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标题：Geochemistry of hydrothermal gold deposits: A review
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作者：Yongfeng Zhu ; Fang An ; Juanjuan Tan 等
期刊名称：Geoscience Frontiers
印刷版ISSN：1674-9871
出版年度：2011
卷号：2
期号：3
页码：367-374
DOI：10.1016/j.gsf.2011.05.006
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractMineral assemblages formed during hydrothermal alteration reflect the geochemical composition of ore-forming fluids. Gold is mainly transported in solution as Au–Cl and Au–S complexes. The change of physicochemical conditions such as temperature, pressure, oxygen fugacity, and sulfur fugacity are effective mechanisms for gold precipitation. Gold tends to be concentrated in the vapor phase of fluids at high temperatures and pressures. Au–As and Au–Sb associations are common in gold deposit. Native antimony and/or arsenic – native gold assemblages may precipitate from hydrothermal fluids with low sulfur fugacity. Hydrothermal fluids forming epithermal gold deposits are Au-saturated in most cases, whereas fluids of Carlin-type are Au-undersaturated. Quasi-steady As-bearing pyrite extracts solid solution Au from hydrothermal fluids through absorption. The capability of As-bearing pyrite to absorb Au from under-saturated fluid is the key to the formation of large-scale Carlin-type deposits. With increasing new data, studies on the geochemistry of gold deposits can be used to trace the origin of ore-forming fluids, the source of gold, and the transporting form of Au and other ore-forming elements, such as Si, S, F, Cl, As and Ag.
关键词：KeywordsenGeochemistryHydrothermal fluidAlterationGold deposits