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In the world-class Gejiu Sn district, South China, tin mineralization is related to the Gejiu granitoids, which consist of porphyritic quartz monzonite, syenogranite, and porphyritic/equigranular biotite monzogranites. Zircon U Pb dating shows that these granitoids were emplaced at ca. 77.9–81.7 Ma. Close spatio-temporal associations, systematic element distribution patterns, and similar isotopic compositions, together reveal that they are consanguineous, and the porphyritic quartz monzonite represents relatively primitive magma. The occurrence of hornblende, high apatite Nd N /Nd N * (mostly > 1), and whole-rock evolutionary trends, collectively indicate that the Gejiu granitoids are fractionated I-type granites. Negative and fluctuant εHf(t) values (−13.3 to −3.8) reveal that their I-type affinities could be caused by a mixing source through partial melting of metasedimentary rocks with minor input of mantle-derived materials, which is supported by the presence of mafic microgranular enclaves (MMEs). Zircon and apatite elemental fingerprints, combined with Rayleigh fractional crystallization modeling, decipher a two-stage fractional crystallization of hornblende-dominated and feldspar-dominated. The negative correlation between whole-rock Fe 2 O 3 /FeO and Rb/Sr ratios suggests that the magmatic oxygen fugacity gradually decreases with fractional crystallization. High zircon saturation temperatures (∼ 835 °C) indicate that the additional heat from the mantle provided a higher melting temperature to trigger biotite breakdown reactions, which can effectively release Sn into the initial melt. Subsequently, tin in magma underwent a two-stage enrichment process under the conjunctive effect of the variation of fractionating phases and magmatic redox state. In the first stage, there is no significant Sn enrichment during hornblende, magnetite, and titanite fractionation, which is due to the compatibility of Sn with these Ti-bearing minerals under oxidized conditions. In the second stage, the dominant Sn-poor feldspar with limited Sn-sequestering biotite fractionation under more reduced conditions efficiently increases Sn concentration in the residual melt by a factor of ∼ 8, as demonstrated by systematic apatite geochemical data. The hysteretic crystallization of biotite prevents the premature sequestration of Sn and reserves adequate metals for eventual mineralization. Finally, fluid exsolution during the magmatic-hydrothermal transition loads magmatically enriched Sn into the hydrothermal system, leading to the formation of the Gejiu Sn district. [Display omitted] • The Gejiu granitoids are fractionated I-type granites. • Their magmatic oxygen fugacity gradually decreases with fractional crystallization. • They experienced a two-stage fractional crystallization process. • Feldspar-dominated fractionation results in significant enrichment of magmatic Sn. • Melt-fluid transition loads magmatically enriched Sn into the hydrothermal system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • Erdaokan is a magmatic-hydrothermal deposit genetically linked with bitumen. • Bitumen is of biogenic origin, and was sourced from the adjacent sedimentary strata. • Organic matter that formed bitumen significantly interacted with ore-forming fluids. The newly discovered Triassic Erdaokan Ag-Pb-Zn deposit having an ore reserve of 2964 kt, with an average grade of 517 g/t Ag, 0.6 wt% Pb and 0.4 wt% Zn, is the only known bitumen-bearing magmatic-hydrothermal Ag-Pb-Zn deposit in the northeastern segment of the Great Xing'an Range, NE China. Its genetic relationship with organic matter remains elusive. In this contribution, we present results from detailed geochemistry, isotope and biomarker studies on bitumen and discuss the genesis of bitumen and its relationship with Ag-Pb-Zn mineralization. The carbon isotope and biomarker analyses suggest a biogenic origin for the organic matter that formed bitumen. We infer that the organic matter was most likely sourced from the carbonaceous shale and limestone belonging to Niqiuhe Formation. Significant interaction between the organic matter and ore-forming fluid is indicated. The light n-alkanes and analogs, alkali elements, vanadium and nickel in the bitumen were removed by the ore-forming fluid, and a variety of metal elements entered into the bitumen. The thermochemical oxidation of methane induced by high-valence metal oxides and thermochemical sulfate reductions were the two main interaction mechanisms between the organic matter and ore-forming fluid, which made an effective contribution to metal precipitation in the Erdaokan Ag-Pb-Zn deposit. On this basis, we propose a genetic model for the genesis of the Erdaokan Ag-Pb-Zn deposit and other hydrocarbon-bearing magmatic-hydrothermal deposits which envisages a significant role played by the organic matter sourced from the sedimentary rocks in ore concentration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]