不同成因地热水中锑的赋存形态、主控因素及其指示意义

吴晶; 郭清海

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Wu Jing, Guo Qinghai, 2026. Occurrence Forms of Antimony in Geothermal Waters of Different Genesis and Its Controlling Factors and Indicative Significance. Earth Science, 51(6): 2357-2370. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.126

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Wu Jing, Guo Qinghai, 2026. Occurrence Forms of Antimony in Geothermal Waters of Different Genesis and Its Controlling Factors and Indicative Significance. Earth Science, 51(6): 2357-2370. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.126

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Occurrence Forms of Antimony in Geothermal Waters of Different Genesis and Its Controlling Factors and Indicative Significance

doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.126

Wu Jing^,,
Guo Qinghai^{,
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State Key Laboratory of Deep Geothermal Resources, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430078, China

Received Date: 2026-02-03
Available Online: 2026-07-17
Publish Date: 2026-06-25

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To understand the distribution characteristics, controlling factors and significance of total antimony and antimony species in different types of geothermal water, geothermal areas in Tengchong Rehai and Longling Banglazhang in Yunnan, as well as various geothermal areas in Guangdong, were selected. this study systematically compared the concentration of total antimony and antimony species, along with their controlling factors, across three distinct geothermal system scenarios: those with intra-crustal magma chamber receiving magmatic fluid input; those with intra-crustal magma chamber but without magmatic fluid input; and those without intra-crustal magma chamber. The results indicate that total antimony content is related to the genesis of geothermal water; meanwhile, enrichment of sulfide coupled with elevated pH constitutes a critical prerequisite for formation of thioantimonate. Overall, the distribution of antimony species in geothermal water is controlled by the geochemical environment of the geothermal system and provides some indication of the genesis of geothermal systems: for geothermal waters lacking thioantimonate, direct magmatic fluid input can be ruled out, however, both magmatically influenced and unaffected geothermal waters may yield thioantimonate in sulfide-rich environment.
- antimony,
- thioantimonate,
- geothermal water,
- environmental geology

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