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Numerical Modeling of the Hydrothermal Metallogenic Mechanism Associated with the Ergu Pb-Zn Deposit, Heilongjiang, China: An Example of Pore-Fluid Convection Controlled Mineralization.
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Minerals (2075-163X) . Nov2023, Vol. 13 Issue 11, p1428. 22p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Skarn-hosted deposits are commonly recognized as the consequence of magma intrusion within the Earth's upper crust. The Ergu Pb-Zn deposit can be regarded as a typical skarn-hosted deposit in the hydrothermal ore-forming system within the central Lesser Xing'an Range (LXR), Heilongjiang, China. Although extensive studies were conducted to understand the ore-forming system associated with the Ergu Pb-Zn deposit through using the traditional geoscience methods, the ore-forming process involved in this deposit has not been justified in a strictly scientific manner to date. In this paper, the hydrothermal ore-forming process of the Ergu Pb-Zn deposit is computationally simulated through using the dual length-scale approach associated with the finite element method (FEM). The related computational simulation results have demonstrated that: (1) the pore-fluid convection provides continuous ore-forming fluid and material sources for the Ergu Pb-Zn deposit at the quartz-Pb-Zn sulfide stage; (2) the convective flow of the pore fluid is the main dynamic mechanism, which controls the temperature, chemical species and pore-fluid velocity distributions in the Ergu Pb-Zn deposit; (3) the localized structure plays a key role in controlling the localized pore-fluid flow pattern, which can further control the location and formation of the orebody grade in the Ergu Pb-Zn deposit; (4) the dual length-scale approach associated with the FEM is very useful in dealing with the computational simulation of the hydrothermal ore-forming mechanism involved in the Ergu Pb-Zn deposit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2075163X
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Minerals (2075-163X)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173864633
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/min13111428