摘要
The geotectonic setting refers to the three-dimensional space and relatedevents based on which a metallogenic system is formed and an ore-forming process takes place. Thispaper discusses the tectonic evolution of the southwestern margin of the North China paleocontinentand related geotectonic settings in which large or superlarge deposits are formed. Emphasis is puton the geodynamic conditions of the Jinchuan nickel-copper deposit, the Baiyin copper-polymetallicdeposit and the Hanshan gold deposit. It is significant that the three deposits occur together as a'trinity' on the same paleocontinental margin. The Jinchuan nickel-copper deposit was formed duringthe early stage of rifting of the paleocontinental margin; the Baiyin copper-polymetallic depositwas formed during the splitting stage of a continental-margin arc. The continental-margin arcspitting resulted in an 'island arc rift' in the early stage of evolution. The Hanshan gold depositwas formed within the Altun sinistral strike-slip fault system and its provenance is the'intraoceanic arc' volcanic rocks.
The geotectonic setting refers to the three-dimensional space and relatedevents based on which a metallogenic system is formed and an ore-forming process takes place. Thispaper discusses the tectonic evolution of the southwestern margin of the North China paleocontinentand related geotectonic settings in which large or superlarge deposits are formed. Emphasis is puton the geodynamic conditions of the Jinchuan nickel-copper deposit, the Baiyin copper-polymetallicdeposit and the Hanshan gold deposit. It is significant that the three deposits occur together as a'trinity' on the same paleocontinental margin. The Jinchuan nickel-copper deposit was formed duringthe early stage of rifting of the paleocontinental margin; the Baiyin copper-polymetallic depositwas formed during the splitting stage of a continental-margin arc. The continental-margin arcspitting resulted in an 'island arc rift' in the early stage of evolution. The Hanshan gold depositwas formed within the Altun sinistral strike-slip fault system and its provenance is the'intraoceanic arc' volcanic rocks.
