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Mesozoic Large‐scale Mineralization and Multiple Lithospheric Extensions in South China
Author(s) -
Jingwen MAO,
Guiqing XIE,
Xiaofeng LI,
Changqing ZHANG,
Yitian WANG
Publication year - 2006
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/j.1755-6724.2006.tb00259.x
Subject(s) - lithosphere , china , mineralization (soil science) , mesozoic , geology , scale (ratio) , earth science , geochemistry , paleontology , tectonics , geography , soil science , cartography , archaeology , structural basin , soil water
South China is the most important polymetallic (tungsten, tin, bismuth, copper, silver, antimony, mercury, rare metals, heavy rare earth elements, gold and lead‐zinc) province in China. This paper describes the basic characteristics of Mesozoic large‐scale mineralization in South China. The large‐scale mineralization mainly took place in three intervals: 170–150 Ma, 140–126 Ma and 110–80 Ma. Among these the first stage is mainly marked by copper, lead‐zinc and tungsten mineralization and the third stage is mainly characterized by tin, gold, silver and uranium mineralization. The stage of 140–126 Ma mainly characterized by tungsten and tin mineralization is a transitional interval from the first to the third stage. In light of the current research results of the regional tectonic evolution it is proposed that the large‐scale mineralization in the three stages is related to post‐collision between the South China block and the North China block, transfer of the principal stress‐field of tectonic regimes from N‐S to E‐W direction, and multiple back‐arc lithospheric extensions caused by subduction of the Paleo‐Pacific plate.