Intrusion-related gold deposits(IRGDs)occur in the Eastern Desert(ED)of Egypt within magmatic districts that are exploited for tungsten and tin mineralization.IRGDs and intrusion-related rare metal deposits(IRRMDs)are...Intrusion-related gold deposits(IRGDs)occur in the Eastern Desert(ED)of Egypt within magmatic districts that are exploited for tungsten and tin mineralization.IRGDs and intrusion-related rare metal deposits(IRRMDs)are almost invariably linked with the late to post collisional Younger Granites(YGs)that have three successive phases(Ⅰ,ⅡandⅢ).At~635–630 Ma,the ED underwent a transition in deformation style from compressional to extensional and a switch from subduction with crustal thickening to delamination with crustal thinning.This transition was concurrent with the emplacement of a short magmatic pulse(~635–630 Ma)that represents a transition between orogenic gold deposits and IRGDs.K-rich calc alkaline granites(phaseⅠandⅡof the YGs)hosting IRGDs like the Hangalia deposit were emplaced during the time span 630–610 Ma.Alkaline magmatism began at 610 Ma,coexisting with the K-rich calc-alkaline magmatism over the 610–590 Ma time span,where the Fawakhir(598±3 Ma)and Um Had(596±2 Ma)granites that host the IRGDs were emplaced.In time,the alkaline magmatism became more alkaline giving rise to phaseⅢof the YGs that hosts IRRMDs.A distinct metallogenic epoch comprising both IRGDs and IRRMDs,was undergoing extreme growth at~600 Ma.展开更多
The West Qinling orogen in central China,formed from continental collision between the North China and Yangtze cratons in the Late Triassic,hosts numerous gold deposits with a total Au endowment of about 2000 t.Most d...The West Qinling orogen in central China,formed from continental collision between the North China and Yangtze cratons in the Late Triassic,hosts numerous gold deposits with a total Au endowment of about 2000 t.Most deposits were emplaced at ca.250-195 Ma and are genetically associated with the Triassic orogenesis.Here in situ U-Pb titanite dating with laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry indicates the Ma’anqiao gold deposit in the northern portion of this orogen has a distinctive age and under a contrasting tectonic regime.This structurally controlled gold deposit is hosted in Late Ordovician to Early Silurian sub-greenschist facies metasedimentary rocks.The gold mineralization is hosted in quartz-pyritepyrrhotite veins and pyrite-pyrrhotite disseminations in hydrothermally altered rocks,which are crosscut by K-feldspar-calcitechlorite±pyrite veins.Titanite,present both in the disseminated sulfide ores and later veins,was used for in situ U-Pb dating.Titanite from three disseminated sulfide ore samples with Th and U averaging 27.46 and 39.31 ppm(1 ppm=1μg g^(-1)),respectively,yielded lower-intercept ages of 121.1±3.1 to 120.7±3.5 Ma(2σ)in the Tera-Wasserburg diagram.Titanite from three later vein samples with much lower Th and U concentrations averaging 2.74 and 16.21 ppm,respectively,yielded overlapping ages of 120.8±3.2 to 120.3±5.8 Ma(2σ).These new titanite U-Pb ages tightly constrain the formation of the Ma’anqiao gold deposit at ca.121-120 Ma and,when combined with independent geological data,indicate it is not related to the Triassic Qinling orogeny.Rather,its formation is attributed to lithospheric thinning and destruction of the North China craton during the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous which has generated numerous gold deposits along the southern margin of this craton.This catastrophic event caused extensive magmatism in large areas of the North Qinling terrane and northern edge of the West Qinling orogen immediately to the south of the North China craton.The heat flux and elevated geothermal gradients associated with this magmatism could have induced prograde metamorphism of the Paleozoic sedimentary infrastructure in and beneath these areas with the derived fluids ascending along pre-existing crustal-scale regional structures to form the Ma’anqiao gold deposit.We suggest that areas in the North Qinling terrane that have been affected by the Late Mesozoic magmatism are potential targets for future exploration of the decratonization-related gold deposits.Additionally,this study highlights the use of titanite U-Pb dating as a robust geochronometer for metasedimentary rock-hosted gold deposits in Phanerozoic orogens,which has previously not been utilized.展开更多
文摘Intrusion-related gold deposits(IRGDs)occur in the Eastern Desert(ED)of Egypt within magmatic districts that are exploited for tungsten and tin mineralization.IRGDs and intrusion-related rare metal deposits(IRRMDs)are almost invariably linked with the late to post collisional Younger Granites(YGs)that have three successive phases(Ⅰ,ⅡandⅢ).At~635–630 Ma,the ED underwent a transition in deformation style from compressional to extensional and a switch from subduction with crustal thickening to delamination with crustal thinning.This transition was concurrent with the emplacement of a short magmatic pulse(~635–630 Ma)that represents a transition between orogenic gold deposits and IRGDs.K-rich calc alkaline granites(phaseⅠandⅡof the YGs)hosting IRGDs like the Hangalia deposit were emplaced during the time span 630–610 Ma.Alkaline magmatism began at 610 Ma,coexisting with the K-rich calc-alkaline magmatism over the 610–590 Ma time span,where the Fawakhir(598±3 Ma)and Um Had(596±2 Ma)granites that host the IRGDs were emplaced.In time,the alkaline magmatism became more alkaline giving rise to phaseⅢof the YGs that hosts IRRMDs.A distinct metallogenic epoch comprising both IRGDs and IRRMDs,was undergoing extreme growth at~600 Ma.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42130814)。
文摘The West Qinling orogen in central China,formed from continental collision between the North China and Yangtze cratons in the Late Triassic,hosts numerous gold deposits with a total Au endowment of about 2000 t.Most deposits were emplaced at ca.250-195 Ma and are genetically associated with the Triassic orogenesis.Here in situ U-Pb titanite dating with laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry indicates the Ma’anqiao gold deposit in the northern portion of this orogen has a distinctive age and under a contrasting tectonic regime.This structurally controlled gold deposit is hosted in Late Ordovician to Early Silurian sub-greenschist facies metasedimentary rocks.The gold mineralization is hosted in quartz-pyritepyrrhotite veins and pyrite-pyrrhotite disseminations in hydrothermally altered rocks,which are crosscut by K-feldspar-calcitechlorite±pyrite veins.Titanite,present both in the disseminated sulfide ores and later veins,was used for in situ U-Pb dating.Titanite from three disseminated sulfide ore samples with Th and U averaging 27.46 and 39.31 ppm(1 ppm=1μg g^(-1)),respectively,yielded lower-intercept ages of 121.1±3.1 to 120.7±3.5 Ma(2σ)in the Tera-Wasserburg diagram.Titanite from three later vein samples with much lower Th and U concentrations averaging 2.74 and 16.21 ppm,respectively,yielded overlapping ages of 120.8±3.2 to 120.3±5.8 Ma(2σ).These new titanite U-Pb ages tightly constrain the formation of the Ma’anqiao gold deposit at ca.121-120 Ma and,when combined with independent geological data,indicate it is not related to the Triassic Qinling orogeny.Rather,its formation is attributed to lithospheric thinning and destruction of the North China craton during the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous which has generated numerous gold deposits along the southern margin of this craton.This catastrophic event caused extensive magmatism in large areas of the North Qinling terrane and northern edge of the West Qinling orogen immediately to the south of the North China craton.The heat flux and elevated geothermal gradients associated with this magmatism could have induced prograde metamorphism of the Paleozoic sedimentary infrastructure in and beneath these areas with the derived fluids ascending along pre-existing crustal-scale regional structures to form the Ma’anqiao gold deposit.We suggest that areas in the North Qinling terrane that have been affected by the Late Mesozoic magmatism are potential targets for future exploration of the decratonization-related gold deposits.Additionally,this study highlights the use of titanite U-Pb dating as a robust geochronometer for metasedimentary rock-hosted gold deposits in Phanerozoic orogens,which has previously not been utilized.
