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The 3rd Major Period of Nickel Mineralization in China
Author(s) -
SONG Zhongbao,
JIANG Changyi,
ZHANG Yulian,
LING Jinlan,
CHEN Xiangyang,
YANG Tao,
QI Shengsheng
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/1755-6724.12371_19
Subject(s) - mineralization (soil science) , geological survey , china , geology , geochemistry , chinese academy of sciences , archaeology , geography , paleontology , soil science , soil water
in the northeastern Qinghai Tibet Plateau, across Asia and Tethys Himalayan metallogenic domain, and it is the important gold, copper, nickel metal mineral base. Magmatic Cu-Ni-PGE sulfide deposit is related to mafic ultramafic magmatic mineralization in sulfide deposit primarily, with nickel, copper and platinum group elements mainly occur in this type of ore deposits, of which more than 60% nickel and 90% of the platinum group elements are derived from this kind of deposit. Its share of global nickel, platinum mining quantity nearly half or more, than porphyry, sand shale type, and this type of copper reserves is accounted for about 5.5% of global copper total reserves, and is one of the main industrial types of copper deposits. In China, nearly 86% ,more than 90% nickel, platinum, copper reserves of about 7.3%, are derived from magmatic Ni Cu sulfide deposit. Therefore, the study on Ni -Cu-PGE magmatic sulfide deposits has important significance in metallogenic theory prospecting in practice.