一、前言长期似来,成矿理论的研究一直是学术领域众所瞩目的重大研究课题。而其中的岩浆-热液和沉积成矿理论,是近代成矿理论的基础。然而,成矿理论研究的进展表明,自然界中存在的许多矿床,远非上述成矿理论所能解释。热卤水成矿说是近来在国外蓬勃发展的地质理论之一。应用此理论于地质普查、勘探工作中,已取得了显著效果。但这一成矿理论,直到目前尚未引起我们足够的重视。笔者根据研究热卤水的实践,从 I. Foreword In the long run, the study of metallogenic theory has always been a major research topic that has drawn much attention in the academic field. The magmatic-hydrothermal and sedimentary mineralization theories are the basis of modern ore-forming theory. However, advances in metallogenic theory suggest that many of the deposits that exist in nature are far from explained by the mineralization theory described above. Hot brine mineralization is one of the geological theories that have been booming recently in foreign countries. The application of this theory in geological survey, exploration work, has achieved remarkable results. However, this mineralization theory has not aroused enough attention till now. The author based on the study of hot brine practice, from