Research Article

Fluid Evolution of Fuzishan Skarn Cu-Mo Deposit from the Edong District in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt of China: Evidence from Petrography, Mineral Assemblages, and Fluid Inclusions

Table 2

Summary of microthermometric data of fluid inclusions from different host minerals and stages in the Fuzishan Cu-Mo deposit.

StageHost mineralFI typeNumber of FIs studiedIce-melting temperature Tm (°C)Halite dissolution temperature Td (°C)Final homogenization temperature Th (°C)Salinity (wt.% NaCl equivalent)Density (g/cm3)
RangeRangeRangeMeanRangeMeanRange

Prograde skarnGarnetS123127–340422 to >55028.8–41.536.20.82–0.99
S216−20.8 to −17.5483 to >55020.6–22.921.70.55–0.62
LV8−19.7 to −14.0431 to >55017.8–22.120.10.57–0.70
VL11−9.6 to −5.2405 to >5508.1–13.510.10.18–0.25
DiopsideS133180–351485 to >55030.9–42.538.30.85–0.97
S28−17.9 to −16.4488 to >55019.8–20.120.30.52–0.54
LV5−14.5 to −13.5>55017.3–18.217.80.47–0.53
VL5−3.5 to −2.2430 to >5503.7–5.75.00.15–0.50

Retrograde skarnEpidoteS222−14.8 to −7.1240 to 47137910.6–18.514.30.58–0.89
LV62−17.6 to −5.2212 to 4983508.1–20.715.50.60–0.97
VL2−3.3 and− 1.5350 to 4013762.6–5.440.57–0.63

Quartz-sulfideQuartzLV48−12.4 to −3.7192 to 3672626.0–16.310.60.71–0.94
VL4−4.4 to −1.7363 to 4853952.9–7.04.30.41–0.62
CalciteLV78−14.1 to −3.5157 to 3822705.7–17.912.80.75–0.99
Late anhydriteLV68−10.5 to −1.3150 to 4582872.2–14.58.00.40–1.00

CarbonateCalciteLV9−2.9 to −1.4125 to 2041732.4–4.83.80.89–0.98
QuartzLV4−7.9 to −0.189 to 2231490.2–11.54.10.89–0.96