Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope data
The Xiangshan ore field, recognized as China’s premier volcanic-hosted uranium deposit cluster, has recently revealed significant exploration breakthroughs through the discovery of vertically zoned Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu polymetallic mineralization beneath shallow uranium systems, establishing a characteristic...
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| author | Jian Guo Jian Guo Jian Guo Ziying Li Ziying Li Ziying Li Jiangtao Nie Jiangtao Nie Jiangtao Nie Sheng He Sheng He Sheng He Junxian Wang Junxian Wang Junxian Wang Waseem Khan |
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| description | The Xiangshan ore field, recognized as China’s premier volcanic-hosted uranium deposit cluster, has recently revealed significant exploration breakthroughs through the discovery of vertically zoned Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu polymetallic mineralization beneath shallow uranium systems, establishing a characteristic “upper uranium-lower polymetallic” vertical zoning configuration. This distinctive metallogenic architecture has propelled investigations into the genetic connections and superimposed mineralization mechanisms between deep polymetallic systems and surficial uranium enrichment, representing a pivotal frontier for advancing comprehensive evaluation strategies of uranium-polymetallic resources in volcanic terrains. Through systematic comparative analysis of H-O-S-Pb-Sr isotopic signatures across both mineralization types, this study elucidates: (1) Uranium mineralization exhibits significantly higher meteoric water contributions (δ18OH2O: 0.95‰–4.95‰) and crustal material inputs (87Sr/86Sr: 0.71447 to 0.72072; δ34S: 6.2‰–19.55‰) compared to polymetallic counterparts; (2) 206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, and 208Pb/204Pb ratios for sulfide minerals of polymetallic mineralization ranging from 17.599 to 18.262, 15.558 to 15.725, and 37.934 to 38.875 and sample points exhibit a linear distribution pattern imply unique sulfur enrichment processes potentially associated with uranium-rich hydrothermal systems; (3) Multivariate isotopic evidence confirms that uranium and polymetallic mineralization represent products of two discrete metallogenic events under the extensional tectonic regime of South China. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-77765dc2bf0542efbf94e1dbced0f9262025-08-20T02:58:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Earth Science2296-64632025-05-011310.3389/feart.2025.16048731604873Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope dataJian Guo0Jian Guo1Jian Guo2Ziying Li3Ziying Li4Ziying Li5Jiangtao Nie6Jiangtao Nie7Jiangtao Nie8Sheng He9Sheng He10Sheng He11Junxian Wang12Junxian Wang13Junxian Wang14Waseem Khan15National Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration-Mining and Nuclear Remote Sensing, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, Beijing, ChinaCNNC Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration and Evaluation Techniques, Beijing, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration-Mining and Nuclear Remote Sensing, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, Beijing, ChinaCNNC Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration and Evaluation Techniques, Beijing, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration-Mining and Nuclear Remote Sensing, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, Beijing, ChinaCNNC Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration and Evaluation Techniques, Beijing, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration-Mining and Nuclear Remote Sensing, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, Beijing, ChinaCNNC Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration and Evaluation Techniques, Beijing, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration-Mining and Nuclear Remote Sensing, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, Beijing, ChinaCNNC Key Laboratory of Uranium Resource Exploration and Evaluation Techniques, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, Beijing, ChinaThe Xiangshan ore field, recognized as China’s premier volcanic-hosted uranium deposit cluster, has recently revealed significant exploration breakthroughs through the discovery of vertically zoned Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu polymetallic mineralization beneath shallow uranium systems, establishing a characteristic “upper uranium-lower polymetallic” vertical zoning configuration. This distinctive metallogenic architecture has propelled investigations into the genetic connections and superimposed mineralization mechanisms between deep polymetallic systems and surficial uranium enrichment, representing a pivotal frontier for advancing comprehensive evaluation strategies of uranium-polymetallic resources in volcanic terrains. Through systematic comparative analysis of H-O-S-Pb-Sr isotopic signatures across both mineralization types, this study elucidates: (1) Uranium mineralization exhibits significantly higher meteoric water contributions (δ18OH2O: 0.95‰–4.95‰) and crustal material inputs (87Sr/86Sr: 0.71447 to 0.72072; δ34S: 6.2‰–19.55‰) compared to polymetallic counterparts; (2) 206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, and 208Pb/204Pb ratios for sulfide minerals of polymetallic mineralization ranging from 17.599 to 18.262, 15.558 to 15.725, and 37.934 to 38.875 and sample points exhibit a linear distribution pattern imply unique sulfur enrichment processes potentially associated with uranium-rich hydrothermal systems; (3) Multivariate isotopic evidence confirms that uranium and polymetallic mineralization represent products of two discrete metallogenic events under the extensional tectonic regime of South China.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1604873/fullXiangshan ore fielduranium mineralizationpolymetallic mineralizationmulti-isotope datametallogenic model |
| spellingShingle | Jian Guo Jian Guo Jian Guo Ziying Li Ziying Li Ziying Li Jiangtao Nie Jiangtao Nie Jiangtao Nie Sheng He Sheng He Sheng He Junxian Wang Junxian Wang Junxian Wang Waseem Khan Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope data Frontiers in Earth Science Xiangshan ore field uranium mineralization polymetallic mineralization multi-isotope data metallogenic model |
| title | Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope data |
| title_full | Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope data |
| title_fullStr | Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope data |
| title_short | Uranium-polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the Xiangshan ore field, South China: constraints from H-O-S-Pb-Sr multi-isotope data |
| title_sort | uranium polymetallic mineralization relationship and comprehensive mineralization model in the xiangshan ore field south china constraints from h o s pb sr multi isotope data |
| topic | Xiangshan ore field uranium mineralization polymetallic mineralization multi-isotope data metallogenic model |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1604873/full |
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