Fluid inclusions and isotope (C, H, O, S, He, and Ar) study of the Xiaobaishitou skarn W–(Mo) deposit, East Tianshan, NW China

The Xiaobaishitou W–(Mo) deposit (36,264 tonnes; 0.78 wt% WO3) is located in the eastern segment of the Central Tianshan Terrane in the East Tianshan, Northwest China. The deposit comprises 96 economic orebodies that developed in skarns. The orebodies are distributed along the contacts between Triassic biotite granite and Mesoproterozoic limestone. Based on crosscutting relationships and mineral assemblages, mineralization processes at...