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Mineralogical Study of Gold-Bearing Arsenian Pyrite in the Laojunmiao Gold Deposit, South Qinling, and Its Geological Significance
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Bin JIA1, 2, Zhen ZHANG1, 2, *, Liyong WEI1, 2, Huanhuan WU1, 2, Mingfeng TANG1, 2, Wuyi MENG1, 2, Ying Tian TIAN1, 2, Xin WANG1, 2
Northwestern Geology | 2026, 59(1) : 110 - 129
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Northwestern Geology | 2026, 59(1): 110-129
Mineralogical Study of Gold-Bearing Arsenian Pyrite in the Laojunmiao Gold Deposit, South Qinling, and Its Geological Significance
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Bin JIA1, 2, Zhen ZHANG1, 2, *, Liyong WEI1, 2, Huanhuan WU1, 2, Mingfeng TANG1, 2, Wuyi MENG1, 2, Ying Tian TIAN1, 2, Xin WANG1, 2
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  • 1Xi 'an Mineral Resources Survey Center, China Geological Survey, Xi 'an 710100, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Technology Innovation Center for Gold Ore Exploration, China Geological Survey, Xi 'an 710100, Shaanxi, China
Published: 2026-02-20 doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025110
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The Laojunmiao gold deposit, located between the Gongguan and Qingtongou super-large Hg-Sb deposits, is a medium-size gold deposit recently discovered in the South Qinling Orogenic Belt. The gold mineralization mainly hosted in the clastic-carbonate rocks of the Upper Devonian Xichahe Formation. Controlled by stratigraphy and structure, the orebodies are distributed along the EW-trending structural fracture zone, and the mineralization is relatively concentrated at the intersection of faults. However, there is still a lack of systematic research on the distribution pattern of gold in minerals and the types of deposits. Based on field investigations, mineralogy observations, backscattered electron (BSE) imaging, and electron probe micro probe analysis (EPMA), the compositions of the gold-bearing minerals and the occurrence state of Au in the Laojunmiao gold deposit are determined, and the deposit's genesis was discussed. The results show that the mineralization process of the Laojunmiao gold deposit can be divided into three stages: sedimentary-diagenetic stage, hydrothermal mineralization stage, and supergene oxidation stage. The gold mineralization during the hydrothermal stage is predominantly fine-grained disseminated type, which can be subdivided into three substages: Quartz + Arsenic-bearing pyrite stage (Ⅰ), Quartz + Arsenic-bearing pyrite + Arsenopyrite + Sphalerite stage (Ⅱ), and Quartz + Calcite stage (Ⅲ). Arsenic-bearing pyrite and arsenopyrite are both gold-bearing minerals, but pyrite is the primary gold-bearing mineral. Both sedimentary-stage pyrites (Py1 and Py2) and hydrothermal-stage pyrites (Py3 and Py4) contain gold. The gold content of hydrothermal-stage pyrites is significantly higher than that of sedimentary-stage pyrites, and there is a positive correlation between Au and As. Gold primarily exists as invisible gold. Au in sedimentary-stage pyrites (Py1 and Py2) occurs primarily as gold nanoparticles (Au0); while gold in hydrothermal-stage pyrites (Py3 and Py4) and arsenopyrite (Apy) occurs as lattice gold (Au+). The results indicate that the Laojunmiao gold deposit show similargeological characteristics, metallogenic conditions, and gold occurrence modes with typical Carlin-type gold deposits. Compared with the δFe-δS, δFe/δS-As, and (Fe+S)-As systems of various genetic types of gold deposits in China, the pyrite mineralization during the mineralization period all falls within the Carlin-type gold deposit region. Therefore, the Laojunmiao gold deposit could be classified as a Carlin-type gold deposit.

South Qinling  /  Laojunmiao gold deposit  /  gold occurrence modes  /  electron probe microanalysis (EPMA)  /  gold-hosting sulfides  /  Carlin-type gold deposit
贾彬, 张振, 魏立勇, 吴欢欢, 唐明锋, 孟五一, 田映天, 王鑫. 南秦岭老君庙金矿床载金含砷黄铁矿矿物学研究及其地质意义. 西北地质, 2026 , 59 (1) : 110 -129 . DOI: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025110
Bin JIA, Zhen ZHANG, Liyong WEI, Huanhuan WU, Mingfeng TANG, Wuyi MENG, Ying Tian TIAN, Xin WANG. Mineralogical Study of Gold-Bearing Arsenian Pyrite in the Laojunmiao Gold Deposit, South Qinling, and Its Geological Significance[J]. Northwestern Geology, 2026 , 59 (1) : 110 -129 . DOI: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025110
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doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025110
  • Receive Date:2025-05-26
  • Online Date:2026-09-16
  • Published:2026-02-20
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  • Received:2025-05-26
  • Revised:2025-08-24
  • Accepted:2025-08-25
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    1Xi 'an Mineral Resources Survey Center, China Geological Survey, Xi 'an 710100, Shaanxi, China
    2Technology Innovation Center for Gold Ore Exploration, China Geological Survey, Xi 'an 710100, Shaanxi, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
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Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
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Percentage of
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种数
Number of
species
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Percentage of total
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鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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