Spatial-temporal distribution regularity of gold deposits in Argentina

ZHANG Chao; CHEN Yuming; CHEN Xifeng; YAO Zhongyou; GUO Weimin

2017 Vol. 36, No. 12

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ZHANG Chao, CHEN Yuming, CHEN Xifeng, YAO Zhongyou, GUO Weimin. Spatial-temporal distribution regularity of gold deposits in Argentina[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2017, 36(12): 2154-2163.

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ZHANG Chao, CHEN Yuming, CHEN Xifeng, YAO Zhongyou, GUO Weimin. Spatial-temporal distribution regularity of gold deposits in Argentina[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2017, 36(12): 2154-2163.

Spatial-temporal distribution regularity of gold deposits in Argentina

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Development and Research Center, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100037, China
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China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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Nanjing Center, China Geological Survey, Nanjing 210016, Jiangsu, China

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Corresponding author: CHEN Yuming, 844192807@qq.com

Received Date: 20 March 2017

Revised Date: 19 September 2017

Publish Date: 25 December 2017

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Abstract

Argentina has rich gold resources which constitute the important part of the Andean gold metallogenic belt. However, the level of exploration and utilization of gold is low, and hence the exploration and development have great potential. Based on the history of regional tectonic evolution, the authors have reviewed the geological background of gold mineralization and investigated the relationship between the gold mineralization and tectono-magmatic events. According to methods mentioned above, the gold mineralization epochs, during which the main deposit types were formed, are divided into 4 concentrated periods. The spatial distribution of Argentina's gold deposits was summarized and divided into 5 gold metallogenic belts and 15 gold districts based on the summarizing of the main ore-controlling factors with the purpose of laying a solid foundation for discussing the gold resource potential and prospecting direction in Argentina.
- gold deposit /
- spatial-temporal distribution /
- metallogenic regularity /
- Argentina

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