The Baidi Au-Sb deposit, which contains 8 t of Au and 10,979 Mt of Sb, is a typical and rare paragenetic deposit located in southwestern Guizhou Province, China.Previous studies have focused on individual ores, but ha...The Baidi Au-Sb deposit, which contains 8 t of Au and 10,979 Mt of Sb, is a typical and rare paragenetic deposit located in southwestern Guizhou Province, China.Previous studies have focused on individual ores, but have not combined them to identify their paragenetic mechanism or metallogenic regularity. Therefore, we used field investigations, microscopic observations, and in situ analyses to identify the spatial distribution, mineral paragenesis, compositional evolution, and metallogenic material sources of the ore bodies. We also determined the Au and Sb paragenetic characteristics and the metallogenesis of the deposit. The main Au-bearing minerals in the deposit were early(Apy1–2) and late(Apy3) stage arsenopyrites, as well as pre-mineralization(Py1), mineralization(Py2–5), and late mineralization(Py6–7) stage pyrites. The main Sb-bearing minerals were stibnite(Snt), skinnerite, bournonite,and valentinite. The minerals formed in the order of Py1,Py2–3 + Apy1, Py4–5 + Apy2, Snt, and Py6–7 + Apy3.The δ34S values of the arsenopyrites and pyrites ranged from-5 to 5‰, while those of stibnite were mostly less than-5‰ in the later mineralization stages. Sulfur was provided by deep magmatic hydrothermal fluids, but sedimentary sulfur was added in the later stages. Moreover,the trace elemental contents fluctuated and eventually became similar to those of the sedimentary strata. By comprehensively considering the ores along with the geological characteristics of the deposit, we determined that deep magma provided the Au during ore formation. Later tectonic changes provided Sb from the sedimentary strata,which precipitated along fault expansion areas and produced Au and Sb paragenesis.展开更多
通过对湖南沃溪Au-Sb-W矿床鱼儿山-红岩溪矿段中黑钨矿族矿物的野外观察表明，含黑钨矿族矿物的矿石主要呈条带状、细脉状，次为浸染状构造，结构上主要为半自形-它形板状和柱状；X射线粉晶衍射结果得出其物相为钨铁矿，晶胞参数为a0：4...通过对湖南沃溪Au-Sb-W矿床鱼儿山-红岩溪矿段中黑钨矿族矿物的野外观察表明，含黑钨矿族矿物的矿石主要呈条带状、细脉状，次为浸染状构造，结构上主要为半自形-它形板状和柱状；X射线粉晶衍射结果得出其物相为钨铁矿，晶胞参数为a0：4.7454 A ，b0：5.7160A ，c0：4.9753 A ，β：90°13′；电子探针分析结果显示，MnO含量范围0.97%-11%，FeO含量范围13.65%-23.36%，WO3含量范围71.39%-76.87%，既有高MnO含量亦有低MnO含量的钨铁矿，成连续性变化，并从深部中段向浅部中段，MnO含量具有增大趋势。计算其晶体化学式为（Fe0.57-1.02Mn0.46-0.04）W0.98-1.00O4。相关分析得出FeO与MnO相关系数为-0.98，WO3与MnO相关系数为0.47，WO3与FeO相关系数为-4.10。黑钨矿族矿物中Nb和Ta的含量较低，暗示了沃溪Au-Sb-W矿床可能为沉积-改造热液成因。展开更多
Ore deposits (occurrences) of Au, As, Sb, Hg, etc. distributed in Southwest Guizhou constitute the important portion of the low-temperature metallogenic domain covering a large area in Southwest China, with the Carlin...Ore deposits (occurrences) of Au, As, Sb, Hg, etc. distributed in Southwest Guizhou constitute the important portion of the low-temperature metallogenic domain covering a large area in Southwest China, with the Carlin-type Au and Sb deposits being the most typical ones. In this paper the Au and Sb ore deposits are taken as the objects of study. Through the petrographic analysis, microthermomitric measurement and Raman spectrophic analysis of fluid inclusions in gangue minerals and research on the S and C isotopic compositions in the gold ore deposits we can reveal the sources of ore-forming materials and ore-forming fluids and the rules of ore fluid evolution. Ore deposits of Au, Sb, etc. are regionally classified as the products of ore fluid evolution, and their ore-forming materials and ore fluids were probably derived mainly from the deep interior of the Earth. Fluid inclusion studies have shown that the temperatures of Au mineralization are within the range of 170-361℃,the salinities are 0.35 wt%-8 wt% NaCl eq.; the temperatures of Sb mineralization are 129.4-214℃ and the salinities are 0.18 wt%- 3.23 wt% NaCl eq.; the ore-forming fluid temperatures and salinities tend to decrease progressively. In the early stage (Au metallogenic stage) the ore-forming fluids contained large amounts of volatile components such as CO2, CH4, N2 and H2S, belonging to the H2O-CO2-NaCl fluid system; in the late stage (Sb metallogenic stage) the ore-forming fluids belong to the Sb-bearing H2O-NaCl system. The primitive ore-forming fluids may have experienced at least two processes of immiscibility: (1) when early ore-bearing hydrothermal solutions passed through rock strata of larger porosity or fault broken zones, CO2, CH4, N2 would escape from them, followed by the release of pressure, resulting in pressure release and boiling of primitive homogenous fluids, thereafter giving rise to their phase separation, thus leading to Au unloading and mineralization; and (2) in the late stage (Sb metallogenic stage ) a large volume of meteoric water was involved in the ore-forming fluids, leading to fluid boiling as a result of their encounter, followed by the drop of fluid temperature. As a result, the dissolubility of Sb decreased so greatly that Sb was enriched and precipitated as ores. Due to differences in physic-chemical conditions between Au and Sb precipitates, Au and Sb were respectively precipitated in different structural positions, thus creating such a phenomenon of Au/Sb paragenesis and differentiation in space.展开更多
Scheelite Sm-Nd and quartz Ar-Ar dating were accomplished for the Woxi Au-Sb-W deposit in western hu-nan. The results show that the Sm and Nd concentrations of scheelite are relatively high, and Sm/Nd ratios are usual...Scheelite Sm-Nd and quartz Ar-Ar dating were accomplished for the Woxi Au-Sb-W deposit in western hu-nan. The results show that the Sm and Nd concentrations of scheelite are relatively high, and Sm/Nd ratios are usually high and variable. In the 147Sm/144Nd vs. 143Nd/144Nd diagram, the disseminated scheelites show a good linear array, which corresponds to an isochron age of 402 6 Ma and an initial 143Nd/144Nd ratio of 0.510544 9 (2s ) with a e Nd(t) value of -30.7. The Ar-Ar age spectra for 2 quartz samples display the saddle shape. The minimum apparent age, plateau age and isochron age of each quartz sample generally overlap within errors; and both the minimum apparent ages of 420 20 and 414 19 Ma coincide well with the scheelite Sm-Nd age. Both Sm-Nd and Ar-Ar dating results reveal that the Au-Sb-W mineralization at Woxi district took place in the Late Caledonian. This is in good agreement with the tectonic evolution of the Xuefengshan district and with some geo-chronological data available for Au, Sb and W deposits in this area. The low initial Nd isotope ratio of scheelites sug-gests that the fluid responsible for Au-Sb-W mineralization at the Woxi is of deep crustal origin and probably originated from the underlying Archaean continental basement rather than the host Proterozoic strata in western Hunan. The con-straints on the mineralization time and on the fluid source provide insight into the genesis of the Woxi deposit.展开更多
基金funded by the Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province([2019]1138,Qiankehezhicheng[2021]Yi Ban 403 and Qiankehepingtairencai-CXTD[2021]007)the Project for the Growth of Young Scientific and Technological Talents in Colleges and Universities of Guizhou Province([2022]356)。
文摘The Baidi Au-Sb deposit, which contains 8 t of Au and 10,979 Mt of Sb, is a typical and rare paragenetic deposit located in southwestern Guizhou Province, China.Previous studies have focused on individual ores, but have not combined them to identify their paragenetic mechanism or metallogenic regularity. Therefore, we used field investigations, microscopic observations, and in situ analyses to identify the spatial distribution, mineral paragenesis, compositional evolution, and metallogenic material sources of the ore bodies. We also determined the Au and Sb paragenetic characteristics and the metallogenesis of the deposit. The main Au-bearing minerals in the deposit were early(Apy1–2) and late(Apy3) stage arsenopyrites, as well as pre-mineralization(Py1), mineralization(Py2–5), and late mineralization(Py6–7) stage pyrites. The main Sb-bearing minerals were stibnite(Snt), skinnerite, bournonite,and valentinite. The minerals formed in the order of Py1,Py2–3 + Apy1, Py4–5 + Apy2, Snt, and Py6–7 + Apy3.The δ34S values of the arsenopyrites and pyrites ranged from-5 to 5‰, while those of stibnite were mostly less than-5‰ in the later mineralization stages. Sulfur was provided by deep magmatic hydrothermal fluids, but sedimentary sulfur was added in the later stages. Moreover,the trace elemental contents fluctuated and eventually became similar to those of the sedimentary strata. By comprehensively considering the ores along with the geological characteristics of the deposit, we determined that deep magma provided the Au during ore formation. Later tectonic changes provided Sb from the sedimentary strata,which precipitated along fault expansion areas and produced Au and Sb paragenesis.
文摘通过对湖南沃溪Au-Sb-W矿床鱼儿山-红岩溪矿段中黑钨矿族矿物的野外观察表明，含黑钨矿族矿物的矿石主要呈条带状、细脉状，次为浸染状构造，结构上主要为半自形-它形板状和柱状；X射线粉晶衍射结果得出其物相为钨铁矿，晶胞参数为a0：4.7454 A ，b0：5.7160A ，c0：4.9753 A ，β：90°13′；电子探针分析结果显示，MnO含量范围0.97%-11%，FeO含量范围13.65%-23.36%，WO3含量范围71.39%-76.87%，既有高MnO含量亦有低MnO含量的钨铁矿，成连续性变化，并从深部中段向浅部中段，MnO含量具有增大趋势。计算其晶体化学式为（Fe0.57-1.02Mn0.46-0.04）W0.98-1.00O4。相关分析得出FeO与MnO相关系数为-0.98，WO3与MnO相关系数为0.47，WO3与FeO相关系数为-4.10。黑钨矿族矿物中Nb和Ta的含量较低，暗示了沃溪Au-Sb-W矿床可能为沉积-改造热液成因。
基金financially supported jointly by the State Science and Technology Supporting Program(2006BAB01A13)the Self-research Project funded by the State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry(Ore Deposit Special Research Project 2008.3-2)Guizhou Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resource Exploration and Development[Qian Di Kuang Ke(2009)No.11]
文摘Ore deposits (occurrences) of Au, As, Sb, Hg, etc. distributed in Southwest Guizhou constitute the important portion of the low-temperature metallogenic domain covering a large area in Southwest China, with the Carlin-type Au and Sb deposits being the most typical ones. In this paper the Au and Sb ore deposits are taken as the objects of study. Through the petrographic analysis, microthermomitric measurement and Raman spectrophic analysis of fluid inclusions in gangue minerals and research on the S and C isotopic compositions in the gold ore deposits we can reveal the sources of ore-forming materials and ore-forming fluids and the rules of ore fluid evolution. Ore deposits of Au, Sb, etc. are regionally classified as the products of ore fluid evolution, and their ore-forming materials and ore fluids were probably derived mainly from the deep interior of the Earth. Fluid inclusion studies have shown that the temperatures of Au mineralization are within the range of 170-361℃,the salinities are 0.35 wt%-8 wt% NaCl eq.; the temperatures of Sb mineralization are 129.4-214℃ and the salinities are 0.18 wt%- 3.23 wt% NaCl eq.; the ore-forming fluid temperatures and salinities tend to decrease progressively. In the early stage (Au metallogenic stage) the ore-forming fluids contained large amounts of volatile components such as CO2, CH4, N2 and H2S, belonging to the H2O-CO2-NaCl fluid system; in the late stage (Sb metallogenic stage) the ore-forming fluids belong to the Sb-bearing H2O-NaCl system. The primitive ore-forming fluids may have experienced at least two processes of immiscibility: (1) when early ore-bearing hydrothermal solutions passed through rock strata of larger porosity or fault broken zones, CO2, CH4, N2 would escape from them, followed by the release of pressure, resulting in pressure release and boiling of primitive homogenous fluids, thereafter giving rise to their phase separation, thus leading to Au unloading and mineralization; and (2) in the late stage (Sb metallogenic stage ) a large volume of meteoric water was involved in the ore-forming fluids, leading to fluid boiling as a result of their encounter, followed by the drop of fluid temperature. As a result, the dissolubility of Sb decreased so greatly that Sb was enriched and precipitated as ores. Due to differences in physic-chemical conditions between Au and Sb precipitates, Au and Sb were respectively precipitated in different structural positions, thus creating such a phenomenon of Au/Sb paragenesis and differentiation in space.
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Program(Grant No.G1999043200)the National Natural Science Foundation for Outstanding Youth(Grant No.49925309)the Knowledge Innovation Research Program from the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KZCX3-SW-125).
文摘Scheelite Sm-Nd and quartz Ar-Ar dating were accomplished for the Woxi Au-Sb-W deposit in western hu-nan. The results show that the Sm and Nd concentrations of scheelite are relatively high, and Sm/Nd ratios are usually high and variable. In the 147Sm/144Nd vs. 143Nd/144Nd diagram, the disseminated scheelites show a good linear array, which corresponds to an isochron age of 402 6 Ma and an initial 143Nd/144Nd ratio of 0.510544 9 (2s ) with a e Nd(t) value of -30.7. The Ar-Ar age spectra for 2 quartz samples display the saddle shape. The minimum apparent age, plateau age and isochron age of each quartz sample generally overlap within errors; and both the minimum apparent ages of 420 20 and 414 19 Ma coincide well with the scheelite Sm-Nd age. Both Sm-Nd and Ar-Ar dating results reveal that the Au-Sb-W mineralization at Woxi district took place in the Late Caledonian. This is in good agreement with the tectonic evolution of the Xuefengshan district and with some geo-chronological data available for Au, Sb and W deposits in this area. The low initial Nd isotope ratio of scheelites sug-gests that the fluid responsible for Au-Sb-W mineralization at the Woxi is of deep crustal origin and probably originated from the underlying Archaean continental basement rather than the host Proterozoic strata in western Hunan. The con-straints on the mineralization time and on the fluid source provide insight into the genesis of the Woxi deposit.
