Gold‐forming potential of the granitic plutons in the Xiaoqinling gold province, southern margin of the North China Craton: Perspectives from zircon U–Pb isotopes and geochemistry

The large‐scale concentration of Au associated with Mesozoic granitoid intrusions in the North China Craton (NCC) has inspired many investigations to explore the genetic relationship between the magmatism and gold metallogeny. The Xiaoqinling gold province is located in the southern margin of the North China Craton. The Wenyu and Huashan monzonitic granites formed at Early Cretaceous represent two of the important intrusions in this region, and...