Genesis of the Zhangquanzhuang gold deposit in the northern margin of North China Craton: Constraints from deposit geology and ore isotope geochemistry

The genesis of orogenic gold deposits in the northern margin of the North China Craton (NCC) is still ambiguous, and this is addressed in this case study on the Zhangquanzhuang gold deposit. This deposit shows features typical of orogenic gold deposits, including quartz vein-type mineralization controlled by shear zones, sericite-quartz-pyrite-carbonate alteration along shear zones, absence of connection to any magmatic intrusion, and occurrence...