Towards a universal model for orogenic gold systems: A perspective based on Chinese examples with geodynamic, temporal, and deposit-scale structural and …

Q Wang, L Yang, H Zhao, DI Groves, W Weng… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the term orogenic gold has become widely accepted over the past 20 years for
disseminated-to lode-style gold deposits that formed in a variety of tectonic environments …

Giant Mesozoic gold ores derived from subducted oceanic slab and overlying sediments

KF Qiu, J Deng, C Laflamme, ZY Long, RQ Wan… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Orogenic gold deposits account for more than 30% of the global gold resources. To
understand the genesis of orogenic gold deposits and ultimately target new orogenic gold …

Uncovering and quantifying the subduction zone sulfur cycle from the slab perspective

JL Li, EM Schwarzenbach, T John, JJ Ague… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Sulfur belongs among H2O, CO2, and Cl as one of the key volatiles in Earth's chemical
cycles. High oxygen fugacity, sulfur concentration, and δ34S values in volcanic arc rocks …

[HTML][HTML] Genesis of orogenic gold systems in the Daduhe belt: Evidence of long-lived fertile mantle lithosphere as a source of diverse metallogeny on the western …

H Zhao, Q Wang, DI Groves, M Santosh, J Zhang… - Ore Geology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The poorly documented Daduhe gold belt on the western margin of the Yangtze Craton, an
important metallogenic belt in southwest China, is characterized by typical orogenic gold …

Copper isotope evidence for sulfide fractionation and lower crustal foundering in making continental crust

SA Liu, RL Rudnick, WR Liu, FZ Teng, TH Wu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The continental crust is strongly depleted in copper compared with its building blocks—
primary arc magmas—and this depletion is intrinsically associated with continental crust …

Sulfide-bearing cumulates in deep continental arcs: The missing copper reservoir

K Chen, M Tang, CTA Lee, Z Wang, Z Zou, Z Hu… - Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Resolving the geochemical discrepancies between the bulk continental crust and its
building blocks, basaltic arc magmas, can provide insights into the processes by which the …

Heavy copper isotopes in arc‐related lavas from cold subduction zones uncover a sub‐arc mantle metasomatized by serpentinite‐derived sulfate‐rich fluids

Z Chen, J Chen, LS Tamehe, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Serpentinite dehydration during subduction releases fluids into the sub‐arc mantle, yet the
oxidizing capability of these fluids remains controversial. Here, redox‐sensitive Cu isotopes …

Isotopic compositions of sulfides in exhumed high‐pressure terranes: implications for sulfur cycling in subduction zones

JB Walters, AM Cruz‐Uribe… - Geochemistry …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction is a key component of Earth's long‐term sulfur cycle; however, the mechanisms
that drive sulfur from subducting slabs remain elusive. Isotopes are a sensitive indicator of …

Progressive spatial and temporal evolution of tectonic triggers and metasomatized mantle lithosphere sources for orogenic gold mineralization in a Triassic …

H Zhao, Q Wang, DI Groves, J Deng - GSA Bulletin, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Whether orogenic gold deposits formed from crustal or subcrustal sources is debated, and
their link to orogenic processes is ambiguous. Gold mineralization in the Triassic East …

[HTML][HTML] Sulfur from the subducted slab dominates the sulfur budget of the mantle wedge under volcanic arcs

Z Taracsák, TA Mather, S Ding, T Plank… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfur is of a crucial importance in the Earth system influencing biological, climate, ore-
forming, and redox processes. Subduction zones play a key role in the global sulfur cycle …