位于新疆西南部的西昆仑山地区因其高寒环境、位置偏远及陡峻的地形条件使其成为全国地质研究和矿产开发程度最低的地区之一。前人众多地质调查和研究(新疆地矿局二大队,1985;中国科学院青藏高原综合科学考察队,2000;孙海田等,2003;肖序常等,2004;李社荣等,2008)大大提高了该区 The West Kunlun Mountains, located in the southwestern part of Xinjiang, has become one of the areas with the lowest degree of geological research and mineral development due to its alpine environment, remote locations and steep terrain conditions. Many previous geological investigations and studies (Xinjiang Second Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 1985; Chinese Academy of Sciences Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Integrated Scientific Expedition Team, 2000; Sun Haitian et al., 2003; Xiao Xuchang et al., 2004;