湘西桂东一带金矿地球化学研究

Six elemental groups in the gold deposits in the study region have been distinguished:( 1 ) tungsten-antimony-gold; (2) tungsten-gold; (3) antimony-gold; (4) lead-zinosilvergold; (5) uranium-silver-gold; (6) simple gold. Discussed in the present paper are the distribution, source, mineralization, migration and concentration of gold. The resuhs show that the ore-controlling strata or source beds related to gold deposits all show high background values of gold; the gold and other associated ore-forming dements are obviously derived from the country rocks. Mineralization is related chiefly to regional metamorphism in the ore-controlling strata, or alkali-pervasing metasomatism. During metamorphism in the orecontrolling strata, gold was released into solutions, and then transported and deposited in some localities. Gold carried in hydrothermal solutions occurs mainly in the form of NaAu(SH)2]. Native gold or electrum were precipitated from the ore solutions and concen.trated into ore deposits with the decrease of T, pH and fO2.