Geochronology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of Late Triassic dolerites associated with the Nibao gold deposit, Youjiang Basin, southwestern China: Implications for post-collisional magmatism and its relationships with Carlin-like gold mineralization

The relationship between gold mineralization and magmatism within the Youjiang Basin of SW China remains poorly constrained as a result of the lack of outcropping igneous units in this region. This study presents new geological, geochronological, and geochemical data for recently discovered dolerite dykes associated with the Nibao gold deposit, which is located within the NW Youjiang Basin of SW China. Zircon laser ablation-inductively coupled...