Chinese Journal of Geochemistry

, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp 55–60 | Cite as

The discovery of native ruthenium in Nuanquanzi and Tuling-Shihu gold deposits: Implications for source of gold

  • Peng Qiming 
  • Xu Hong 
Article

Abstract

Native ruthenium and platinum-bearing hedleyite were recognized in two gold deposits contained in Archaean metamorphic rocks in northern China. They are coexistent with native gold, quartz and pyrite. The high W content of native ruthenium may reflect the precipitation of ores in a W-rich hydrothermal system at moderate to high temperatures. The presence of platinum-group minerals (PGM) in the two deposits suggests that Au and PGE were both derived from mantle-source rocks.

Key words

native ruthenium gold deposit source of gold 
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© Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1994

Authors and Affiliations

  • Peng Qiming 
    • 1
  • Xu Hong 
    • 1
  1. 1.Changchun University of Earth SciencesChangchun

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