Porphyry Cu systems
斑岩铜矿系统How collision and post-collision processes reorganize mantle and lower-crustal materials to produce fertile magmas.
关注碰撞—后碰撞过程中地幔与下地壳物质的再活化，以及成矿岩浆的形成机制。
Geology · Ore deposits · Geochemistry
Earth materials,
ore-forming systems,
and the volatiles between.
I am Yiwei Zhou (James / 周怿惟), a PhD candidate in geology studying porphyry copper systems, halogen geochemistry, and mineral-scale records of magmatic evolution.
我是周怿惟，地质学博士研究生，主要研究斑岩铜矿系统、卤素地球化学与矿物尺度的岩浆演化记录。
31° N 89° E
FIELD / LABTIBETROCKS → MINERALS → ELEMENTS
About关于我
From field relationships to elemental signals.
My work connects economic geology with analytical geochemistry. I am interested in how deep material recycling, crust–mantle interaction, and magma reservoir processes control volatile budgets and the fertility of porphyry systems.
我的研究连接矿床地质学与分析地球化学，重点关注深部物质循环、壳幔相互作用和岩浆储库过程如何控制挥发分收支及斑岩系统的成矿潜力。
CURRENTPhD Candidate, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University
RESEARCH BASEInstitute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
BASED INBeijing, China
Research研究方向
Four connected scales
From tectonic inheritance to the analytical signal, each scale helps explain why some magmas become ore-forming systems.
Halogen geochemistry
卤素地球化学Using F–Cl–Br–I systematics to trace volatile sources, magma evolution, degassing, and fluid transfer.
利用 F–Cl–Br–I 体系示踪挥发分来源、岩浆演化、脱气与流体迁移。
Mineral-scale archives
矿物尺度记录Reading apatite and other minerals as time-resolved records of magma storage and magmatic–hydrothermal transition.
以磷灰石等矿物记录解析岩浆储库演化及岩浆—热液转换过程。
Analytical geochemistry
分析地球化学Developing robust methods for low-abundance volatile elements in geological materials, including multi-halogen analysis.
开发地质样品中低丰度挥发性元素的可靠分析方法，包括多卤素联合测定。
PRIMARY GEOLOGICAL SETTINGSGangdese, southern TibetYulong, eastern TibetCollisional Tethyan systems
Selected publications代表性论文
Published work
Selected peer-reviewed studies spanning porphyry systems, critical elements, and volatile cycling.
- 2025Yang, Z., Sun, X., Chiaradia, M., Lu, Y., Yin, R., Hou, Z., Li, H., and Zhou, Y.Oxidized sediment recycling as a driver for postsubduction porphyry copper formation ↗Science Advances, 11, eadx4474
- 2024Sun, M., Dai, Z., Liu, S., Li, Q., Zhou, Y., Yang, Z., and Hou, Z.Origin and metallogenic significance of the porphyry intrusions in the Yulong porphyry Cu deposit, Xizang ↗Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica, 43(6), 1578–1600
- 2023Zhou, Y., Yang, Z., and Zhou, L.Sources and evolution of chlorine in collisional porphyry copper deposits: A review ↗Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica, 42(3), 417–441
- 2020Yang, Z., Hou, Z., Zhou, L., and Zhou, Y.Critical elements in porphyry copper deposits of China ↗Chinese Science Bulletin, 65(33), 3653–3664
Manuscripts under review are intentionally not listed as publications.
Contact · 联系
Questions, ideas, or a shared rock problem?
I welcome conversations about porphyry systems, halogen analysis, apatite geochemistry, and related collaborations.
geoyiwei@gmail.com ↗