Research Article
The Au-Hosting Minerals and Process of Formation of the Carlin-Type Bojitian Deposit, Southwestern China
Table 4
Results of conversion to numbers of atoms for arsenian pyrite.
| Samples and location of measured points | Points | Au | As | S | Fe | Ag | Se | Pb | Cu | Zn | Sb | Co | Te | Ni | Bi | Total | Fe : S |
| Zoned pyrite | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G2-10-03-core | z-1 | bdl | 0.011 | 66.295 | 33.660 | bdl | bdl | bdl | bdl | bdl | 0.003 | 0.032 | bdl | bdl | 0.067 | 100 | 1.970 | G2-10-03-rim | z-2 | 0.004 | 2.922 | 64.735 | 32.135 | 0.002 | 0.012 | bdl | 0.067 | bdl | 0.004 | 0.024 | 0.001 | 0.094 | 0.068 | 100 | 2.014 | G2-10-03-core | z-3 | bdl | 0.019 | 67.384 | 32.389 | bdl | 0.001 | 0.015 | 0.073 | 0.001 | bdl | 0.057 | bdl | 0.061 | 0.066 | 100 | 2.080 | G2-10-03-rim | z-4 | 0.002 | 2.870 | 64.640 | 32.229 | bdl | 0.018 | 0.018 | 0.114 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.080 | 0.002 | 0.018 | 0.068 | 100 | 2.006 | G2-10-05-core | z-5 | 0.010 | 0.151 | 67.203 | 32.499 | 0.000 | bdl | bdl | bdl | bdl | 0.002 | 0.092 | 0.007 | 0.036 | 0.066 | 100 | 2.068 | G2-10-05-rim | z-6 | 0.019 | 3.727 | 63.704 | 32.321 | 0.007 | 0.017 | 0.015 | 0.152 | 0.006 | bdl | 0.022 | bdl | 0.010 | 0.068 | 100 | 1.971 | G2-10-09-core | z-7 | 0.007 | bdl | 67.456 | 32.485 | bdl | 0.004 | 0.014 | bdl | bdl | 0.009 | 0.026 | bdl | bdl | 0.066 | 100 | 2.077 | G2-10-09-rim | z-8 | 0.020 | 2.734 | 65.397 | 31.648 | 0.007 | 0.030 | bdl | 0.137 | bdl | 0.004 | 0.021 | bdl | 0.002 | 0.067 | 100 | 2.066 | G2-10-10a-core | z-9 | bdl | bdl | 67.410 | 32.559 | bdl | bdl | bdl | bdl | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.016 | bdl | 0.007 | 0.066 | 100 | 2.070 | G2-10-10a-rim | z-10 | 0.003 | 4.397 | 62.452 | 32.960 | 0.004 | 0.050 | 0.009 | 0.089 | bdl | 0.004 | 0.031 | bdl | 0.002 | 0.071 | 100 | 1.895 | G2-10-10b-core | z-11 | bdl | 0.046 | 67.515 | 32.285 | 0.007 | bdl | 0.015 | 0.037 | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.084 | bdl | bdl | 0.067 | 100 | 2.091 | G2-10-10b-rim | z-12 | 0.020 | 3.025 | 65.253 | 31.435 | 0.003 | 0.020 | 0.001 | 0.202 | bdl | 0.018 | 0.023 | bdl | bdl | 0.068 | 100 | 2.076 | G2-32-08a-core | z-13 | bdl | 0.010 | 66.403 | 33.418 | bdl | 0.004 | 0.007 | 0.048 | 0.020 | 0.000 | 0.086 | bdl | 0.003 | 0.061 | 100 | 1.987 | G2-32-08a-rim | z-14 | 0.002 | 4.410 | 62.924 | 32.310 | bdl | 0.050 | 0.013 | 0.230 | 0.025 | bdl | 0.036 | bdl | bdl | 0.060 | 100 | 1.947 | G2-32-09-core | z-15 | 0.005 | 0.018 | 67.038 | 32.852 | bdl | 0.001 | bdl | bdl | 0.009 | 0.001 | 0.038 | bdl | 0.038 | 0.071 | 100 | 2.041 | G2-32-09-rim | z-16 | 0.015 | 5.129 | 62.874 | 31.712 | bdl | 0.023 | bdl | 0.204 | bdl | 0.006 | 0.032 | bdl | 0.006 | 0.056 | 100 | 1.983 |
| Fine-grained pyrite | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G2-10-03 | f-1 | bdl | 4.329 | 63.038 | 32.448 | 0.003 | 0.027 | 0.018 | 0.060 | bdl | 0.002 | 0.075 | bdl | bdl | 0.069 | 100 | 1.943 | G2-10-03 | f-2 | 0.002 | 3.758 | 63.609 | 32.394 | bdl | 0.006 | 0.019 | 0.104 | 0.023 | 0.002 | 0.046 | 0.000 | 0.038 | 0.069 | 100 | 1.964 | G2-10-09 | f-3 | 0.001 | 3.130 | 64.926 | 31.723 | bdl | bdl | 0.014 | 0.174 | bdl | 0.005 | 0.015 | bdl | 0.012 | 0.068 | 100 | 2.047 | G2-32-09 | f-4 | 0.031 | 4.507 | 62.819 | 32.464 | bdl | 0.027 | 0.004 | 0.108 | 0.020 | bdl | 0.020 | bdl | bdl | 0.053 | 100 | 1.935 | G2-35-02 | f-5 | 0.016 | 4.537 | 63.046 | 32.108 | bdl | 0.013 | bdl | 0.204 | bdl | 0.006 | 0.022 | bdl | 0.048 | 0.053 | 100 | 1.964 |
| Framboidal pyrite | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G2-10-05 | fb-1 | bdl | 0.192 | 67.198 | 31.659 | bdl | 0.008 | 0.022 | bdl | 0.002 | 0.008 | 0.783 | bdl | 0.128 | 0.067 | 100 | 2.123 | G2-32-08a | fb-2 | 0.014 | 0.367 | 66.202 | 33.473 | bdl | 0.000 | 0.013 | bdl | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.057 | bdl | bdl | 0.061 | 100 | 1.978 | G2-35-02 | fb-3 | bdl | 0.863 | 68.111 | 34.029 | bdl | bdl | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.013 | 0.009 | 0.111 | bdl | 0.000 | 0.065 | 100 | 2.002 | G2-10-02a | fb-4 | 0.007 | 0.053 | 67.107 | 32.683 | 0.009 | bdl | 0.017 | 0.030 | bdl | 0.009 | 0.085 | bdl | 0.001 | 0.066 | 100 | 2.053 | G2-32-08b | fb-5 | 0.000 | 0.949 | 63.989 | 31.590 | bdl | bdl | 0.003 | 0.070 | 0.003 | 0.014 | 0.106 | bdl | 0.037 | 0.067 | 100 | 2.026 |
| Coarse-grained pyrite | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G2-32-06 | c-1 | 0.011 | 3.719 | 63.315 | 32.741 | bdl | 0.034 | bdl | 0.044 | bdl | bdl | 0.133 | 0.002 | bdl | 0.064 | 100 | 1.934 | G2-32-06 | c-2 | 0.016 | 0.088 | 66.514 | 33.143 | bdl | 0.002 | 0.056 | 0.050 | bdl | 0.033 | 0.099 | bdl | bdl | 0.092 | 100 | 2.007 | G2-32-04 | c-3 | 0.011 | 4.481 | 63.084 | 32.144 | bdl | 0.049 | 0.012 | 0.136 | bdl | bdl | 0.083 | bdl | bdl | 0.064 | 100 | 1.963 | G2-32-03 | c-4 | bdl | 2.315 | 64.004 | 33.548 | bdl | 0.031 | bdl | 0.048 | bdl | bdl | 0.053 | bdl | bdl | 0.060 | 100 | 1.908 |
| Banded pyrite | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G2-10-03 | b-1 | 0.005 | 0.371 | 65.884 | 33.530 | bdl | bdl | 0.009 | 0.013 | bdl | 0.013 | 0.034 | bdl | 0.142 | 0.067 | 100 | 1.965 | G2-32-11 | b-2 | 0.006 | 0.038 | 67.039 | 32.798 | bdl | 0.013 | 0.012 | bdl | 0.009 | 0.014 | 0.071 | 0.001 | bdl | 0.062 | 100 | 2.044 |
| Charcoal detritus pyrite | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G2-10-02b | cd-1 | bdl | 3.206 | 64.699 | 31.884 | bdl | 0.014 | 0.023 | 0.153 | bdl | bdl | 0.022 | bdl | bdl | 0.068 | 100 | 2.029 |
|
|
Note. “bdl”: below the detection limit.
|