Genesis of the Yaguila Pb-Zn-Ag-Mo skarn deposit in Tibet: Insights from geochronology, geochemistry, and fluid inclusions

The Yaguila skarn deposit with reserves of 52 Mt at 4% Pb, 2% Zn, and 64.3 g/t Ag is located in the eastern segment of the central Lhasa subterrane, Tibet. The stratabound skarn Pb-Zn-Ag orebodies are hosted in the Upper Carboniferous-Lower Permian Laigu Formation, which consists of meta-quartz sandstone, slate, and marble. Molybdenum occurs as quartz-molybdenite ± pyrite veinlets, veins, and partial disseminations in the Paleocene quartz...