Woxi
Yuanling County, Huaihua, western Hunan, China
Other hydrothermalW-Sb-Au
- Type
- Stratiform W-Sb-Au in siliceous beds (Woxi type)
Stratiform tungsten deposit in weakly metamorphosed siliceous beds. According to Zhang (1988), very heavy quartz and wolframite (or scheelite) of metamorphic origin. Precambrian W-Sb-Au formed according to Zhang (1988) by submarine hot springs along a basement fault, then recrystallised. Zhai et al. (2026) describe it as an Sb-Au-W deposit (247,472 t Sb) hosted in Neoproterozoic slates and sandstones, mineralised in the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous, with mercury mixing basement and recycled mantle sources. Estimated coordinates. Indicative coordinates.
δ18O in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-SMOW
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.22 ± 0.86 ‰ | 11 | quartz of metamorphosed tungsten-bearing siliceous beds Published mean and standard deviation from 11 samples, Table 1; individual values not given. Formation temperature adopted 240 ± 30 °C. | Zhang (1988), Oxygen isotope studies of wolframite in tungsten ore deposits of south Chin… | |
| 3.2 ‰ | 1 | metamorphic wolframite or scheelite One analysis, Table 1. The text gives about +3.3 ‰. | Zhang (1988), Oxygen isotope studies of wolframite in tungsten ore deposits of south Chin… |
δ123Sb in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 3102a
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.12 ± 0.2 ‰ | −0.06 / 0.33 ‰ | 3 | stibnite Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table S2. | Zhai et al. (2026), Coupled Sb-Hg isotopes reveal mixed basement and deeply recycled mant… |
δ202Hg in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 3133
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.14 ± 0.51 ‰ | −0.47 / 0.56 ‰ | 4 | stibnite Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 samples, Table S2. Total Hg 0.47 to 1.64 ppm. | Zhai et al. (2026), Coupled Sb-Hg isotopes reveal mixed basement and deeply recycled mant… |
Δ199Hg in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 3133
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −0.03 ± 0.09 ‰ | −0.12 / 0.08 ‰ | 4 | stibnite Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 samples, Table S2. Share of deep recycled reservoir highly variable between samples (9 to 45 %, Table S3). | Zhai et al. (2026), Coupled Sb-Hg isotopes reveal mixed basement and deeply recycled mant… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Woxi, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/woxi/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
@misc{isofind2026woxiisotopesignatures,
title = {Woxi, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/woxi/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13