Abstract:
This study investigated the properties of ore fluids, ore-forming material sources, and the ore genesis of the Zhangjiatun Gold Deposit through the analysis of metal sulfides using electron microprobe, fluid inclusions, and in situ S−Pb isotopes of pyrite. The results indicate that the average weight percentage of
w(Fe) in pyrite is 46.1 %, and the average weight percentage of
w(S) is 52.6 %, resulting in an average
w(S)/
w(Fe) ratio of 1.9. The
δFe−
δS diagram shows a depletion of iron and sulfur. The
w(Co)/
w(Ni)ratios in pyrite are all greater than 1, suggesting that the ore fluids are primarily magmatic hydrothermal fluids in origin. The
w(Fe+S)/
w(As) ratio reflects characteristics typical of epithermal gold deposits. The average weight percentage of
w(Pb) in galena is 87.0 %, while the average weight percentage of
w(S) is 13.0 %. The
w(Pb)/
w(S) ratio exceeds theoretical values, indicating a lead-rich and sulfur-poor composition. The average weight percentage of
w(Zn) in sphalerite is 59.4 %, while the average weight percentage of
w(S) is 32.0 %. There is a negative correlation between Fe and Zn, indicating that Fe undergoes isomorphism substitution with Zn. The
w(Zn)/
w(Fe) ratio ranges from 10 to 100, suggesting that the ore-forming temperature could be 150 ℃−250 ℃. Fluid inclusions in quartz are primarily two-phase (liquid-vapor), with the ore fluids exhibiting low temperatures (145 ℃−205 ℃), low salinity (8 %−11 %), and low density (0.800−0.925 g/cm
3), indicating a mineralization depth of 1.80−2.62 km. The
δ34S values range from 6.51 ‰ to 7.16 ‰, exhibiting characteristics consistent with magmatic sulfur. The
206Pb/
204Pb ratios range from 16.698 to 16.866, the
207Pb/
204Pb ratios from 15.500 to 15.579, and the
208Pb/
204Pb ratios from 37.051 to 37.220, indicating relationships with crust-derived magmatic processes. Based on the above findings, it is concluded that the ore genesis of the Zhangjiatun Gold Deposit is characterized as an epithermal type, associated with magmatic activity related to the extensional tectonics of post-subduction of the ancient Pacific Plate.