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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Earth Sci.
Sec. Geoscience and Society
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feart.2025.1511877
This article is part of the Research TopicExploration, Development, and Protection of Earth’s Resources and Environment: Methods, Techniques, Applications, Prospects, Insights, and ProblemsView all 45 articles
Research progress and prospect of Emeishan mantle plume metallogenic system
Provisionally accepted- 1Sichuan Institute of Land Science and Technology (Sichuan Satellite Application Technology Center), Chengdu 610045, China, Chengdu, China
- 2Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
- 3The 7th Geological Brigade of Sichuan, Leshan, 614000, China, Leshan, China
- 4Chengdu Geological Survey Center of the China Geological Survey (Southwest Geological Science and Technology Innovation Center), Chengdu 610081, China, Chengdu, China
- 5College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China, Chengdu, China
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Emeishan Mantle Plume, we compiled data on ore deposits related to the Emeishan Large Igneous Province (ELIP) and systematically summarized the characteristics and genesis of various ore deposit types. These deposits are categorized as follows: During the upwelling of the Emeishan mantle plume, both magmatic and hydrothermal mineralization occur, resulting in the formation of magmatic deposits and hydrothermal deposits, respectively. These are classified as deposit types that are directly associated with the Emeishan mantle plume.Following the cessation of the plume's upwelling, a temporal lag allows the plume-related processes to contribute to the ore-forming material source, ore-transporting channels, and ore-forming spaces for subsequent deposits, which are designated as indirectly related to the Emeishan mantle plume. Additionally, we analyzed the spatiotemporal distribution and evolutionary history of these deposits, discussing future research focal points and exploration directions concerning the metallogenic system of the Emeishan mantle plume. The findings indicate that the metallogenic ages of deposits directly related to the Emeishan mantle plume align with the formation age of the Emeishan Large Igneous Province. These deposits are predominantly distributed along north-south fault zones. In contrast, the metallogenic ages of deposits indirectly related to the Emeishan mantle plume are more recent than those of the ELIP, exhibiting a scattered metallogenic age and distribution. Finally, we propose a universal resource effect law applicable to mantle plume metallogenic systems, which can serve as a reference for studies of other mantle plume-related metallogenic systems globally.
Keywords: Emeishan mantle plume, Emei Mountain Large Igneous Province, Mineralization system, Mineralization process, Geological science and technology
Received: 15 Oct 2024; Accepted: 08 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Liu, Wen, Zhao, Chen, Liu, Zheng, Tian and Guo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Jun Wen, Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
Wei Zhao, The 7th Geological Brigade of Sichuan, Leshan, 614000, China, Leshan, China
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