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Skarn Zonation and Mineral Geochemistry of the Galinge Skarn Deposit

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Metallogenic Mechanism of the Galinge Polymetallic Iron Skarn Deposit, Qiman Tagh Mountains, Qinghai Province

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The Galinge deposit can be roughly divided into three proximal to distal skarn zones Based on the mineral assemblages and their compositions; i.e. the magnesian skarn (Mg-SK), the calcic skarn (Ca-SK) and the manganese-calcium skarn (Mn-Ca-SK) zones. The Mg-SK is developed in the II ore domain, and is featured by the widespread occurrence of Mg-rich minerals, including forsterite, spinel, diopside, tremolite, serpentine, Mg-chlorite, chondrodite and phlogopite. The Ca-SK, occurring in the IV and V ore domains, is associated with the metamorphism of mafic volcanic rocks and marbles, and is characterized by garnet, pyroxene, tourmaline, axinite, magnesian-hastingsite, ferro-actinolite and epidote. The distal Mn-Ca-SK zone of the VI ore domain contains johannsenite, galena and sphalerite.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Prediction of Nonferrous Metals and Geological Environment Monitoring, Ministry of Education, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

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  2. MLR Key Laboratory of Metallogeny and Mineral Assessment, Institute of Mineral Resources, CAGS, Beijing, China

    Dr. Miao Yu

  3. China School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China

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Yu, M. (2019). Skarn Zonation and Mineral Geochemistry of the Galinge Skarn Deposit. In: Metallogenic Mechanism of the Galinge Polymetallic Iron Skarn Deposit, Qiman Tagh Mountains, Qinghai Province. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7907-8_2

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