet. The skarn occurs at the contact between the limestone of Angjie Formation and the Linzizong volcanic rocks of Dianzh...
The axinite-bearing Gukjeon Pb–Zn deposit is hosted by the limestone, a member of the Jeonggaksan Formation, which, in turn, forms the part of the Jusasan subgroup of the Yucheon Group in the Gyeongsang Basin in the southeastern part of the Korean Pe...
This study investigates the mineral chemistry and iron isotope composition of the Pertek Fe-skarn deposit in the Eastern Taurides, Turkey, to elucidate skarn formation and ore genesis through chemical and isotopic parameters. The deposit consists of...
The Xianghualing skarn Sn deposit in the southwestern part of the southern Hunan Metallogenic Belt is a large Sn deposit in the Nanling area. In this paper, the garnet has been analyzed by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (...
The Huanggang deposit is the most important and largest skarn Fe–Sn polymetallic deposit in the Southern Great Xing’an Range of Northeast China. Cassiterite, magnetite, and other metal minerals are related to the garnets within skarn syst...
The current work investigates the impact of magmatic fluids and metasomatic processes on the Yolindi Cu-Fe skarn deposit in the Biga Peninsula, Turkey. It traces the stages of skarn evolution, from prograde to retrograde alterations, and investigates...
The giant Beiya Au skarn deposit (over 300 tonnes Au metal reserve) is located in the middle part of the Jinshajiang-Ailaoshan alkaline porphyry metallogenic belt. The deposit is the largest Au skarn deposit and third largest Au deposit in China. In...
A preliminary beneficiation study of low-grade skarn phosphate rocks from Mactung tungsten deposit, along the Yukon and Northwest Territories border in Canada, was carried out through standard Bond Work Index, grinding test and laboratory batch flota...
Globally, most skarn deposits show a direct relationship with magmatic activity, indicating a genetic link between the geochemical composition of causative plutons and the metal content of associated skarns. Therefore, this study investigated the Ear...
The Taochong iron deposit is one of the important skarn deposits in the Middle–Lower Yangtze River metallogenic belt, Eastern China. There are two types of ores in the deposit: skarn- and quartz–calcite-type ores. The skarn-type ore, which is compose...
The Biggenden gold-bearing Fe skarn deposit in southeast Queensland, Australia, is a calcic magnetite skarn that has been mined for Fe and gold (from the upper portion of the deposit). Skarn has replaced volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Early Pe...
The Rietveld method using X-ray powder diffraction data was applied to selected skarn samples for quantitative determination of the present minerals. The specimens include garnet, clinopyroxene–garnet, plagioclase–clinopyroxene–woll...
The El Robledal deposit is a Mg-Fe-B skarn hosted in a dismembered block from the footwall contact of the Ronda orogenic peridotites in the westernmost part of the Betic Cordillera. The skarn is subdivided into two different zones according to the do...
We studied the chemical composition and morphostructural features of micron and submicron-sized particles of native gold in apocarbonate tremolite–diopside skarns of the Ryabinovoye deposit located on the southeastern margin of the Aldan Shield...
The chemical composition of apatite has been utilized as an indicator of magmatic fertility related to tungsten mineralization in skarn systems. In this study, we compiled 5776 apatite trace element data from 374 intrusions, along with records indica...
The Baijianshan deposit is the sole skarn Zn-Cu polymetallic deposit in the Xiaoshitouquan ore field, Xinjiang, China. Its ore genesis remains controversial, which hinders understanding of the relationship between skarn-type Zn-Cu and adjacent epithe...
The iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) skarns of the Tatatila-Las Minas mining district in central Mexico represent a structurally-controlled, exhumed fossil geothermal system located in the eastern sector of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB). The di...
The current study sought to investigate the physiochemical conditions and fluid evolution within the Yolindi Cu-Fe skarn mineralization located in the Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey. This was accomplished through a comprehensive investigation of geologica...
Widespread, large-scale polymetallic W–Sn mineralization occurs throughout the Nanling Range (South China) dated 160–150 Ma, and related to widely developed coeval granitic magmatism. Although intense research has been carried out on these deposits,...
The Kultuma deposit is among the largest and most representative Au–Cu–Fe–skarn deposits situated in Eastern Transbaikalia. However, its genetic classification is still a controversial issue. The deposit is confined to the similarly...
This study explores the magmatic and hydrothermal evolution of porphyry–skarn–transitional Cu-Mo-W-Au systems within the Nilüfer Mineralization Complex (NMC), located in the westernmost segment of the Eocene Tavşanlı Metall...
The Guodian Fe deposit is representative of the newly discovered Qihe–Yucheng high-grade Fe skarn ore cluster, Luxi Block, eastern North China Craton (NCC). The age of the Pandian Fe deposit remains elusive, which hinders the understanding of i...
Selenium and Te are two important critical metals, which are often produced as by-products in Au-Cu deposits related to magmatic–hydrothermal systems, such as porphyry and skarn deposits. The Jilongshan Au-Cu deposit is a typical skarn deposit...
Porphyry and the associated skarn-type deposit is one of the most important types of ore deposits worldwide, which usually exhibit significant zoning of mineralization-alteration, but the research on element migration in these mineralization-alterati...
A calc–alkaline dioritic–andesitic–dacitic intrusive–volcanic complex of Early Oligocene (30 Ma) age and its Mesozoic sedimentary basement at Recsk host a well-preserved porphyry–skarn–polymetallic carbonate-replac...
A large number of rock works in cold areas suffer from long-term freeze-thaw damage, and it seriously affects the stability of mine slopes. In this paper, the XRD component measurement, P-wave velocity, freeze-thaw cycling test at different times, un...
The Kamioka mine, located in Gifu Prefecture in Japan, is famous for the large water Cherenkov detector system, the Super-Kamiokande. The Kamioka skarn-type Pb–Zn deposits are formed in crystalline limestone and are replaced by skarn minerals within...
Following the worldwide increasing demand for Critical Raw Materials (CRMs), the Hellenic Geological Survey (HSGME) implemented a national project focused on the re-evaluation of certain Public Mining Areas in Greece. In this framework, exploration a...
The giant Beiya Au skarn deposit and Machangqing porphyry Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit are located in the middle part of the Jinshajiang–Ailaoshan alkaline porphyry metallogenic belt. The Beiya deposit is the largest Au skarn deposit in China, whilst the Macha...
This study explores novel techniques to improve the detection accuracy of skarn iron deposits using advanced image-processing methodologies. Leveraging the capabilities of ASTER image, band ratio (BR) images, and principal component analysis (PCA) al...
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