This book offers the Mesozoic-Cenozoic magmatic rock evolution and its relationships to tin metallogeny in the Western Yunnan, China. The volume systematically reviews and elaborates on the research advances of major large- to super-large-scale tin polymetallic deposits in China and analyzes the general status of the resource. The book investigates the genesis of 10 typical granite intrusions and 3 representative tin polymetallic deposits in the Western Yunnan Tin Belt. By integrating previous studies, the relationships between magmatic evolution and mineralization are discussed. Based on geological and geochemical characteristics of the intrusions and their ore-bearing potential, a qualitative-quantitative discrimination model is established to differentiate tin-bearing granites from non-tin-bearing granites in the Tengchong-Lianghe region. The book comprehensively synthesizes the geological, petrogeochemical, and geochronological characteristics of magmatism and mineralization in the belt and analyzes the metallogenic patterns of tin polymetallic deposits in the region. Furthermore, the volume compares the Western Yunnan Tin Belt, the Southeastern Yunnan Tin Belt, and the Bangong Lake-Nujiang Metallogenic Belt to evaluate their metallogenic similarities and differences. The book serves as a reference for researchers in tungsten-tin deposit and mine exploration, and graduate students in the field of earth science.
Introduction.- Research Progress Concerning Tin Deposits in China.-
Metallogenic Geological Background of the Region.- Relationship Between
Magmatic Evolution and Mineralization in the Tengchong-Lianghe
TinMetallogenic Belt.- Geological Characteristics and Genetic Analysis of
Typical Tin-Polymetallic Deposits in the Teng-Liang Tin Belt.- Metallogenic
Patterns and Regional Comparison of the Western Yunnan Tin Belt.- Ore
Prospecting Indicators and Metallogenic Prognosis of Tin-Polymetallic
Deposits in the Western Yunnan Tin Belt.
Hua-Wen Cao is an associate researcher at Chengdu University of Technology, currently serves as the managing associate editor of the Journal of Chengdu University of Technology (Science & Technology Edition). He has long been dedicated to conducting research in the fields of petrology and mineral deposits. As the project leader, he has presided over more than 10 scientific research projects, including the General Program and Youth Science Fund Project (Category C) of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as mineral geology survey projects performed under the China Geological Survey. He has published more than 50 academic papers as the first author or corresponding author in top international journals such as Earth-Science Reviews, Gondwana Research, Geoscience Frontiers, and Ore Geology Reviews.
Hao Zou, Ph.D., is a full professor at Chengdu University of Technology, China. He is also an associate editor of Ore Geology Reviews and co-Editor-in-Chief of Ore and Energy Resource Geology. He has long been dedicated to conducting research in the fields of tectonics and mineral deposits. As the project leader, he has presided over more than 20 scientific research projects, including Key Program, the General Program and Youth Science Fund Project (Category C) of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as National Science and Technology Major Project. He was awarded High-level Young Talent Award of China in 2023. He has published more than 140 papers in renowned academic journals, including Earth and Planetary Science Letters, National Science Review, EarthScience Reviews, and has co-published 4 monographs and 3 textbook.
Franco Pirajno has considerable experience in tectonics, ore deposit geology and mineral explorations in Europe, southern Africa, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Indonesia, the southwest Pacific, China, Greenland, southern and eastern Siberia and Australia. While working at the GSWA, his duties included in-depth studies of the mineral systems of Western Australia and comparative analyses with similar systems in other parts of the world. In the last 25 years, Franco Pirajno has worked extensively in Western Australias Proterozoic terranes and was instrumental in the discovery of a new large igneous province in Australia. He was a visiting professor at Peking University in 2003 and at the China University of Geosciences, Beijing in 2004 and 2005, respectively. He was a distinguished foreign professor at Hefei University of Technology from September-October 2012. He was the appointed chairperson of the SEG Fellowship Admissions Committee from 2009 to 2011.
Shou-Ting Zhang is a professor at the China University of Geosciences, Beijing. He is a member of the Professional Committee of Mineral Exploration of the Chinese Geological Society; a committee of the Mineral Exploration Society of China Mining Association; and a member of the editorial boards of Modern Geology and Resources and Industries. He has long been engaged in teaching and scientific research on the exploration, evaluation, development, and utilization of solid mineral resources. He has published 12 monographs, one textbook, and more than 100 academic papers.
Fei-Yang Yao is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Chengdu University of Technology. His primary research focuses on genetic mineralogy, granite petrogenesis and the associated metallogeny. During his graduate studies, he has participated in several significant research projects, including Controls of partial melting processes on the initial enrichment of tin and tungsten during the petrogenesis of Himalayan leucogranites and Intelligent extraction and analysis of exploration indicator systems for coppergold polymetallic deposits.
