Advances on Mineral Genesis of Chlorite: A Review

Abstract

As an important phyllosilicate, chlorite can be found in various geological environments. Its ge-netic mineralogical characteristics can provide important information for the formation condi-tions, leading it to be a significant typomorphic mineral. Therefore, the aim of this study is to give a review on some progresses on mineral genesis of chlorite. Finally, we applied viable methods to analyze natural cases of the Tongkuangyu porphyry copper deposit from the Zhongtiao Mountain and Naruo porphyry copper deposit from Tibet. Based on ore mineral assemblages and trapped fluid inclusion data, we would analyze the estimated results of chlorite temperatures, oxygen fug-city and sulfur fugacity to discuss the congruency of formation conditions between chlorite and metallogenesis, and consequently test the reliability and applicability of these methods.