Metallogenic characteristics of epithermal gold deposits in China

VOLCANIC-SUBVOLCANIC rocks are extensively distributed in China, in which a series of epithermal golddeposits related to volcanism have been discovered. 1 Metallogenic tectonic settings of epithermal gold deposits The epithermal gold deposits are mainly formed under the following tectonic settings: (i) ancient island arc collision, such as Xingxingxia island arc, Armantai island arc, Beishan island arc and Jueluotage island arc, etc. in periphery of Gunggar, Altai, Baishan, etc. in ancient Europe domain; (ii) extension area of continental margin of back arc, such as Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Henlongjiang, etc.in circum-Pacific metallogenic domain; (iii) Mesozoic-Cenozoic island arc, such as the Tethys-Himalayametallogenic domain and Taiwan; (iV) intracontinental faulting depression or intraplate deep-seatedfaults, such as northern Hebei, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia at the north margin of the North China platformand periphery of Taicheng-Loujiang fault.