Geochronology of the Nihe deposit and in the Lu-Zong basin and its metallogenic significances

The Lu-Zong basin is one of the important parts of the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Valley metallogenic belt, where there are widespread iron deposits. The volcanic and intrusive plutons occur widely in Lu-Zong basin, including four formations of volcanic rocks, such as Longmenyuan Formation, Zhuanqiao Formation, Shuangmiao Formation and Fushan Formation and 34 intrusive plutons. Nihe deposit located in the northwest part of Lu-Zong basin, which...