“…In addition, dikes in the QOB have often been found to be closely related to endogenous metallogenesis; thus, their genetic relationships, as well as the indicators of ore-prospecting, are receiving increased attention (Guo, Luo, Liu, & Jiang, 2013;Guo, Luo, Yu, Santosh, & Li, 2017;Hei et al, 2015;Li, Luo, Zhou, Yang, & Liu, 2011;Luo et al, , 2009Luo, Chen, Jiang, Wang, & Wang, 2012;Ressel, Noble, Herry, & Trudel, 2000). The QOB is one of most significant gold provinces in China (Goldfarb, Qiu, Deng, Chen, & Yang, 2019;Lu et al, 2004;Luo, Li, Lu, Zheng, & Su, 2000;Qiu et al, 2020;Qiu & Deng, 2017), and the Gaozhuang Au deposit (GZGD) is one of most important gold deposits in the central NQOB.…”