Multi-superimposed mineralization process in Chengchao iron deposit,southeastern Hubei Province: Evidence from the study of magnetite

The Chengchao iron deposit,located in the southeastern Hubei Province,is the largest skarn iron deposit in the MiddleLower Yangtze River Valley metallogenic belt( MLYRB) and most orebodies distributed along the contact zones between the Early Cretaceous intrusions and Triassic strata. To further investigate the deposit formation mechanism,in this contribution,detailed field and microscope observation of magnetite have been focused on various...