Physiochemical Restrictions of Mineral Zoning of Sediment-Hosted Stratiform Copper Deposit in SW China

Figure 3

(a) Two-idea zoning pattern of metal minerals in red-bed copper deposits in the Chuxiong basin; (b) pattern of metal mineral zoning in the section (modified by [23]). (a-1) Horizontal zoning; (a-2) vertical zoning; 1: light grey sandstone; 2: purple sandstone; 3: orebodies; and 4: the boundary of mineral zoning; (b-1) Liuzu deposit; (b-2) Dacun deposit; (b-3) Geyizha deposit; and (b-4) Aodiju deposit. Py: pyrite; Cp: chalcopyrite; Bn: bornite; Cc: chalcocite; Hm: hematite.