In-situ major and trace element chemistry of melanite from Tieshan Fe–Cu skarn deposit, Hubei Province, Eastern China: Implications for hydrothermal fluid evolution

The Tieshan Fe–Cu skarn deposit is located in the Edong ore district, the largest ore district of the Middle–Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt (MLYRMB) in Eastern China. The Fe–Cu mineralization is spatially associated with the Tieshan pluton, which intruded the carbonates of the Lower Triassic Daye Formation. The orebodies are predominantly hosted along the intrusive contact zone between the (quartz)-diorite and (dolomitic)-marble. EMPA...