Abstract
Three geochemical series, i.e., the siderophile, chalcophile and lithophile series, have been classified for tin deposits based on geological-geochemical data on tin mineralization in China. The three series are distinct from each other in geological settings, ore-forming elements, minor elements, REE, stable isotopes, ore-forming fluids and physicochemical conditions. The formation of tin deposits of the three series could be closely related to the evolution of the Earth’s crust.
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Zhengen, Z., Shaojian, M. & Xuenong, L. The three geochemical series of tin deposits and their evolution. Chin. J. of Geochem. 6, 282–289 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02842124
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02842124