Research Article

The Au-Hosting Minerals and Process of Formation of the Carlin-Type Bojitian Deposit, Southwestern China

Table 3

Results of EPMA analyses of arsenian pyrite (wt%).

Samples and location of measured pointsPointsAuAsSFeAgSePbCuZnSbCoTeNiBiTotalCo/Ni

Zoned pyrite
G2-10-03-corez-1bdl0.0252.8746.75bdlbdlbdlbdlbdlbdl0.05bdlbdl0.35100.04>1
G2-10-03-rimz-2bdl5.3350.5643.71bdl0.02bdl0.10bdlbdl0.03bdl0.140.35100.240.22
G2-10-03-corez-3bdl0.0454.6445.74bdlbdl0.080.12bdlbdl0.09bdl0.090.35101.141.00
G2-10-03-rimz-4bdl5.2650.7344.05bdl0.030.090.18bdlbdl0.12bdl0.030.35100.844.62
G2-10-05-corez-50.050.2853.8145.32bdlbdlbdlbdlbdlbdl0.140.020.050.35100.022.64
G2-10-05-rimz-60.096.8149.8344.030.020.030.070.24bdlbdl0.03bdl0.020.35101.512.00
G2-10-09-corez-70.03bdl54.0645.34bdlbdl0.07bdlbdl0.030.04bdlbdl0.3599.92>1
G2-10-09-rimz-80.105.0451.5943.480.020.06bdl0.21bdlbdl0.03bdlbdl0.35100.88>1
G2-10-10a-corez-9bdlbdl54.1545.55bdlbdlbdlbdlbdlbdlbdlbdlbdl0.35100.05
G2-10-10a-rimz-10bdl7.7547.1243.310.010.09bdl0.13bdlbdl0.04bdlbdl0.3598.80>1
G2-10-10b-corez-11bdl0.0953.8944.880.02bdl0.080.06bdl0.020.12bdlbdl0.3599.50>1
G2-10-10b-rimz-120.105.5551.2442.990.010.04bdl0.31bdl0.050.03bdlbdl0.35100.67>1
G2-32-08a-corez-13bdl0.0252.5446.05bdlbdlbdl0.08bdlbdl0.13bdlbdl0.3299.13>1
G2-32-08a-rimz-14bdl7.9048.2343.13bdl0.100.070.350.04bdl0.05bdlbdl0.30100.16>1
G2-32-09-corez-150.030.0353.3045.49bdlbdlbdlbdlbdlbdl0.06bdl0.060.3799.331.07
G2-32-09-rimz-160.079.1548.0342.19bdl0.04bdl0.31bdl0.020.05bdlbdl0.28100.14>1

Fine-grained pyrite
G2-10-03f-1bdl7.8348.7743.720.010.050.090.09bdlbdl0.11bdlbdl0.35101.02>1
G2-10-03f-2bdl6.8149.3443.76bdlbdl0.090.160.04bdl0.07bdl0.050.35100.681.30
G2-10-09f-3bdl5.7250.7843.21bdlbdl0.070.27bdl0.02bdlbdl0.020.35100.43<1
G2-32-09f-40.147.8646.9142.22bdl0.05bdl0.16bdlbdl0.03bdlbdl0.2697.63>1
G2-35-02f-50.078.1748.5643.07bdl0.03bdl0.31bdl0.020.03bdl0.070.27100.590.44

Framboidal pyrite
G2-10-05fb-1bdl0.3653.1543.61bdl0.020.11bdlbdl0.031.14bdl0.190.3598.956.16
G2-32-08afb-20.071.5251.2744.61bdl0.02bdlbdlbdl0.030.15bdlbdl0.3297.99>1
G2-35-02fb-3bdl1.7349.7842.80bdlbdlbdl0.11bdl0.040.15bdl0.050.3494.992.88
G2-10-02afb-40.030.1053.8245.650.03bdl0.090.05bdl0.030.13bdlbdl0.35100.27>1
G2-32-08bfb-50.070.6751.4145.27bdlbdl0.06bdlbdlbdl0.08bdl0.050.3197.921.48

Coarse-grained pyrite
G2-32-06c-10.056.7449.0944.21bdl0.06bdl0.07bdlbdl0.19bdlbdl0.33100.73>1
G2-32-06c-20.080.1652.8845.89bdlbdl0.290.08bdl0.100.14bdlbdl0.48100.09>1
G2-32-04c-30.057.9647.9642.56bdl0.090.060.21bdlbdl0.12bdlbdl0.3299.32>1
G2-32-03c-4bdl4.1949.5745.25bdl0.06bdl0.07bdlbdl0.08bdlbdl0.3099.53>1

Banded pyrite
G2-10-03b-1bdl0.6952.1746.24bdlbdl0.05bdlbdl0.040.05bdl0.210.3599.780.24
G2-32-11b-20.030.0752.5844.80bdl0.030.06bdlbdl0.040.10bdlbdl0.3298.03>1

Charcoal detritus pyrite
G2-10-02bcd-1bdl5.8750.7243.53bdl0.030.120.24bdlbdl0.03bdlbdl0.35100.88>1

Note. “bdl”: below the detection limit.