Zijinshan

Fujian, Zijinshan ore field, China

PorphyriesCu, Au, Ag

Type: Porphyry copper and Ag-Au-Cu epithermal (Yueyang)

Largest hydrothermal copper-gold deposit of mainland China, related to high-K calc-alkaline dacites and rhyolites of a continental margin; the Yueyang Ag-Au-Cu deposit is a low-sulfidation epithermal in porphyritic dacites. Coordinates not published.

δ109Ag in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 978a

Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
0.789 ± 0.191 ‰	0.548 / 0.983 ‰	5	ore with pyrite, native silver, argentite Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 5 analyses, +0.548 to +0.983 (312-2 +0.935; 312-4 +0.983; 312-5 +0.846; 312-15 +0.548; 312-20 +0.631). Detail (2σ, Ag content): 312-2 ± 0.027 (Ag 0.19 µg/g); 312-4 ± 0.034 (Ag 0.47 µg/g); 312-5 ± 0.061 (Ag 0.17 µg/g); 312-15 ± 0.180 (Ag 0.23 µg/g); 312-20 ± 0.068 (Ag 0.28 µg/g).	Dong et al. (2022), A preliminary study on silver isotopic composition in polymetallic or…

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Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Zijinshan, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/zijinshan/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

@misc{isofind2026zijinshanisotopesignatures,
  title = {Zijinshan, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/zijinshan/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

Updated : 2026-10-21