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![Simplified geological map showing the distribution of Cretaceous intrusions, volcanics and magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits in the Edong District. Modified from Xie et al. (2011) and Li et al. (2014). The inset map shows regional-scale characteristics and the location of the Edong District (modified from Li et al. 2009). (Color online.)]()
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![(a) Geological map of magmatic rocks and deposits in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Valley Metallogenic Belt (modified from Chang et al. 1991). TLF = Tancheng-Lujiang fault, XGF = Xiangfan-Guangji fault, YCF = Yangxing-Changzhou fault. (b) Geological map of the Edong district, showing mineralization types and their emplacement age (modified from Xie et al. 2012). Different sizes of circles indicate the size of the deposit. Sample dating locations are from (Li et al. 2008, 2009; Xie et al. 2012). (Color online.)]()
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![(a) Location of the Edong ore district in the MLYRB, Eastern China (modified after Xie et al. 2011a and Zhang et al. 2019). TLF = Tancheng–Lujiang fault; XGF = Xiangfan–Guangji fault; YCF = Yangxing–Changzhou fault; (b) geologic map of the Edong ore district, showing the major types of skarn deposits (modified after Shu et al. 1992; Li et al. 2010; Xie et al. 2011b). (Color online.)]()
![Zircon U-Pb ages of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district.]()
![Trace-element composition of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district, compared with that of the Tiantangzhai low-Mg adakitic and the Meichuan high-Mg adakitic rocks in the Dabie orogen.]()
![Major-element composition of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district, compared with that of the Tiantangzhai low-Mg adakites and the Meichuan high-Mg adakites in the Dabie orogen. a, Sr/Y versus Y classification; b, (La/Yb)N versus Yb classification; c, Total alkali versus SiO2; d, K2O versus SiO2; e, Mg# versus SiO2; f, A/NK (Al2O3/[Na2O+K2O]) versus A/CNK (Al2O3/[CaO+Na2O+K2O]).]()
![MgO-versus-SiO2 diagram for adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district and low- and high-Mg adakitic rocks in the Dabie orogen. Symbols are as in figure 4. TTG = tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite.]()
![a, Statistic graphs of the time of Cu and Fe mineralization in the Edong-Jiurui district. The compilation includes Re-Os ages on molybdenite for Cu deposits and 40Ar-39Ar ages on albite for Fe deposits. Data are from Mao et al. (2006), Xie et al. (2007), and Li et al. (2008). b, Statistic graphs of the time of Cu-related magmatic rocks and Fe-related magmatic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district. Data are from Xie et al. (2011b) and references therein. c, d, Statistic graphs of Cu-related magmatic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui and Tongling-Anqing areas, respectively. Data are in table A4.]()
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![Sr-versus-SiO2 (a) and Eu-versus-SiO2 (b) content diagrams for the adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district.]()
![Photomicrographs showing mineralogical and textural relationships in Cu-related adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district: Wushan (a), Xiaochaohu (b), Fengshandong (c), Yangxin (d), Tonglushan (e), Tongshankou (F), and mafic dike intruding the Wushan pluton (g).]()
![Tectonic model for the formation of the adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district. a, Flat (low-angle) subduction of the hot and buoyant paleo–Pacific Plate beneath the Yangtze (South China) craton resulted in melting of the plate and overlying sediments and production of adakites around 155–140 Ma. b, Increasing subduction angle caused an eastward shift of magmatism from the Eong-Jiurui area toward the Tongling-Anqing area around 140–135 Ma. c, Between 135 and 120 Ma, a phase of extension caused pressure release in the crust and lithospheric mantle. The lithospheric mantle beneath the Edong-Jiurui area was metasomatized by the adakitic melts, and finally, hydrothermal solutions associated with the magmas mobilized iron in high concentration, giving rise to the Fe ore deposits. MLYRB = middle-lower Yangtze River belt; MORB = mid-ocean ridge basalt.]()
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![Initial 87Sr/86Sr ratio–versus-1/Sr (×105) (a) and La/Sm-versus-La (b) diagrams for Cu-related adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district. Additional 87Sr/86Sr data are from Wang et al. (2004b), Xie et al. (2008), and Li et al. (2009b).]()
![a, Distribution of ore deposits in the middle-lower Yangtze River belt (after Pan and Dong 1999; Xie et al. 2008). b, Geological map of the Edong-Jiurui district, showing distribution of late Mesozoic igneous rocks, Cu-Fe-Au-Mo deposits, and sample localities (after 1∶200,000 geological map of China). TLF = Tancheng-Lujiang fault; XGF = Xiangfan-Guangji fault; YCF = Yangxing-Changzhou fault.]()
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![(a) Map showing the location of the Middle-Lower Yangtze River metallogenic belt in China. (b) Map showing the distribution of major deposits and related granitoids in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River metallogenic belt (modified after Mao et al. 2011; Zhou et al. 2019). (c) Geological map of the Edong ore district showing the main types of mineral deposits and intrusions (modified after Shu et al. 1992; Xie et al. 2011). TLF = Tancheng-Lujiang fault; XGF = Xiangfan-Guangji fault; YCF = Yangxin-Changzhou fault. (Color online.)]()
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Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District Available to Purchase
Journal: The Journal of Geology
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 03 January 2014
The Journal of Geology (2014) 122 (1): 77–97.
...Yi-Zeng Yang; Qun Long; Wolfgang Siebel; Ting Cheng; Zhen-Hui Hou; Fukun Chen Abstract The Edong-Jiurui district is located more than 1000 km from the current Pacific subduction zone. It is part of the well-known middle and lower Yangtze River Cu-Fe-Au belt in central eastern China. Cu...
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in The efficiency of copper extraction from magma bodies: Implications for mineralization potential and fluid-silicate melt partitioning of copper
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 September 2022
Figure 1. Simplified geological map showing the distribution of Cretaceous intrusions, volcanics and magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits in the Edong District. Modified from Xie et al. (2011) and Li et al. (2014) . The inset map shows regional-scale characteristics and the location of the Edong
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The efficiency of copper extraction from magma bodies: Implications for mineralization potential and fluid-silicate melt partitioning of copper Available to Purchase
Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 September 2022
American Mineralogist (2022) 107 (9): 1681–1696.
...Figure 1. Simplified geological map showing the distribution of Cretaceous intrusions, volcanics and magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits in the Edong District. Modified from Xie et al. (2011) and Li et al. (2014) . The inset map shows regional-scale characteristics and the location of the Edong...
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( a ) Geological map of magmatic rocks and deposits in the Middle-Lower Yan... Available to Purchase
in Texture and geochemistry of multi-stage hydrothermal scheelite in the Tongshankou porphyry-skarn Cu-Mo(-W) deposit, eastern China: Implications for ore-forming process and fluid metasomatism
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 June 2020
Figure 1. ( a ) Geological map of magmatic rocks and deposits in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Valley Metallogenic Belt (modified from Chang et al. 1991 ). TLF = Tancheng-Lujiang fault, XGF = Xiangfan-Guangji fault, YCF = Yangxing-Changzhou fault. ( b ) Geological map of the Edong district
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(a) The location of the Edong ore district in China. (b) Geological map of ... Available to Purchase
in Deciphering the origin of low-grade W mineralization and hydrothermal fluids in the oxidized Fujiashan W skarn deposit using garnet geochemistry
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 July 2025
Figure 1. ( a ) The location of the Edong ore district in China. ( b ) Geological map of the Edong ore district showing the location of primary mineral deposits and intrusions (modified after Shu et al. 1992 ; Xie et al. 2011 ). (Color online.)
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( a ) Location of the Edong ore district in the MLYRB, Eastern China (modif... Available to Purchase
in Pyrite geochemistry and its implications on Au-Cu skarn metallogeny: An example from the Jiguanzui deposit, Eastern China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 03 October 2022
Figure 1. ( a ) Location of the Edong ore district in the MLYRB, Eastern China (modified after Xie et al. 2011a and Zhang et al. 2019 ). TLF = Tancheng–Lujiang fault; XGF = Xiangfan–Guangji fault; YCF = Yangxing–Changzhou fault; ( b ) geologic map of the Edong ore district, showing the major
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Zircon U-Pb ages of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district. Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 3. Zircon U-Pb ages of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district.
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Trace-element composition of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district, c... Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 4. Trace-element composition of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district, compared with that of the Tiantangzhai low-Mg adakitic and the Meichuan high-Mg adakitic rocks in the Dabie orogen.
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![Major-element composition of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district, compared with that of the Tiantangzhai low-Mg adakites and the Meichuan high-Mg adakites in the Dabie orogen. a, Sr/Y versus Y classification; b, (La/Yb)N versus Yb classification; c, Total alkali versus SiO2; d, K2O versus SiO2; e, Mg# versus SiO2; f, A/NK (Al2O3/[Na2O+K2O]) versus A/CNK (Al2O3/[CaO+Na2O+K2O]).](https://gsw.silverchair-cdn.com/gsw/Content_public/Journal/the-journal-of-geology/122/1/10.1086_674423/2/s_674423_fg5_online.jpeg?Expires=2147483647&Signature=JmkL~-ErVBrYulqbFfxBOoPDyyOO0CM0ZufpEe21bi7wJni4goHW3xKQOH1AAXAfaTryEWa8iGBjkxhNONid~70YsAulUWn0DXA3TOLGnyrgYjG1LrG4J7lHn~4wJaT-SeB2nS-l6YVfrEyB-hZDmnWr~~yRTFCRvBgrd3L0cuDVMIntxk-NWojG24xgqWnrkintu5OiO2ESuS2qOqiC8Rul1z6x07pur-xuPiUKtynDuHrGDR8KkG8mc2FnNH8pDAbwy8cP1siC7V6HXO5kiJJlJzqHQt8KsyGdhXxHtLhtmNxUbL90MFpvj69lcOXsmPkhmjTseSyKWZeCqH773g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Major-element composition of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district, c... Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 5. Major-element composition of adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district, compared with that of the Tiantangzhai low-Mg adakites and the Meichuan high-Mg adakites in the Dabie orogen. a , Sr/Y versus Y classification; b , (La/Yb) N versus Yb classification; c , Total alkali versus
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MgO-versus-SiO 2 diagram for adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district a... Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 12. MgO-versus-SiO 2 diagram for adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district and low- and high-Mg adakitic rocks in the Dabie orogen. Symbols are as in figure 4 . TTG = tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite.
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a , Statistic graphs of the time of Cu and Fe mineralization in the Edong-J... Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 9. a , Statistic graphs of the time of Cu and Fe mineralization in the Edong-Jiurui district. The compilation includes Re-Os ages on molybdenite for Cu deposits and 40 Ar- 39 Ar ages on albite for Fe deposits. Data are from Mao et al. ( 2006 ), Xie et al. ( 2007 ), and Li et al. ( 2008
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Texture and geochemistry of multi-stage hydrothermal scheelite in the Tongshankou porphyry-skarn Cu-Mo(-W) deposit, eastern China: Implications for ore-forming process and fluid metasomatism Available to Purchase
Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 June 2020
American Mineralogist (2020) 105 (6): 945–954.
...Figure 1. ( a ) Geological map of magmatic rocks and deposits in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Valley Metallogenic Belt (modified from Chang et al. 1991 ). TLF = Tancheng-Lujiang fault, XGF = Xiangfan-Guangji fault, YCF = Yangxing-Changzhou fault. ( b ) Geological map of the Edong district...
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Sr-versus-SiO 2 ( a ) and Eu-versus-SiO 2 ( b ) content diagrams for the ... Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 10. Sr-versus-SiO 2 ( a ) and Eu-versus-SiO 2 ( b ) content diagrams for the adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district.
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Photomicrographs showing mineralogical and textural relationships in Cu-rel... Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 2. Photomicrographs showing mineralogical and textural relationships in Cu-related adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district: Wushan ( a ), Xiaochaohu ( b ), Fengshandong ( c ), Yangxin ( d ), Tonglushan ( e ), Tongshankou ( F ), and mafic dike intruding the Wushan pluton ( g ).
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Tectonic model for the formation of the adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui ... Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 14. Tectonic model for the formation of the adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district. a , Flat (low-angle) subduction of the hot and buoyant paleo–Pacific Plate beneath the Yangtze (South China) craton resulted in melting of the plate and overlying sediments and production of adakites
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Deciphering the origin of low-grade W mineralization and hydrothermal fluids in the oxidized Fujiashan W skarn deposit using garnet geochemistry Available to Purchase
Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 July 2025
American Mineralogist (2025) 110 (7): 1112–1126.
...Figure 1. ( a ) The location of the Edong ore district in China. ( b ) Geological map of the Edong ore district showing the location of primary mineral deposits and intrusions (modified after Shu et al. 1992 ; Xie et al. 2011 ). (Color online.) ...
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Initial 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratio–versus-1/Sr (×10 5 ) ( a ) and La/Sm-versus-La ... Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 11. Initial 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratio–versus-1/Sr (×10 5 ) ( a ) and La/Sm-versus-La ( b ) diagrams for Cu-related adakitic rocks in the Edong-Jiurui district. Additional 87 Sr/ 86 Sr data are from Wang et al. ( 2004 b ), Xie et al. ( 2008 ), and Li et al. ( 2009 b ).
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a , Distribution of ore deposits in the middle-lower Yangtze River belt (af... Available to Purchase
in Paleo-Pacific Subduction in the Interior of Eastern China: Evidence from Adakitic Rocks in the Edong-Jiurui District
> The Journal of Geology
Published: 03 January 2014
Figure 1. a , Distribution of ore deposits in the middle-lower Yangtze River belt (after Pan and Dong 1999 ; Xie et al. 2008 ). b , Geological map of the Edong-Jiurui district, showing distribution of late Mesozoic igneous rocks, Cu-Fe-Au-Mo deposits, and sample localities (after 1∶200,000
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Mineralogy, Fluid Inclusion, and Stable Isotope Studies of the Chengchao Deposit, Hubei Province, Eastern China: Implications for the Formation of High-Grade Fe Skarn Deposits Available to Purchase
Journal: Economic Geology
Publisher: Society of Economic Geologists
Published: 01 March 2019
Economic Geology (2019) 114 (2): 325–352.
... Reviews , v. 65 , p. 97 – 131 . Tan , Q.M. , 1990 , Composition of oxygen isotope for intrusions and minerals in Edong district, and their geological significance : Geology and Prospecting , v. 26 , p. 23 – 27 (in Chinese). Taylor , B.E. , 1988 , Degassing of rhyolitic magmas...
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( a ) Map showing the location of the Middle-Lower Yangtze River metallogen... Available to Purchase
in Scheelite composition fingerprints pulsed flow of magmatic fluid in the Fujiashan W skarn deposit, eastern China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 April 2024
) Geological map of the Edong ore district showing the main types of mineral deposits and intrusions (modified after Shu et al. 1992 ; Xie et al. 2011 ). TLF = Tancheng-Lujiang fault; XGF = Xiangfan-Guangji fault; YCF = Yangxin-Changzhou fault. (Color online.)
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