The mineralization of the Kalatage arc, Eastern Tianshan, NW China: Insights from the geochronology of the Meiling Cu-Zn(-Au) deposit

The Kalatage area, located in the middle of the Dananhu arc in the Eastern Tianshan, NW China, contains abundant and different types of mineralization, e.g. volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) Cu-Zn deposits, porphyry Cu (-Au) deposits and volcanic hydrothermal vein Cu (-Au) deposits, represents an integral component of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB). The Meiling hydrothermal Cu-Zn (-Au) deposit is located in the core of the Kalatage area...