Barite-Fluorite Mineralization in Southeast Sichuan, Yangtze Block, China

This book describes the mineralization process of barite-fluorite deposits in southeastern Sichuan, Yangtze Block, China. Mainly through systematic field geological surveys and detailed indoor research work, the typical barite-fluorite deposits in this area were analyzed using a variety of analysis methods such as single fluid inclusion LA-ICP-MS composition analysis, trace rare earth element analysis, H-O-S-Sr isotope analysis, F element content analysis, and Sm-Nd geochronological analysis. By in-depth analysis of the ore-forming environment, mineralization process and geological characteristics of barite-fluorite deposits, the following were determined: (1) the source of ore-forming fluids of barite-fluorite deposits and (2) the migration, concentration, enrichment, and evolution of ore-forming sources, exploring the formation mechanism of barite-fluorite deposits. Summarizing the mineralization regularity of the deposit in this area of China provides a new insight and basis forthe study of similar types of deposits in the world.

Hao Zou, Ph.D., is a professor at Chengdu University of Technology, China. He is also an associate editor of Ore Geology Reviews and Ore and Energy Resource Geology. He has hosted more than 20 research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Geological Survey Project, and enterprise cooperation projects. He has published more than 90 academic papers in renowned academic journals, including Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Earth–Science Reviews, Lithos, Gondwana Research, Ore Geology Reviews, Geoscience Frontiers, and  International Geology Reviews, and co-published two monographs and one textbook.

Shouting Zhang is a professor at the China University of Geosciences, Beijing. He is a member of the Resource Management Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Geology and Mineral Economics; a member of the Professional Committee of Mineral Exploration of the ChineseGeological Society; a member of the editorial boards of Modern Geology and Chinese Graduate Students. He has long been engaged in teaching and scientific research on the exploration, evaluation, development, and utilization of solid mineral resources. He has co-published eight monographs, one textbook, and more than 100 academic papers.

Min Li is a Postgraduate at Chengdu University of Technology. He completed his bachelor’s degree in resource exploration engineering at the East China University of Technology in 2019. After obtaining a bachelor's degree, he entered the College of Earth Sciences, Chengdu University of Technology to pursue a master degree in September 2019. During this period, he assisted his supervisor to complete the LA-ICP-MS composition analysis of a single fluid inclusion in the barite-fluorite deposit.

Zhanzhang Xu is a professor at Chengdu University of Technology. He was admitted to the Department of Geology of Nanjing University in 1956 and obtained a bachelor's degree in structural geology in 1961. For more than 50 years, he has undertaken teaching and scientific research of structural geology, geomechanics, ore (deposit) field tectonics, and comprehensive investigation and evaluation of mineral resources. He has presided over and undertaken nearly 100 national, provincial, and local cooperation projects, covering Sichuan Province, Zhejiang Province, Yunnan Province and other areas in China. He has published more than 10 monographs and more than 100 academic papers.