Geochronological framework of the Xiadian gold deposit in the Jiaodong province, China: Implications for the timing of gold mineralization

The Xiadian gold deposit, located in the Zhaoyuan–Laizhou belt of the Jiaodong gold province, is a typical Jiaojia-type gold deposit, which is characterized by disseminated and stockwork ores enclosed by hydrothermally altered wall rocks. The exact age and the genesis of the gold deposit remain controversial. Here, we present precise in-situ monazite U-Pb dating to constrain the age of the gold mineralization, which we integrate with published...