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The effects of mineralization on the lognormal distribution and exponential fluctuations of a hydrothermal gold deposit in Jiaodong Peninsula, China

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Statistical analysis of the mineralization intensity in the No. І ore body of the Xincheng gold deposit in Jiaodong Peninsula, China, including grade and linear productivity, was used to study the mineralization characteristics of the hydrothermal gold deposit based on a lognormal distribution pattern and exponential fluctuations. The results show that the mineralization intensity of the hydrothermal gold deposit follows a lognormal distribution pattern. The grade and linear productivity in terms of the strike, dip, and thickness aspects are not linear, while the mineralization intensity fluctuations in exponential function were introduced between the peaks and valleys. This means the gold deposition mineralization process in the hydrothermal gold deposit takes place in accord with the mass action law of the first-order chemical reaction. The logarithmic averaging method is proposed to calculate the average grade and linear productivity of hypothermal gold deposits in accordance with the law of mineral fluctuations that are expressed as exponential functions. These research results have both academic and practical significance for further studies on hydrothermal gold mineralization, extra high-grade processing, improving traditional methods of estimation, and ultimately utilization of gold mineral reserves.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources and Xincheng Gold Mine for providing a great number of geological data, carrying out supplementary exploration and Au content analysis for the research.

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This work was supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2015CB060200), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51574014, No. 51534002, and No. 41772168).

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Shengjun Miao, Hui Wang, Xiangyang Guo & Changqing Kong

  2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Underground Space Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Shengjun Miao

  3. School of Earth Sciences, Key Laboratory of Western China’s Mineral Resources of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China

    Xuelian Guo

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Miao, S., Wang, H., Guo, X. et al. The effects of mineralization on the lognormal distribution and exponential fluctuations of a hydrothermal gold deposit in Jiaodong Peninsula, China. Arab J Geosci 11, 529 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3898-3

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