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Yulong Porphyry Belt - Yulong, Malasongduo, Duoxiasongduo, Mangzong, Zhanaga, Narigongma
Xizang - Tibet, China
Main commodities: Cu Mo Au




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2014.     Record last updated: 03/02/2024
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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Yulong

    Selected References
Chang, J., Li, J.-W. and Audetat, A.,  2018 - Formation and evolution of multistage magmatic-hydrothermal fluids at the Yulong porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, eastern Tibet: Insights from LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions: in    Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta   v.232, pp. 181-205.
Chang, J., Li, J.-W. and Zhou, L.,  2020 - Molybdenum isotopic fractionation in the Tibetan Yulong Cu-Mo deposit and its implications for mechanisms of molybdenite precipitation in porphyry ore systems: in    Ore Geology Reviews   v.123, doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103571.
Chang, J., Li, J.-W., Selby, D., Liu, J.-C. and Deng, X.-D.,  2017 - Geological and Chronological Constraints on the Long-Lived Eocene Yulong Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit, Eastern Tibet: Implications for the Lifespan of Giant Porphyry Cu Deposits : in    Econ. Geol.   v.112, pp. 1719-1746.
Deng, J., Wang, Q., Li, G., Li, C. and Wang, C.,  2014 - Tethys tectonic evolution and its bearing on the distribution of important mineral deposits in the Sanjiang region, SWChina: in    Gondwana Research   v.26, pp. 419-437.
Fan, P.-F.,  1984 - Geologic setting of selected Copper deposits of China: in    Econ. Geol.   v.79, pp. 1785-1795.
Gardiner, N.J., Searle, M.P., Robb, L.J. and Morley, C.K.,  2015 - Neo-Tethyan magmatism and metallogeny in Myanmar - An Andean analogue?: in    J. of Asian Earth Sciences   v.106, pp. 197-215.
Hao, H., Park, J.-W., Zheng, Y.-C. and Hwang, J.,  2024 - Role of chalcophile element fertility in the formation of the eastern Tethyan post-collisional porphyry Cu deposits: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.59, pp. 1579-1594.
Hou, Z. and Cook, N.,  2009 - Metallogenesis of the Tibetan collisional orogen: A review and introduction to the special issue: in    Ore Geology Reviews   v.36, pp. 2-24.
Hou, Z., Xie, Y., Xu, W., Li, Y., Zaw, K., Beaudoin, G., Rui, Z., Huang, W. and Luobu, C.,  2007 - Yulong Deposit, Eastern Tibet: A High-Sulfidation Cu-Au Porphyry Copper Deposit in the Eastern Indo-Asian Collision Zone: in    International Geology Review   v.49, pp. 235-258.
Hou, Z., Zeng, P., Gao, Y, Du, A. and Fu, D.,  2006 - Himalayan Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in the eastern Indo-Asian collision zone: constraints from Re-Os dating of molybdenite: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.41, pp. 33-45.
Hou, Z., Zhang, H., Pan, X. and Yang, Z.,  2011 - Porphyry Cu (-Mo-Au) deposits related to melting of thickened mafic lower crust: Examples from the eastern Tethyan metallogenic domain: in    Ore Geology Reviews   v.39, pp. 21-45.
Hou, Z.,Khin Zaw, Pan, G., Mo, X., Xu, Q., Hu, Y. and Li, X.,  2007 - Sanjiang Tethyan metallogenesis in S.W. China: Tectonic setting, metallogenic epochs and deposit types: in    Ore Geology Reviews   v.31, pp. 48-87. doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.12.007.
Hou, Z.Q., Ma, H., Khin, Z., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Wang, Z., Pan, G. and Tang, R.,  2003 - The Himalayan Yulong Porphyry Copper belt: product of large-scale strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: in    Econ. Geol.   v98 pp 125-145
Hou, Z.Q., Zhong, D., Deng, W.M. and Zaw, K.,  2005 - A Tectonic Model for Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum-Gold Deposits in the Eastern Indo-Asian Collision Zone: in Porter, T.M. (Ed), 2005 Super Porphyry Copper & Gold Deposits - A Global Perspective, PGC Publishing, Adelaide,   v.2 pp. 423-440
Huang, M.-L., Bi, X.-W., Hu, R.-Z., Chiaradia, M., Zhu, J.-J., Xu, L.-L. and Yang, Z.-Y.,  2024 - Linking Porphyry Cu Formation to Tectonic Change in Postsubduction Settings: A Case Study from the Giant Yulong Belt, Eastern Tibet: in    Econ. Geol.   v.119, pp. 279-304. doi: 10.5382/econgeo.5052.
Huang, M.-L., Bi, X.-W., Hu, R.-Z., Gao, J.-F., Xu, L.-L., Zhu, J. and Shang, L.-B.,  2019 - Geochemistry, in-situ Sr-Nd-Hf-O isotopes, and mineralogical constraints on origin and magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the Yulong porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Eastern Tibet: in    Gondwana Research   v.76, pp 98-114.
Huang, M.-L., Bi, X.-W., Richards, J.P., Hu, R.-Z., Xu, L.-L., Gao, J.-F., Zhu, J.J. and Zhang, X.-C.,  2019 - High water contents of magmas and extensive fluid exsolution during the formation of the Yulong porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, eastern Tibet: in    J. of Asian Earth Sciences   v.176, pp. 168-183.
Jiang, Y.-H., Jiang, S.-Y., Ling, H.-F. and Dai, B.-Z.,  2006 - Low-degree melting of a metasomatized lithospheric mantle for the origin of Cenozoic Yulong monzogranite-porphyry, east Tibet: Geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotopic constraints: in    Earth and Planetary Science Letters   v.241, pp. 617-633.
Jiang, Y.H., Yong, S.Y., Dai, B.Z. and Ling, H.F.,  2008 - Discrimination of Ore-Bearing and Barren Porphyries in the Yulong Porphyry Copper Ore Belt, Eastern Tibet: in    International Geology Review   v.50, pp. 583-595.
Li, J, Qin, K., Li, G., Cao, M., Xiao, B., Chen, L., Zhao, J., Evans, N. and McInnes, B.I.A.,  2012 - Petrogenesis and thermal history of the Yulong porphyry copper deposit, Eastern Tibet: insights fromU-Pb and U-Th/He dating, and zircon Hf isotope and trace element analysis: in    Mineralogy & Petrology   v.105, pp. 201-221.
Liang, H.-Y., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C., Sun, W.-D., Liu, C.-Q., Yu, H.-X., Xie, Y.-W. and Zhang, Y.-Q.,  2006 - Zircon Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios and ages for Yulong ore-bearing porphyries in eastern Tibet: in    Mineralium Deposita   v41 pp 152-159
Liang, H.-Y., Mo, J., Sun, W.-D., Zhang, Y.-Q., Zeng, T., Hu, G.-Q. and Allen, C.M.,  2009 - Study on geochemical composition and isotope ages of the Malasongduo porphyry associated with Cu-Mo mineralization: in   Chinese, English Abstract, Acta Petrologica Sinica   v.25, pp. 385-392.
Liang, H.Y., Sun, W., Su W.C. and Zartman, R.E.,  2009 - Porphyry Copper-Gold Mineralization at Yulong, China, Promoted by Decreasing Redox Potential During Magnetite Alteration: in    Econ. Geol.   v.104, pp. 587-596.
Mao, J., Pirajno, F., Lehmann, B., Luo, M. and Berzina, A.,  2014 - Distribution of porphyry deposits in the Eurasian continent and their corresponding tectonic settings: in    J. of Asian Earth Sciences   v.79, pp. 576-584.
Sun, M., Monecke, T., Reynolds, T. J. and Yang, Z.,  2021 - Understanding the evolution of magmatic-hydrothermal systems based on microtextural relationships, fluid inclusion petrography, and quartz solubility constraints: insights into the formation of the Yulong Cu-Mo porphyry deposit, eastern Tibetan Plate: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.56, pp. 823-842.
Wang, C., Bagas, L., Lu, Y., Santosh, M., Dua, B. and McCuaig, C.,  2016 - Terrane boundary and spatio-temporal distribution of ore deposits in the Sanjiang Tethyan Orogen: Insights from zircon Hf-isotopic mapping: in    Earth Science Reviews   v.156, pp. 39-65.
Yang, L.Q., He, W.Y., Gao, X., Xie, S.X. and Yang, Z.,  2018 - Mesozoic multiple magmatism and porphyry-skarn Cu-polymetallic systems of the Yidun Terrane, Eastern Tethys: Implications for subduction- and transtension-related metallogeny: in    Gondwana Research   v.62, pp. 144-162
Yang, Y.-F. and Wang, P.,  2017 - Geology, geochemistry and tectonic settings of molybdenum deposits in Southwest China: A review: in    Ore Geology Reviews   v.81, pp. 965-995.
Yang, Z., Hou, Z., Xu, J., Bian, X., Wang, G., Yang, Z., Tian, S., Liu, Y. and Wang, Z.,  2014 - Geology and origin of the post-collisional Narigongma porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, southern Qinghai, Tibet: in    Gondwana Research   v.26, pp. 536-556. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2013.07.012
Zhang, K.-J., Zhang, Y.-X., Tang, X.-C. and Xia B.,  2012 - Late Mesozoic tectonic evolution and growth of the Tibetan plateau prior to the Indo-Asian collision: in    Earth Science Reviews   v.114, pp. 236-249.


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