The S 1 foliation and the gold veins were formed in the same tectonic stage, that is, in the decollement stage of the first structural episode in the Liaohe tectonic cycle.
猫岭金矿是在克拉通变质岩区保存较好的含砷 (毒砂 )浸染型金矿之一 ,金矿脉并非单纯的硫化物脉 ,而是含毒砂_磁黄铁矿_黄铁矿的硅化石英脉 ,S1 面理与金矿脉为同一构造期产物 ,形成于辽河旋回第一幕构造的伸展滑脱阶段。