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![Paragenetic sequence of the main minerals from the Shizhushan deposit in South China. The widths of the solid lines denote the relative abundance of minerals; dotted lines indicate the local presence of minerals.]()
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![(A) Simplified geological map of the Shizhushan district in South China; (B) geological sections of A–A′ (modified after Chen et al., 2018); (C) geological sections of Line 8 (modified after Chen et al., 2018); (D) petrological profile of drilling section ZK 802 at the Shizhushan deposit.]()
![Tera-Wasserburg U-Pb concordia diagrams of (A) garnet and (B) calcite from Shizhushan deposits, South China. MSWD—mean square weighted deviation.]()
![Diagrams of thermal diffusion modeling, conducted based on conditions similar to the Shizhushan deposit in South China, showing various decreasing temperature trends in relation to the (A) distance from the pluton and (B) the time after the magma chamber emplaced. See the text for a detailed description.]()
![Representative field photographs of (A) chert-bearing limestone in the Permian Maokou Formation in the Shizhushan deposit, South China; (B) gradual weakening trend of wollastonite (Wo) mineralization as the distance between the strata and granitic rocks increases; (C–E) weakly metamorphized chert-bearing limestone, showing obvious zonation of chert–wollastonite–marble; and (F) massive wollastonite ores.]()
![(A) Ternary diagram illustrating compositions of garnet from the Shizhushan deposit in South China; (B) biotite 10 × TiO2–FeO* + MnO–MgO discrimination diagram (modified after Nachit et al., 2005); (C) biotite diagram (modified after Foster, 1960). Adr—andradite; Al—almandine; Grs—grossular; Py—pyrope; Sp—spessartine; Uv—uvarovite.]()
![Petrographical characteristics of the rocks formed during the hydrothermal stages from the Shizhushan deposit in South China. (A) Pervasively potassic alteration in fine-grained porphyritic granite; (B) veinlet-type potassic alteration in fine-grained porphyritic granite; (C) massive garnet skarn; (D–F) garnet veins crosscutting wollastonite orebodies; (G) garnet replaced by epidote and crosscut by calcite veinlets; (H, I) sulfide-quartz stage, showing sulfides precipitated in garnet-diopside skarns; (J) sulfide veinlets crosscutting marble; (K–M) carbonate-quartz veinlets crosscutting the wollastonite orebodies. Cal—calcite; Ccp—chalcopyrite; Di—diopside; Ep—epidote; Flr—fluorite; Gn—galena; Grt—garnet; Kfs—K-feldspar; Qz—quartz; Sp—sphalerite; Wo—wollastonite.]()
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Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration Available to Purchase
Journal: GSA Bulletin
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 20 December 2024
GSA Bulletin (2025) 137 (5-6): 2389–2406.
... the geology and genesis of the world’s largest wollastonite deposit (69.55 million tonnes [Mt] of wollastonite) at Shizhushan in the Mengshan district, South China. The wollastonite orebodies in the Shizhushan deposit are hosted by chert-bearing limestones within the Permian Makou Formation formed during...
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Paragenetic sequence of the main minerals from the Shizhushan deposit in So... Available to Purchase
in Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration
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Published: 20 December 2024
Figure 4. Paragenetic sequence of the main minerals from the Shizhushan deposit in South China. The widths of the solid lines denote the relative abundance of minerals; dotted lines indicate the local presence of minerals.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF GARNET, CALCITE, AND BIOTITE FROM THE SHIZHUSHAN DEPOSIT... Available to Purchase
in Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration
> GSA Bulletin
Published: 20 December 2024
TABLE 1. CHARACTERISTICS OF GARNET, CALCITE, AND BIOTITE FROM THE SHIZHUSHAN DEPOSIT, SOUTH CHINA
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MAJOR ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS OF GARNETS FROM THE SHIZHUSHAN DEPOSIT, SOUTH ... Available to Purchase
in Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration
> GSA Bulletin
Published: 20 December 2024
TABLE 2. MAJOR ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS OF GARNETS FROM THE SHIZHUSHAN DEPOSIT, SOUTH CHINA
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(A) Simplified geological map of the Shizhushan district in South China; (B... Available to Purchase
in Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration
> GSA Bulletin
Published: 20 December 2024
Figure 3. (A) Simplified geological map of the Shizhushan district in South China; (B) geological sections of A–A′ (modified after Chen et al., 2018 ); (C) geological sections of Line 8 (modified after Chen et al., 2018 ); (D) petrological profile of drilling section ZK 802 at the Shizhushan
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Tera-Wasserburg U-Pb concordia diagrams of (A) garnet and (B) calcite from ... Available to Purchase
in Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration
> GSA Bulletin
Published: 20 December 2024
Figure 7. Tera-Wasserburg U-Pb concordia diagrams of (A) garnet and (B) calcite from Shizhushan deposits, South China. MSWD—mean square weighted deviation.
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Diagrams of thermal diffusion modeling, conducted based on conditions simil... Available to Purchase
in Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration
> GSA Bulletin
Published: 20 December 2024
Figure 10. Diagrams of thermal diffusion modeling, conducted based on conditions similar to the Shizhushan deposit in South China, showing various decreasing temperature trends in relation to the (A) distance from the pluton and (B) the time after the magma chamber emplaced. See the text
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Representative field photographs of (A) chert-bearing limestone in the Perm... Available to Purchase
in Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration
> GSA Bulletin
Published: 20 December 2024
Figure 2. Representative field photographs of (A) chert-bearing limestone in the Permian Maokou Formation in the Shizhushan deposit, South China; (B) gradual weakening trend of wollastonite (Wo) mineralization as the distance between the strata and granitic rocks increases; (C–E) weakly
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(A) Ternary diagram illustrating compositions of garnet from the Shizhushan... Available to Purchase
in Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration
> GSA Bulletin
Published: 20 December 2024
Figure 6. (A) Ternary diagram illustrating compositions of garnet from the Shizhushan deposit in South China; (B) biotite 10 × TiO 2 –FeO* + MnO–MgO discrimination diagram (modified after Nachit et al., 2005 ); (C) biotite diagram (modified after Foster, 1960 ). Adr—andradite; Al—almandine; Grs
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Petrographical characteristics of the rocks formed during the hydrothermal ... Available to Purchase
in Geology and genesis of the world-class wollastonite deposit at Shizhushan in South China and implications for exploration
> GSA Bulletin
Published: 20 December 2024
Figure 5. Petrographical characteristics of the rocks formed during the hydrothermal stages from the Shizhushan deposit in South China. (A) Pervasively potassic alteration in fine-grained porphyritic granite; (B) veinlet-type potassic alteration in fine-grained porphyritic granite; (C) massive
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Geochronology, Geochemistry, and Sr-Nd-Hf Isotopes of the Mengshan Pluton in Jiangxi, South China: Implications for Indosinian Crustal and Tectonic Evolution Available to Purchase
Journal: The Journal of Geology
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 01 March 2023
The Journal of Geology (2023) 131 (2): 159–186.
... , X. 2020 . Zircon U-Pb age and significance of metallogenic magmatic rocks in Shizhushan wollastonite deposit, Mengshan District, Jiangxi Province . In Compil. 2020 Pap. Jiangxi Geol. Soc. , p. 139 – 144 . Chen , J. F. ; Guo , X. S. ; Tang , J. F. ; and Zhou , T. X...
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Journal: Economic Geology
Publisher: Society of Economic Geologists
Published: 01 January 2024
Economic Geology (2024) 119 (1): 221–230.
... Feng article 105467 Geology, geochemistry and genesis of the world-class Shizhushan wollastonite deposit, Mengshan area, South China Jun Mu, Shugao Zhao, Matthew Brzozowski, Hongbin Li, and Weiqiang Li article 105469 Mechanism and age of gold remobilization in orogenic gold deposit from primary...
