The predominant types of high-grade iron deposits in China include skarn, sedimentary
metamorphic (banded iron-formation, BIF-type), continental/submarine volcanic-hosted and …

The distinct submarine volcanic-hosted iron ore deposits in the Awulale Iron Metallogenic
Belt are the most important sources for iron in the Chinese Western Tianshan metallogenetic …

Submarine volcanic-hosted iron deposits are the most important iron deposit in
Northwestern China. However, their origin remains controversial. Here, we present detailed …

Volcanic-hosted iron deposits of the eastern Awulale metallogenetic belt in Central Asia
possess a reserve of over 1.2 billion tons of iron ores and constitute one of the most …

The widespread late Carboniferous calc-alkaline and shoshonitic magmatic rocks in the
Awulale mountain provide crucial constraints on the tectonic evolution of the western …

Crustal delamination induced by eclogitization of orogenic roots, in addition to plate
subduction, is an important process that transfers crustal materials back into the mantle …

Multiple types of deposits could form from a single magmatic hydrothermal system. Thus,
identification of the temporal, spatial and genetic link among different styles of deposits is …

A-type magmatism is an effective lithoprobe for constraining the tectonic evolution of
orogenic belts. In this study, we have identified two episodes of Late Paleozoic A-type …

The multi-stage geological evolution and extensive continental deformations during the
course of its history make the Central Asian metallogenic region (CAMR) a unique and …

The Dahongshan iron deposit is hosted in the Paleoproterozoic submarine metavolcanic
rocks of the Dahongshan Group in the Yangtze Block, South China. LA-ICP-MS dating of …