Abstract
The so-called “Yangtze-type” copper deposits include: (1) Cu-bearing massive pyrite bed, (2) Cu-bearing skarn and magnetite-type ore deposits, with replacement Cu-vein-type deposits near the metasomatic zone, and (3) mineralized intrusive bodies and breccia pipes, some of which are known as porphyry copper ores (e. g. Chengmenshan). This type of ore deposits is a typical example to verify the polygenesis of most of the deposits in China, as has been promoted by Prof. Tu Guangchi in view of the polycyclic development of the geological history in China. This paper is concerned with one sub-type of such deposits.
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Wenda, L. On the Yangtze-type copper deposits and their polygenetic origin. Chin. J. of Geochem. 9, 304–318 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02869125
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