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Timing and structural controls on skarn-type and vein-type mineralization at the Xitian tin-polymetallic deposit, Hunan Province, SE China

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Xitian tin-polymetallic deposit, located in the eastern Hunan Province, SE China, hosts quartz vein and skarn in the contact zone between carbonate and two stages granites. Critical geodynamic questions for South China are whether different types of mineralization form in the same time and how the magmatism–tectonic system controls the ore-forming process. Based on the distribution of the orebodies, six cassiterite samples from different types of mineralization are collected for dating. In-situ LA-MC-ICP-MS U–Pb isotopic data yielded concordia low intercept ages between 154 and 157 Ma, indicating that different types of mineralization belong to the same magmatism–mineralization system. Coupled with the study of the kinematic indicators, it suggests that the structural control of the wall rocks constrain the types of mineralization. These results provide further evidence of a close temporal link between the structure and the tin-polymetallic mineralization in Xitian deposit. Considering the structure in the district, granite dome plays an important role in the ore-forming process. The age and structural signatures in Xitian deposit are the response to the subduction of Pacific Plate.

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The authors give thanks to the Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences where all the experiments have been taken. We would like to thank Hui Li and other colleagues from 416 Brigade, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development of Hunan Province for their help during fieldwork. We also thank Dr. Guoxue Song and Wei Wei for their constructive suggestions on the manuscript. This work was financially supported by the Public Welfare Project of the Ministry of land and Resources of China (201211024-04), National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFC0600401), National Science Foundation of China (NSFC Grant 41273046) and Research Cooperation between Institute and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Grant (Y552012Y00).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Computational Geodynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Miao He, Quanlin Hou, Qing Liu, Jiheng Zhang & Jinfeng Sun

  2. College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Miao He, Quanlin Hou, Qing Liu, Jiheng Zhang & Jinfeng Sun

  3. 416 Geological Team, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development of Hunan Province, Zhuzhou, 412007, China

    Shichong Wu & Haofeng Zhu

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He, M., Hou, Q., Liu, Q. et al. Timing and structural controls on skarn-type and vein-type mineralization at the Xitian tin-polymetallic deposit, Hunan Province, SE China. Acta Geochim 37, 295–309 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-017-0215-x

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