The Wadi Bayhan mafic-uhramafic intrusions associated with magmatic PGE-bearing Cu-Ni sulphide deposit are located in the south margin of the Arabian-Nubian Shield, SW Yemen. The intrusions consist of du- nite, olivin...The Wadi Bayhan mafic-uhramafic intrusions associated with magmatic PGE-bearing Cu-Ni sulphide deposit are located in the south margin of the Arabian-Nubian Shield, SW Yemen. The intrusions consist of du- nite, olivine-pyroxenite, lherzolite, hornblendite, gabbro and gabbronorite. The dunite and lherzolite are the main host rock for the Cu-Ni ores. The new data of the chemical compositions of the rocks have SiO2 （50% - 53.6% ）, AI203 （0-32%） and MgO （4%-28%）, and relatively low TiO2 （0-3.2%） and K2 0 ＋ Na20 （0. 04% - 5.2% ）. The geochemical characteristics indicate that the parental magma is high-magnesium tholeiitic. Sulfur had reached saturation and immiscible sulfides droplets segregated from silicate magmas before their emplacement.展开更多
文摘The Wadi Bayhan mafic-uhramafic intrusions associated with magmatic PGE-bearing Cu-Ni sulphide deposit are located in the south margin of the Arabian-Nubian Shield, SW Yemen. The intrusions consist of du- nite, olivine-pyroxenite, lherzolite, hornblendite, gabbro and gabbronorite. The dunite and lherzolite are the main host rock for the Cu-Ni ores. The new data of the chemical compositions of the rocks have SiO2 （50% - 53.6% ）, AI203 （0-32%） and MgO （4%-28%）, and relatively low TiO2 （0-3.2%） and K2 0 ＋ Na20 （0. 04% - 5.2% ）. The geochemical characteristics indicate that the parental magma is high-magnesium tholeiitic. Sulfur had reached saturation and immiscible sulfides droplets segregated from silicate magmas before their emplacement.
