Physicochemical model for the genesis of Cu-Ag-Au-Hg solid solutions and intermetallics in the rodingites of the Zolotaya Gora gold deposit (Urals, Russia)

In this contribution we examine the compositions of solid solutions and intermetallics of the system Cu-Ag-Au-Hg and the physicochemical conditions of their formation in rodingites from the Zolotaya Gora gold deposit (Southern Urals, Russia). Thermodynamic calculations, modeling the formation of mineral assemblages of rodingite and Cu-Ag-Au-Hg mineralization, were carried out using a “Selektor-C” software package. Two probable models for the...