Cathodoluminescence and trace elements of scheelite: Constraints on ore-forming processes of the Dabaoshan porphyry Mo-W deposit, South China

Scheelite, a good proxy to record the complex history of hydrothermal evolution, has been investigated in the Dabaoshan porphyry Mo-W deposit, South China. Based on cathodoluminescence (CL) textures, mineral paragenesis, and chemical characterization, three generations of scheelite were identified (Sch1–Sch3). Sch1 is disseminated in porphyry rocks, or occasionally occurs in early quartz-molybdenite veins. It is CL-dark and contains high...