Characteristics of Ore-forming Fluid of the Gaoshan Gold-Silver Deposit in the Longquan Area, Zhejiang Province and its Implications for the Ore Genesis

The Gaoshan gold-silver deposit, located between the Yuyao-Lishui Fault and Jiangshan- Shaoxing fault in Longquan Area, occurs in the Suichang-Longquan gold-silver polymetallic metallogenic belt. This study conducted an investigation for ore-forming fluids using microthermometry, D-O isotope and trace element. The results show that two types of fluid inclusions involved into the formation of the deposit are pure liquid phase and gas-liquid phase aqueous inclusions. The homogenization temperature and salinity of major mineralization phase ranges from 156~C to 236~C （average 200~C） and 0.35% to 8.68% （NaCleqv） （average 3.68%）, respectively, indicating that the ore-forming fluid is characteristic of low temperature and low salinity. The ore- forming pressure ranges between in 118.02 to 232.13＂105 pa, and it is estabmiated that the ore- forming depth ranges from 0.39 to 0.77 km, indicating it is a hypabyssal deposit in genesis. The low rare earth elements content in pyrites, widely developed fluorite in late ore-forming stage and lack of chlorargyrite （AgCI）, indicates that the ore-forming fluid is rich in F rather than CI. The ratios of Y/ Ho, Zr/Hf and Nb/Ta of between different samples have little difference, indicating that the later hydrothermal activities had no effects on the former hydrothermal fluid. The chondrite-normalized REE patterns of pyrites from country rocks and ore veins are basically identical, with the characteristics of light REE enrichment and negative Eu anomalies, implying that the ore-forming fluid was oxidative and derived partly from the country rocks. The JD and jlSo of fluid inclusions in quartz formed during the main metallogenic stage range from -105%o to -69 %0 and -6.01%o to -3.81%o, respectively. The D-O isotopic diagram shows that the metallogenic fluid is characterized by the mixing of formation water and meteoric water, without involvement of magmatic water. The geological and geochemical characteristics of the Gaoshan gold-silver deposit are similar to those of continental volcanic hydrothermal deposit, and could be assigned to the continental volcanic hydrothermal gold-silver deposit type.

Ore-forming fluid characteristics and genesis of vein-type lead-zinc mineralization of Xiaohongshilazi deposit,Jilin Province, China

The Xiaohongshilazi mineral deposit in Jilin Province,China,is located in the accretion zone in the northern margin of the North China Block. The deposit contains two types of ore bodies: layered Pb-Zn ore bodies in volcanic rock and vein-hosted Pb-Zn ore bodies controlled by fractures. The vein Pb-Zn ore bodies are strictly controlled by tectonic fracture zones trending in S-N direction,which comprise sulfide veins or sulfidebearing quartz veins distributed along faults or structural fissures. The ores mainly appear mesh-vein and vein structures,and also show solid-solution separation and metasomatic textures. The metal minerals are mainly sphalerite,galena,and pyrite,etc. Wall-rock alteration includes mainly sericitization,chloritization,silicification and carbonatization,etc. Microscope observations and Raman spectroscopy analyses indicate that the oreforming fluid of the vein Pb-Zn ore bodies was mainly magmatic water with low temperature,low salinity,and a shallow depth of metallogenesis( ~ 1.5 km). Sulfur and lead isotope analyses indicate that the sulfide source is mainly formation sulfur or biogenic sulfur,which is similar to the sulfur source of hydrothermal deposit( negative( δ^(34) S values),while the main Pb source was the upper crust with some mantle input. This article argues that the vein Pb-Zn ore body of the Xiaohongshilazi deposit is a low-to medium-temperature hydrothermal vein type related to the formation of a shallow magma chamber.

Genesis, metallogenic model, and prospecting prediction of the Nibao gold deposit in the Guizhou Province, China

Southwestern Guizhou province is one of China’s most important distribution areas of Carlin-type gold deposits. The Nibao deposit is a typical gold deposit in southwestern Guizhou. To elucidate the genesis of the Nibao gold deposit, establish a metallogenic model, and guide prospecting prediction, we systematically collected previously reported geological, geochemical, and dating data and discussed the genesis of the Nibao gold deposit,based on which we proposed the metallogenic model.Earlier works show that the Nibao anticline, F1 fault, and its hanging wall dragged anticline(Erlongqiangbao anticline) were formed before or simultaneously with gold mineralization, while F2, F3, and F4 faults postdate gold mineralization. Regional geophysical data showed extensive low resistivity anomaly areas near the SBT(the product of tectonic slippage and hydrothermal alteration)between the P2/P3 and the strata of the Longtan Formation in the SSE direction of Nibao anticline in the lower plate of F1 and hanging wall dragged anticline(Erlongqiangbao anticline), and the anomaly areas are distributed within the influence range of anticlines. Simultaneously, soil and structural geochemistry show that F1, Nibao anticline,Erlongqiangbao anticline, and their transition areas all show good metallogenic elements(Au, As, and S) assemblage anomalies, with good metallogenic space and prospecting possibilities. There are five main hypotheses about the source of ore-forming fluids and Au in the Nibao gold deposit:(1) related to the Emeishan mantle plume activity;(2) source from the Emeishan basalt;(3) metamorphic fluid mineralization;(4) basin fluid mineralization;(5) related to deep concealed magmatic rocks;of these, the mainstream understanding is the fifth speculation. It is acknowledged that the ore-forming fluids are hydrothermal fluids with medium–low temperature, high pressure, medium–low salinity, low density, low oxygen fugacity, weak acidity, weak reduction, and rich in CO_(2)and CH_(4). The fluid pressure is 2–96.54 MPa, corresponding to depths of 0.23–3.64 km. The dating results show that the metallogenic age is ~141 Ma, the extensional tectonic environment related to the westward subduction of the Pacific Plate. Based on the above explanation, the genetic model related to deep concealed magmatic rocks of the Nibao gold deposit is established, and favorable prospecting areas are outlined;this is of great significance for regional mineral exploration and studying the genesis of gold deposits.

Characteristics of Pegmatite-Related Fluids and Significance to Ore-Forming Processes in the Zhaxikang Pb-Zn-Sb Polymetallic Deposit,Tibet,China

The Zhaxikang Pb-Zn-Sb polymetallic deposit is one of the most important deposits in the newly recognized southern Tibet antimony-gold metallogenic belt.Compared to the porphyry deposits in the Gangdese belt,much less researches have addressed these deposits,and the genesis of the Zhaxikang deposit is still controversial.Based on field investigation,petrographic,microthermometric,Laser Raman Microprobe（LRM） and SEM/EDS analyses of fluid,melt-fluid,melt and solid inclusions in quartz and beryl from pegmatite,this paper documents the characteristics and the evolution of primary magmatic fluid which was genetically related to greisenization,pegmatitization,and silification in the area.The results show that the primary magmatic fluids were derived from unmixing between melt and fluid and underwent a phase separation process soon after the exsolution.The primary magmatic fluids are of low salinity,high temperature,and can be approximated by the H_2O-NaCl-CO_2 system.The presence of Mn-Fe carbonate in melt-fluid inclusions and a Zn-bearing mineral（gahnite） trapped in beryl and in inclusions from pegmatite indicates high Mn,Fe,and Zn concentrations in the parent magma and magmatic fluids,and implies a genetic link between pegmatite and Pb-Zn-Sb mineralization.High B and F concentrations in the parent magma largely lower the solidus of the magma and lead to late fluid exsolution,thus the primary magmatic fluids related to pegmatite have much lower temperature than those in most porphyry systems.Boiling of the primary magmatic fluids leads to high-salinity and high-temperature fluids which have high capacity to transport Pb,Zn and Sb.The decrease in temperature and mixing with fluids from other sources may have caused the precipitation of Pb-Zn-Sn（Au） minerals in the distal fault systems surrounding the causative intrusion.

Fluid Evolution and Ore-forming Processes of the Jiama Cu Deposit, Tibet： Evidence from Fluid Inclusions

The Jiama deposit is a large copper deposit in Tibet. Mineralization occurs in three different host rocks： skarn, hornfels and porphyry. A detailed fluid inclusion study was conducted for veins in the different host rocks to investigate the relationship between fluid evolution and ore-forming processes. Based on examination of cores from 36 drill holes, three types of veins （A, B and D） were identified in the porphyries, four types （I, II, III and IV） in the skarn, and three （a, b and c） in the hornfels. The crosscutting relationships of the veins and that of the host rocks suggest two hydrothermal stages, one early and one late stage. Fluid inclusions indicate that the Jiama hydrothermal fluid system underwent at least two episodes of fluid boiling. The first boiling event occurred during the early hydrothermal stage, as recorded by fluid inclusions hosted in type A veins in the porphyries, type a veins in the hornfels, and wollastonite in the skarns. This fluid boiling event was associated with relatively weak mineralization. The second boiling event occurred in the late hydrothermal stage, as determined from fluid inclusions hosted in type B and D veins in the porphyries, type I to IV veins in the skarns, and type b and c veins in the hornfels. This late boiling event, together with mixing with meteoric water, was responsible for more than 90% of the metal accumulation in the deposit. The first boiling only occurred in the central part of the deposit and the second boiling event took place across an entire interlayered structural zone between hornfels and marble. A spatial zoning of ore-elements is evident, and appears to be related to different migration pathways and precipitation temperatures of Cu, Mo, Pb, Zn, Au and Ag.

Dynamics of Ore-Forming Processesof the Stratabound Skarn Copper Depositsof Tongling, Anhui Province

The skarn and ore bodies of the stratabound skarn copper deposits of Tongling, Anhui Province, are both controlled by definite stratigraphic horizons, and they are concordant with the strata. They occur as layers and layer-like bodies in permeable carbonate rocks of the Middle-Upper Carboniferous Huanglong and Chuanshan Formations which are underlain by impermeable shale or siliceous rocks of the Upper Devonian Wutong Formation. The authors study the dynamics of ore-forming processes of the ore deposits with the dynamic model of coupled transport and reaction, and the following results are obtained: The salinity gradient and flow rate of the ore-forming fluids can both promote the mixing and reaction of juvenile water and formation water, and the permeable strata are favourable sites for the intense transport-reaction of mixing and the formation of deposits. (2) As isothermal transport-reaction took place along the bedding of strata, the moving transport-reaction front formed at the contact between the ore-forming fluids and the rocks advanced slowly along the permeable strata, and then stratiform skarn and ore bodies concordant with the strata were formed. (3) The gradient transport-reaction taking place across the isotherms in the cross-bedding direction caused the mineralogical composition to alter gradually from magnesian skarn to sulphide ore bodies.

Genesis of the Maoping carbonate-hosted Pb–Zn deposit,northeastern Yunnan Province,China:evidences from geology and C–O–S–Pb isotopes

The Maoping Pb-Zn deposit(~3 Mt Pb+Zn reserves with grades of 12-30 wt%)is one of the largest Pb-Zn deposits in the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou(SYG)metallogenic province,which has contributed a tremendous amount of lead and zinc resources for China.To obtain a further understanding of the sources of ore-forming materials and ore genesis of the deposit,S-Pb isotopes of sulfides and C-O isotopes of ore-stage calcites were systematically collected from representative orebodies at different elevations with a Finnigan MAT-253 mass spectrometer.The calcites separated from the sulfides of the NoⅠand NoⅡorebodies shared identical b13 CPDB values(-5.3 to-0.8‰)andδ18OSMOW values(+14.5 to+21.8‰)with those of the calcites in the SYG region,suggesting that CO2 in regional ore-forming fluids possibly had a homologous C-O source that originated from a ternary mixture of the dissolution of marine carbonate rocks,degassing process of the Emeishan mantle plume,and dehydroxylation of sedimentary organic matter.The No.Ⅰ-1 and No.Ⅰ-2 orebody was hosted in the same strata,but the sulfur source of No.Ⅰ-1 orebody(+13.1 to+19.0‰)with equilibrated sulfur fractionation(δ34Sspbaierite-<δ34Sgalena)and No.Ⅰ-2 orebody(+18.0 to+21.8‰)with sulfur equilibrium fractionation(δ34Sspnaierite>δ34-Sgalena)were different.They were derived from the allopatry thermochemical sulfate reduction(TSR)of overlying Carboniferous sulfates in the ore-hosting strata and local TSR of sulfates in the ore-bearing Upper Devonian Zaige Formation,respectively.The narrow and uniform Pb isotopic ratios of single galena grains collected from sulfides with 206Pb/204Pb of 18.713-18.759,207Pb/204Pb of 15.772-15.776 and 208Pb/204Pb of39.383-39.467 indicate a well-mixed metal source(s)that consist of Proterozoic Kunyang and Huili Group basement rocks and Devonian to Middle Permian ore-hosting sedimentary rocks.Besides,the late Permian Emeishan basalts are difficult to contribute metals for regional Pb-Zn mineralization despite a closely spatial relationship with the distribution of the Pb-Zn deposit.This is supported by Pb isotopic ratios plotting above the average upper crustal Pb evolution curves and staying far away from that of the agecorrected Emeishan basalts.Hence,taking into account of the similarities in tectonic setting,ore-hosting rock,ore assemblage,wall rock alteration,ore-controlling structure,and ore-forming materials and the differences in relationship with regional magmatism,fluid inclusion characteristic and ore grade between the Maoping deposit and typical MVT Pb-Zn deposit,the ore genesis of the Maoping deposit should be an MVT like Pb-Zn deposit.

Genesis of the Xinqiao Gold-Sulfide Orefield, Anhui Province, China

The Xinqiao S-Fe-Cu-Au orefield is located in the Tongling ore cluster in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in East China. There have been many researches regarding the genesis of the Xinqiao orefield in recent years, showing that it belongs to various types, such as sedimentary-reformed type, stratabound-skarn type, sedimentary submarine rocks-hosted exhalative type. We propose that it was formed in two periods of mineralization base on systematic field observation and Pb and S isotopic analyses in nearly ten years. The first period was formed during a syngenetic sedimentary process, whereas the massive sulphide orebodies are mainly related to the Yanshanian granitic magmatism. Sulfide metallic mineral associations show zoning around a granite intrusion, i.e. magnetite and pyrite→pyrite, chalcopyrite and native gold→pyrite, sphalerite and galena. Gold orebodies occur outside the contact zone of the granite intrusion.

The Geology, Fluid Inclusions, and O-S Isotopes of the Mibei Gold Deposit, Hunan Province, Southern China

The Mibei gold deposit,located in the southwestern part of the Xuefengshan uplift zone,the middle section of the Jiangnan orogenic belt in southern China,has estimated gold resources of approximately seven tons.This deposit is primarily a quartz vein-type gold deposit,with ore bodies occurring mainly within Neoproterozoic metasediments.The main metallic minerals in the ore are pyrite,chalcopyrite,and arsenopyrite.In this study,the petrography and microthermometry of ore-forming fluid inclusions,oxygen isotopes of gold-bearing quartz,and sulfur isotopes of goldbearing sulfides and arsenopyrite were analyzed.Three types of fluid inclusions were identified:type Ⅰa three-phase inclusions comprising vapor and two phases of liquids(V_(CO_(2))+L_(CO_(2))+L_(H2O)),type Ⅰb two-phase liquids(L_(CO_(2))+L_(H2O)),typeⅡ two-phase vapor-rich inclusions(V/V+L> 50%),and type Ⅲ pure liquid inclusions.Type Ⅰ inclusions were heated uniformly to the liquid phase,type Ⅱ inclusions were heated uniformly to the gas phase,and type Ⅲ inclusions were heated without change.In general,the temperature range of homogenization to liquid phase of fluid inclusions in the Mibei gold deposit is 204-227℃.The salinity of the inclusion ranges from 4.6 to 12.2 wt% NaCl equiv.The δ~(18)O_(SMOW) of gold-bearing quartz varies from 16.9‰ to 17.5‰.The δ~(18)O_(H2O) of gold-bearing quartz are varied from 6.5‰ to 7.5‰.The δ~(34)S values of gold-bearing pyrite range from 1.7‰ to 6.8‰.The δ~(34)S values of gold-bearing arsenopy rite range from 5.6%o to 5.9‰.Theδ~(34)S values of pyrite from wall rocks slate range from 6.4‰ to 11.6‰.This evidence implies that the ore-forming fluids of the Mibei gold deposit originated from magmatic-hydrothermal processes,mixing with minor S from the surrounding metasediments.Combined with the evolution of the Jiangnan orogenic belt,due to the magmatic and tectonic activities of the Xuefengshan uplift during the Caledonian period,the fault seal mechanism controlled the ore-forming process.Overall,the Mibei gold deposit is more akin to a magmatic-hydrothermal gold deposit.

Soils of Fildes Peninsula,King George Island,the maritime Antarctic:Part^->.Formation processesand pedogenetic particu-larities

Based on the data obtained from tens of the investigated soil profiles scattered over the Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, the maritime Antarctic, the soil forming processes were discussed. It was concluded that on the weathering crusts resulted from various physical courses, the strong freeze thaw action within regolith, significant organic matter accumulation, evident leaching and illuviation, as well as initial argillification dominated the formation and development of the soils on the Fildes Peninsula. Furthermore, this study indicated that the juvenility of genesis, poor profile expression, variation in column thickness, etc. characterized the pedogenetic features of the soils of the Fildes Peninsula.

Light hydrocarbon in ore-forming fluids and its constraints on ore genesis——A case study on Changkeng large-scale Au-Ag deposit, central Guangdong, China

ORGANIC matters in the ore-forming fluids are composed mainly of light hydrocarbons. Because of the small amount of hydrocarbons in fluid inclusions, it is quite difficult to study their behavior in mineralizing processes, excepting methane （CH4）. In this work, we used a high vacuum quadrupole gas massspectrometer system to determine the content and composition of light hydrocarbons (C1-7) in fluid inclusions in minerals collected from Changkeng Au-Ag deposit. The geological significance of the new data forgenesis of the deposit has been discussed briefly.

准噶尔盆地盆1井西凹陷侏罗系原油成因与来源

准噶尔盆地多套烃源岩、多期生排烃过程导致了原油来源的复杂性。利用原油物性、气相色谱-质谱等资料,综合厘定盆1井西凹陷原油的地化特征与来源。结果显示,研究区存在3种类型原油:Ⅰ类原油具有高含量25-降藿烷、高含量伽马蜡烷和大斜率“上升型”三环萜烷分布特征,是强还原沉积环境有机质形成的主生油窗阶段原油,来自于风城组烃源岩;Ⅱ、Ⅲ类原油具有较低含量伽马蜡烷和“山峰型”或弱“上升型”三环萜烷分布特征,是弱还原沉积环境有机质形成的原油,原油主要来自下乌尔禾组烃源岩,混有降解的风城组来源原油,其中,Ⅱ类原油是主生油窗阶段的原油,Ⅲ类原油是高过成熟阶段的原油。油藏具有多期充注特征,中晚侏罗世聚集的Ⅰ类原油分布广泛,但遭受了强烈生物降解,对成藏贡献小;晚白垩世聚集的Ⅱ类原油在砂体中长距离运移,多在凸起区汇聚成藏;新近纪,储层物性变差,原油难以长距离运移,该时期聚集的Ⅲ类原油多在断裂带附近成藏。

河北易县长岭饰面用石英闪长岩矿地质特征及加工技术性能

易县长岭饰面用石英闪长岩矿赋存于王安镇杂岩体第一次侵入形成的石英闪长岩边缘相,形态简单,连续性好,厚度稳定,深部岩石完整。初步通过对矿石的类型、物理性能、放射性等质量特征及加工技术性能进行综合分析研究,表明满足饰面石材使用要求。矿床规模大,矿石量达9000余万m^(3),荒料量超2000万m^(3),荒料率21.92%,板材率30.26m^(2)/m^(3),具有较好的装饰效果。

镁同位素体系在重要地质过程中的应用

Mg作为主要的造岩元素,其丰度在地球上排第四位(仅次于O、Fe和Si)。Mg在自然界中存在3种稳定同位素,分别为^(24)Mg、^(25)Mg和^(26)Mg,其中^(26)Mg和^(24)Mg之间具有较大的质量差(8.33%),在各类地质过程中显示出不同程度的分馏,使之成为研究不同地质演化过程的有力指标和良好示踪剂。近年来,随着分析方法的改进和同位素质谱技术的发展,Mg同位素的应用得到大跨步的发展。前人从不同角度对Mg同位素研究进展进行了综述,本文在简要介绍Mg同位素标准物质和分析方法的基础上,详细阐述了Mg同位素在地质学4个领域方面的应用,包括:(1)Mg同位素在矿床成因方面的应用,能够有效示踪成矿过程、成矿物质来源等;(2)Mg同位素在煌斑岩成因方面的应用,可有效示踪源区物质组成;(3)Mg同位素在地质温度计方面的应用,概述了较为常见的四种矿物对Mg同位素地质温度计并分析了其适用性;(4)含石榴石的变质作用、转熔反应和岩浆作用中的Mg同位素分馏及其指示意义。总之,本文通过对Mg同位素在上述重要地质过程中研究成果的系统总结,旨在加深对Mg同位素体系的深入理解,进一步显示Mg同位素体系具有非常广阔的应用前景。

河南鲁山风化花岗岩型长石矿地质特征、矿床成因及其应用方向

风化花岗岩型长石矿是一种应用前景广阔的新兴矿产。通过对河南省鲁山县及其周边的方城县、南召县风化花岗岩型长石矿的调研,总结了鲁山县一带风化花岗岩型长石矿矿化特征及成矿规律,确认此类矿石产于燕山期二长花岗岩体风化层中,为风化残余型矿床。物相分析结果显示,鲁山风化花岗岩主要成分为钾长石和钠长石,占比达80%,其次为石英,可作为生产长石精矿的原矿。对长石分选工艺进行了研究,设计的工艺流程为:原矿→水洗→破碎→筛分→磁选→磨矿分级→磁选→脱泥→磁选→浮选→烘干→磁选→分级包装,采用此工艺生产出的长石精矿产品满足工业化应用指标要求。长石精矿粉可以广泛应用于玻璃、陶瓷、涂料等领域,其尾矿可用于生产建筑砂石骨料和机制免烧砖。在综合开发利用长石的同时,须对矿山进行生态修复,以减少地质灾害的发生。

The solubility of a metallic mineral with other coexisting minerals and the ore-forming processes of metallic sulfides

Most metallic minerals in ore deposits are sulfides. When a sulfide mineral coexists with rock-forming minerals, its solubility is distinctly different from itself alone. The change in dissolution character of a mineral with coexisting rock-forming minerals leads to particular geochemical be-havior. The concept of solubility of a metallic mineral with coexisting rock-forming minerals and its theory and model of calculation are put forward. Taking Tianmashan Cu-Au ore deposit of sulfide minerals in Tongling district as an example, solubilities of some metallic minerals with other coex-isting minerals, such as pyrite or chalcopyrite with quartz (representing sandstone) or calcite (rep-resenting limestone), are calculated. The results show the mechanism of ore-forming processes. As the ore-forming fluid flows through sandstone, it dissolves pyrite in the sandstone at first, then transports the iron and sulfur to the interface between sandstone and limestone and eventually precipitates them on the interface.

Evidence from pseudomorphous β-quartz phenocryst for decompression of rock-forming and ore-forming processes in Shapinggou porphyry Mo deposit

The Shapinggou porphyry molybdenum(Mo) deposit, located in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, China, is the largest in the Qinling-Dabie Mo Metallogenic Belt. The intrusive rocks in the Shapinggou Mo ore district formed in the Yanshanian can be divided into two stages based on zircon U-Pb dating and geochemical features. This study focuses on the late stage intrusions(quartz syenite and granite porphyry), which are closely genetically related to molybdenum mineralization. Petrographic observations identified two quartz polymorphs in the quartz syenite and granite porphyry, which were derived from the same magmatic sources and similar evolutionary processes. The quartzes were identified as a xenomorphic β-quartz within quartz syenite, while the quartz phenocrysts within the granite porphyry were pseudomorphous b-quartz, characterized by a hexagonal bipyramid crystallography. The pseudomorphous b-quartz phenocrysts within the granite porphyry were altered from b-quartz through phase transformation. These crystals retained b-quartz pseudomorph. Combined with titanium-inzircon thermometry, quartz phase diagrams, and granitic Q-Ab-Or-H_2O phase diagrams, it is suggested that the quartz syenite and granite porphyry were formed under similar magmatic origins, including similar depths and magmatic crystallization temperatures. However, the β-quartz within quartz syenite indicated that the crystallization pressure was greater than 0.7 GPa, while the original b-quartz within the granite porphyry was formed under pressures between 0.4 and 0.7 GPa. The groundmass of the granite porphyry which formed after the phenocryst indicated a crystallizing pressure below 0.05 GPa. This indicates that the granite porphyry was formed under repetitive and rapid decompression. The decompression was significant as it caused the exsolution of the ore-forming fluids, and boiling and material precipitation during the magmatic-fluid process. The volumetric difference during the phase transformation from b-quartz to β-quartz caused extensive fracturing on the granite porphyry body and the wall rocks. As the main ore-transmitting and ore-depositing structures, these fractures benefit the hydrothermal alteration and stockwork-disseminated mineralization of the porphyry deposit. It is considered that the pseudomorphous β-quartz phenocrysts of the porphyritic body are metallogenic indicators within the porphyry deposits. The pseudomorphous β-quartzes therefore provide evidence for the formation of the porphyry deposit within a decompression tectonic setting.

东天山地区图拉尔根铜镍硫化物矿床成因及成矿过程

东天山地区图拉尔根大型铜镍硫化物岩浆矿床是近年找矿的重大突破。通过矿床中坑道穿脉的精细研究,表明岩体的岩相由角闪橄榄岩、橄榄辉石岩、辉石岩与辉长岩组成,不同岩相的稀土元素配分曲线平行过渡变化,暗示各岩相是同源岩浆演化而成。岩相的分布及其接触关系、岩石地球化学及区域构造等指示图拉尔根矿床发生了后期变位。元素地球化学及同位素地球化学研究显示,岩体来自尖晶石稳定的亏损型地幔源区,亏损型地幔部分熔融与消减板片脱水物质混合导致图拉尔根岩体富集轻稀土元素而保持了MORB型同位素特征。岩浆上升过程中经历了微弱(<5%)的上地壳混染。铂族元素地球化学研究显示矿床中铂族含量较低,主要是因为地幔部分熔融较低(约16%),部分铂族元素残留在地幔中所致。

江西省冷水坑银铅锌矿床铁锰碳酸盐角砾岩成因研究

江西省冷水坑银铅锌矿床的铁锰碳酸盐角砾岩层与顶底板侏罗系火山杂岩呈整合接触关系,填隙物内存在清晰可辨的火山凝灰物质。铁锰碳酸盐角砾岩的稀土元素配分型式属于轻稀土富集的右倾型,稀土组成特征有类似于正常湖相碳酸盐岩低的稀土总量,又类似于正长质岩浆岩的正Eu异常特征。碳氧同位素显示其形成环境属于陆相火山湖泊,陆相沉积岩与岩浆岩均为成岩提供了物质来源。通过顶底板火山杂岩锆石U-Pb年龄的限定,指示在155Ma左右,铁锰碳酸盐角砾岩经历了陆相火山湖泊沉积-火山喷发使之角砾化-正长质岩浆物质混入的成岩过程。