Abstract
Abstract The Xiaotongjiapuzi gold deposit occurs in a Palaeoproterozoic rift accretionary terrane in eastern Liaoning and is hosted by a carbonate formation of the Dashiqiao Formation, Liaohe Group. The metamorphic grade of the host rock is low amphibolite‐high greenschist facies. Gold, which is mainly invisible, is distributed in pyrite and arsenopyrite. The grains of Au‐bearing sulphide minerals are fine, ranging from 0.0 n to 1 mm. The wall‐rock alterations are characterized by low‐temperature silification, hydro‐sericitization, sericitization and carbonatization. The homogenization temperatures of the fluid inclusions in quartz closely associated with gold mineralization range from 140 to 240°C. The metallogenic age represented by the Ar‐Ar isotopic age of sericite is 167 Ma. Comparisons and studies show that the Xiaotongjiapuzi gold deposit can be classified as the submicron‐sized disseminated deposit (analogous to the Carlin‐type) hosted in metamorphic rocks.
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