Element enrichment characteristics: Insights from element geochemistry of sphalerite in Daliangzi Pb-Zn deposit, Sichuan, Southwest China

Results of PCA work to the selected sphalerite samples from deposits of skarn, syngenetic massive sulfide, MVT, special Jinding and Daliangzi reveal that significant differences, which are mainly defined by the concentration of Fe, Mn, Co, and depleted In, exist in the composition of sphalerite from different deposit types and lie along a single dimension of PC2*. Such a conclusion bases a framework established by PCA and proposed to study the base-metal deposit types and the relevant metallogenic process that are typical for deposits located in South China.