Geological Fluid Mapping in the Tongling Area:Implications for the Paleozoic Submarine Hydrothermal System in the Middle-Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt,East China

The Tongling area is one of the 7 ore-cluster areas in the Middle-Lower Yangtze metallogenic belt, East China, and has tectonically undergone a long-term geologic history from the late Paleozoic continental rifting, through the Middle Triassic continent-continent collision to the Jurassic-Cretaceous intracontinental tectono-magmatic activation. The Carboniferous sedimentary-exhalative processes in the area produced widespread massive sulfides with ages of 303-321 Ma, which partly formed massive pyrite-Cu deposits, but mostly provided significant sulfur and metals to the skarn Cu mineralization associated with the Yanshanian felsic intrusions.To understand the Carboniferous submarine hydrothermal system, an area of about 1046 km^2 was chosen to carry out the geological fluid mapping. Associated with massive sulfide formation, footwall sequences 948 m to 1146 m thick, composed of the Lower Silurian-Upper Devonian sandstone, siltstone and thin-layered shale, were widely altered. This hydrothermal alteration is interpreted to reflect largescale hydrothermal fluid flow associated with the late Paleozoic crustal rifting and subsidence. Three hydrothermal alteration types, i.e., deep-level semiconformable siliclfication （S1）, fracture-controlled quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration （S2-3）, and upper-level sub-discordant quartz-sericite-chlorite alteration （D3）, were developed to form distinct zones in the mapped area. About 50-m thick semiconformable silicification zones are located at -1-km depth below massive sulfides and developed between an impermeable shale caprock （S1） and the underlying Ordovician unaltered limestone. Comparisons with modern geothermal systems suggest that the alteration zones record a sub-seafioor aquifer with the most productive hydrothermal fluid flow. Fracture-controlled quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration formed transgressive zones, which downward crosscut the semiconformable alteration zones, and upwards grade into sub-discordant alteration zones that enveloped no economic stringer- stockwork zones beneath massive sulfides. This transgressive zone likely marks an upfiow path of high- flux fluids from the hydrothermal aquifer. Lateral zonation of the sub-discordant alteration zones and their relationship to overlying massive sulfide lenses suggest lateral flows and diffusive discharging of the hydrothermal fluids in a permeable sandstone sequence. Three large-sized, 14 middle-small massive sulfide deposits, and 40 massive sulfide sites have been mapped in detail. They show regional strata- bound characters and two major styles, i.e., the layered sheet plus strata-bound stringer-style and the mound-style. Associated exhalite and chemical sedimentary rock suites include （1） anhydrite-barite, （2） jasper-chert, （3） Mg-rich mudstone-pyrite shale, （4） barite lens, （5） siderite-Fe-bearing dolomite, and （6） Mn-rich shale-mudstone, which usually comprise three sulfide-exhalite cyclic units in the area.The spatial distribution of these alteration zones （minerals） and associated massive sulfdes and exhalites, and regional variation in δ^34S of hydrothermal pyrite and in δ^18O-δ^34C of hanging wall carbonates, suggest three WNW-extending domains of fluid flow, controlled by the basement faults and syn-depositional faults. Each fluid domain appears to have at least two upflow zones, with estimated even spacing of about 5-8 km in the mapped area. The repeated appearance of sulfide-sulfate or sulfide-carbonate rhythmic units in the area suggests episodically venting of fluids through the upfiow conduits by breaking the overlying seals of the hydrothermal aquifer.

Research and Application of Micromotional Exploration in the Middle-Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt of China

Micromotion is the daily tiny vibration of the earth’s surface. Micromotional exploration can use the surface wave information of micro motion to study the shallow structure of underground media. In this study, we collected microtremor data at 68 stations in the Middle-Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt (MLYMB) and determined the resonant frequency and obtained the distribution of sedimentary thickness in this area by using H/V spectral ratio. According to the results of H/V, the sedimentary layer in the basin is thick, and the predominant frequency of the basin is 0.05 - 0.1 Hz. There are no obvious lateral changes in the impedance interface between bedrock and sedimentary layer in this area. The basement of Tongling, Anqing and Luzhou mining areas and their adjacent areas is Kongling-Dongling type basement, which is composed of a set of metamorphic core complex. The predominant frequency is 0.05 - 0.1 Hz. The sedimentary thickness gradually thinned from 3800 m in the west to 2100 m in the East. Moreover, this article used SPAC (spatial autocorrelation) method to obtain the S-wave velocity structure of the mining area near Luzong. The SPAC method reveals that the depth of the interface between the loose sediments and the volcanic rocks is about 600 m in the study area near the Luzhou mining area in the Middle-Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt, and the average depth of the interface between the volcanic rock section and the intrusive complex section is about 1000 m. The thickness of the intrusive rock is more than 2500 m. Tourmaline is developed in the interior of the intrusive rock, which may have better exploration value.

In Situ Analyses of Trace Elements, U–Pb and Lu–Hf Isotopes in Zircons from the Tongshankou Granodiorite Porphyry in Southeast Hubei Province, Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt, China

The Tongshankou Cu-Mo deposit, located in southeast Hubei province, is a typical skarn–porphyry type ore deposit closely related to the Tongshankou granodiorite porphyry, characterized by a high Sr/Y ratio.Detailed in situ analyses of the trace elements and U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotopes in zircons from the Tongshankou granodiorite porphyry were performed.Scarcely any inherited zircons were observed, and the analyzed zircons yielded highly concordant results with a weighted mean 206Pb/238 U age of 143.5 ± 0.45 Ma（n=20, mean square weighted deviation was 0.75）, which was interpreted to represent the crystallization age of the Tongshankou granodiorite porphyry.The chondrite-normalized rare-earth element pattern was characterized by a slope that steeply rises from the light-group rare-earth elements（LREE） to the heavy-group rare-earth elements（HREE） with a positive Ce-anomaly and inconspicuous Eu-anomaly, which was coincident with the pattern of the zircons from the Chuquicamata West porphyry, Chile.The analyzed zircons also had relatively low 176Hf/177 Hf ratios of 0.282526–0.282604.Assuming t=143 Ma, the corresponding calculated initial Hf isotope compositions（εHf（t）） ranged from-5.6 to-2.9.The results of the in situ analysis of trace elements and U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotopes in zircons from the Tongshankou granodiorite porphyry suggest that a deep-seated process involving a thickened-crust/enriched-mantle interaction may play an important role in the generation of high Sr/Y-ratio magma and potentially in the generation of porphyry Cu-Mo systems.

Molybdenite Re-Os,titanite and garnet U-Pb dating of the Magushan skarn Cu-Mo deposit,Xuancheng district,Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt

The Magushan skarn Cu-Mo deposit is a representative example of the skarn mineralization occurring within the Xuancheng ore district of the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt of eastern China.The precise age of an ore deposit is important for understanding the timing of mineralization relative to other geological events in a region and to fully place the formation of a mineral deposit within the geological context of other processes that occur within the study area.Here,we present new molybdenite Re-Os and titanite and andradite garnet U-Pb ages for the Magushan deposit and use these data to outline possible approaches for identifying genetic relationships in geologically complex areas.The spatial and paragenetic relationships between the intrusions,alteration,and mineralization within the study area indicates that the formation of the Magushan deposit is genetically associated with the porphyritic granodiorite.However,this is not always the case,as some areas contain complexly zoned plutons with multiple phases of intrusion or mineralization may be distal from or may not have any clear spatial relationship to a pluton.This means that it may not be possible to determine whether the mineralization formed as a result of single or multiple magmatic/hydrothermal events.As such,the approaches presented in this study provide an approach that allows the identification of any geochronological relationships between mineralization and intrusive events in areas more complex than the study area.Previously published zircon U-Pb data for the mineralization-related porphyritic granodiorite in this area yielded an age of 134.2±1.2 Ma(MSWD=1.4)whereas the Re-Os dating of molybdenite from the study area yielded an isochron age of 137.7±2.5 Ma(MSWD=0.43).The timing of the mineralizing event in the study area was further examined by the dating of magmatic accessory titanite and skarn-related andradite garnet,yielding U-Pb ages of 136.3±2.5 Ma(MSWD=3.2)and 135.9±2.7 Ma(MSWD=2.5),respectively.The dating of magmatic and hydrothermal activity within the Magushan area yields ages around 136 Ma,strongly suggesting that the mineralization in this area formed as a result of the emplacement of the intrusion.The dates presented in this study also provide the first indication of the timing of mineralization within the Xuancheng district.providing evidence of a close genetic relationship between the formation of the mineralization within the Xuancheng district and the Early Cretaceous magmatism that occurred in this area.This in turn suggests that other Early Cretaceous intrusive rocks within this region are likely to be associated with mineralization and should be considered highly prospective for future mineral exploration.This study also indicates that the dating of garnet and titanite can also provide reliable geochronological data and evidence of the timing of mineralization and magmatism,respectively,in areas lacking other dateable minerals(e.g.,molybdenite)or where the relationship between mineralization and magmatism is unclear,for example in areas with multiple stages of magmatism,with complexly zoned plutons,and with distal skarn mineralization.

Cathodoluminescence and Trace Element Composition of Scheelite from the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt(MLYB): Implications for Mineralization and Exploration

The Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt(MLYB)is known to contain abundant copper and iron porphyry-skarn deposits,with an increasing number of tungsten deposits and scheelite in Fe-Cu deposits being discovered in the MLYB during recent decades.The ore genesis of the newly-discovered tungsten mineralization in the MLYB is poorly understood.We investigate four sets of scheelite samples from tungsten,iron and copper deposits,using CL imaging and LA-ICP-MS techniques to reveal internal zonation patterns and trace element compositions.The REE distribution patterns of four studied deposits show varying degrees of LREE enrichment with negative Eu anomalies.The oxygen fugacity of ore-forming fluid increased in Donggushan,while the oxygen fugacity of ore-forming fluid decreased in Ruanjiawan,Guilinzheng and Gaojiabang.The scheelites from the Donggushan,Ruanjiawan,Guilinzheng and Gaojiabang deposits show enrichment in LREEs and HFSE,with Nb/La ratios ranging from 1.217 to 52.455,indicating that the four tungsten deposits are enriched in the volatile fluorine.A plot of(La/Lu)N versus Mo/δEu can be used to distinguish quartz vein type,porphyry and skarn tungsten deposits.This study demonstrates that scheelite grains can be used to infer tungsten mineralization and are effective in identifying magmatic types of tungsten deposits in prospective mining sites.

Geological and Geochemical Constraints on the Newly Discovered Yangchongli Gold Deposit in Tongling Region, Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt

The newly discovered Yangchongli gold deposit is a unique independent gold deposit in the Tongling ore-cluster region controlled by the tectonic alteration firstly discovered in the Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt （LYMB）. The host magmatic rocks mainly consist of monzodiorite and K-feldspar granite. The LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircons dating yielded weighted mean 206pb/23SU ages of 140.7 ± 1.8 Ma and 126.4 ±1.2 Ma for the monzodiorite and K-feldspar granite, respectively. Monzodiorites are enriched in Sr, Ba, Rb, and depleted in Y, Yb with high Sr/Y and La/Yb ratios, similar to the geochemical features of adakite, considered as products of differentiation of mafic magmas originating from lithospheric mantle melt/fluids caused by metasomatism during paleo-Pacific Plate subduction in the Mesozic. In contrast, the compositions of K-feldspar granites are A-type granites, indicating an extensional tectonic background. Gold ores hosted in the fracture zone occurred as quartz vein within cataclastic rock. Sulfur and lead isotopes from pyrites show crust-mantle mixing characteristics. Metal components from strata also took part in the gold mineralization, and resulted from two episodes of magmatism that were probably related to tectonic transition from a compressive to an extensional setting between 140-126 Ma, which led to the Mesozoic large-scale polymetallic mineralization events in eastern China.

Mineralization,Geochemistry and Zircon U-Pb Ages of the Paodaoling Porphyry Gold Deposit in the Guichi Region,Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt,Eastern China

The newly discovered Paodaoling porphyry Au deposit from the Guichi region, Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt （LYRB）, contains 〉35 tons of Au at an average grade of -1.7 g/t. It is a porphyry ＇Au-only＇ deposit, as revealed by current exploration in the depths, mostly above -400 m, which is quite uncommon among coeval porphyry mineralization along the LYRB. Additionally, there are also Cu-Au bearing porphyries and barren alkaline granitoids in the Paodaoling district. Zircon LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating of the Cu-Au-bearing porphyries yield an age of 141-140 Ma, falling within the main magmatic stage of the LYRB, whereas the barren granites give an age of 125-120 Ma, coeval with the regional A- type granites. The Cu-Au-bearing porphyries are LILE-, LREE-enriched and HFSE-depleted, typical of arc magmatic affinities. The barren granites are HFSE-enriched, with lower LREE/HREE ratios and pronounced negative Eu anomalies. The Cu-Au-bearing porphyries in the Paodaoling district have high oxygen fugacities and high water content. Pyrite sulfur isotopes of the Paodaoling gold deposit indicate a magmatic-sedimentary mixed source for the ore-forming fluids. Based on the alteration and poly-metal zonation of the deepest exploration drill hole from the Paodaoling Au deposit, we propose that Cu ore bodies could lie at depth beneath the current Au ore bodies. The magmatism and associated Cu-Au mineralization of the Paodaoling district are likely to have formed in a subduction setting, during slab rollback of the paleo-Pacific plate.

Basement Characteristics and Crustal Evolution of the Copper-Gold Metallogenic Belt in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River:Some Isotope Constraints

Studies of the Pb, Sr and Nd isotopic composition of Mesozoic intrusive rocks indicate that the basement of the copper-gold metallogenic belt of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has “two-layer structure” and partly has “multi-layered structure”, and is inhomogeneous and shows the distinct feature of E-W provincialism. The calculated model lead ages (t1) are mostly greater than 2600 Ma, and the model neodymium ages (TDM) vary from 953 to 2276 Ma and concentrate in two time intervals: 1800–2000 Ma and 1200–1600 Ma. It is concluded that the basement of the MBYR is composed of the Late Archaeozoic to Middle Proterozoic metamorphic series and that the crust was initiated in the Archaean and continued to grow in the Early and Middle Proterozoic, and the proportion of new crust formed by mantle differentiation during the Late Proterozoic is low.

Three-dimensional P-wave Velocity Structure Modelling of the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt: Crustal Architecture and Metallogenic Implications

In this study,we compiled and analyzed 69310 P-wave travel-time data from 6639 earthquake events.These events(M≥2.0)occurred from 1980 s to June 2019 and were recorded at 319 seismic stations(Chinese Earthquake Networks Center)in the study area.We adopted the double-difference seismic tomographic method(tomo DD)to invert the 3-D P-wave velocity structure and constrain the crust-upper mantle architecture of the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt(MLYB).A 1-D initial model extracted from wide-angle seismic profiles was used in the seismic tomography,which greatly reduced the inversion residual.Our results indicate that reliable velocity structure of th e uppermost mantle can be obtained when Pn is involved in the tomography.Our results show that:(1)the pattern of the uppermost mantle velocity structure corresponds well with the geological partitioning:a nearly E-W-trending low-velocity zone is present beneath the Dabie Orogen,in contrast to the mainly NE-trending low-velocity anomalies beneath the Jiangnan Orogen.They suggest the presence of thickened lower crust beneath the orogens in the study area.In contrast,the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks are characterized by relatively high-velocity anomalies;(2)both the ultra-high-pressure(UHP)metamorphic rocks in the Dabie Orogen and the low-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Zhangbaling dome are characterized by high-velocity anomalies.The upper crust in the Dabie Orogen is characterized by a low-velocity belt,sandwiched between two high velocity zones in a horizontal direction,with discontinuous low-velocity layers in the middle crust.The keel of the Dabie Orogen is mainly preserved beneath its northern section.We infer that the lower crustal delamination may have mainly occurred in the southern Dabie Orogen,which caused the mantle upwelling responsible for the formation of the granitic magmas emplaced in the middle crust as the low-velocity layers observed there.Continuous deep-level compression likely squeezed the granitic magma upward to intrude the upper crustal UHP metamorphic rocks,forming the'sandwich'velocity structure there;(3)high-velocity updoming is widespread in the crust-mantle transition zone beneath the MLYB.From the Anqing-Guichi ore field northeastward to the Luzong,Tongling,Ningwu and Ningzhen orefields,high-velocity anomalies in the crust-mantle transition zone increase rapidly in size and are widely distributed.The updoming also exists in the crust-mantle transition zone beneath the Jiurui and Edongnan orefields,but the high-velocity anomalies are mainly stellate distributed.The updoming high-velocity zone beneath the MLYB generally extends from the crust-mantle transition zone to the middle crust,different from the velocity structure in the upper crust.The upper crust beneath the Early Cretaceous extension-related Luzong and Ningwu volcanic basins is characterized by high velocity zones,in contrast to the low velocity anomalies beneath the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous compression-related Tongling ore field.The MLYB may have undergone a compressive-to-extensional transition during the Yanshanian(Jurassic-Cretaceous)period,during which extensive magmatism occurred.The near mantle-crustal boundary updoming was likely caused by asthenospheric underplating at the base of the lower crust.The magmas may have ascended through major crustal faults,undergoing AFC(assimilation and fractional crystallization)processes,became emplaced in the fault-bounded basins or Paleozoic sequences,eventually forming the many Cu-Fe polymetallic deposits there.

A 3D Investigation of Geological Structure and Its Relationship to Mineralization in the Nanling-Xuancheng Ore District,Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt,China

The Nanling-Xuancheng ore region of Anhui Province is located in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River metallogenic belt.Insufficient exploration and research have been carried out in this newly defined ore district,although the Chating large porphyry Cu-Au deposit and a few middle-sized skarntype Cu polymetallic deposits have been discovered.In this study,we carried out high-resolution seismic reflection,magnetotelluric,gravity,and magnetic investigations,and constructed the 3 D geological structure of the uppermost crust in a depth range of 0-5 km using a comprehensive inversion of the new data constrained by previous deep-drilling data.We hence proposed some new insights to understand the mineralization processes of this district.A system of alternating ridges and valleys is suggested as the major structure pattern,composed of“two-layer structure”of the basins and“three-layer structure”of anticlines.Moreover,a conjugated fault system and its distribution features are revealed in our models,including the Jiangnan fault,Zhouwang fault,and Kunshan thrust nappe.The Jiangnan and Kunshan faults are suggested to have controlled the diagenesis and metallogenesis.Two deep concealed plutons located in Chating and Magushan are found,forming the Mesozoic diorite-felsic intrusions.These intrusions are believed to be the causes of hydrothermal deposits such as the Chating deposit and the Magushan deposit.

长江中下游斑岩-矽卡岩铜多金属矿床共伴生碲、硒资源现状和成矿规律浅析

斑岩-矽卡岩铜多金属矿床常伴生大量的碲、硒资源,提供了全球目前几乎所有的碲、硒产量,但碲、硒在这些矿床中的成矿规律还不清楚。长江中下游成矿带多处铜多金属矿床都伴生有硒和/或碲资源,但其资源现状、赋存状态和成矿规律的研究还较为薄弱。本文基于已有的研究资料,对长江中下游伴生碲、硒资源量进行了估算,对碲、硒的赋存状态和分布规律以及成矿规律进行了探讨。目前长江中下游已探明的伴生碲、硒资源量分别为9061 t和10574 t,相当于18个大型碲矿床、21个大型硒矿床,这些矿产资源已部分回收利用。其中九瑞矿集区的资源量最大。碲、硒主要以独立矿物形式存在,发育4种产状碲的独立矿物和2种产状硒的独立矿物,它们均形成于硫化物阶段,后者主要形成于晚硫化物阶段。根据资源量相对规模,该成矿带上的矿床类型可分为硒矿床、碲硒和硒碲矿床三种。以岩体为中心向外,碲、硒含量由低到高依次为斑岩型矿体、矽卡岩型矿体和层间交代型矿体。本文初步揭示了长江中下游成矿带碲、硒矿化的成矿规律,可为资源评价和找矿勘查提供科学依据。今后应加强对斑岩-矽卡岩铜金成矿系统中碲、硒富集机制的研究。

长江中下游成矿带南陵—宣城矿集区中生代构造—岩浆—成矿特征及其地质意义

安徽南陵—宣城矿集区是长江中下游成矿带中一个新确立的矿集区,近年来找矿勘查工作取得重要进展。笔者等在广泛收集以往区域地质调查以及最新地球物理探测和矿床地质勘查成果的基础上,系统总结了矿集区地质构造、岩浆岩和铜多金属矿床的地质和地球化学特征,探讨了中生代时期区域构造作用与岩浆作用和成矿作用的相互关系。研究认为,南陵—宣城矿集区构造上为一个受深大断裂控制的中生代—新生代陆相凹陷—断陷火山—沉积盆地,盆地之上叠置古生代地层构成的NE向指状展布的复背斜/逆冲推覆体,盆地基底地层组成和构造特征与盆地之上叠置的复背斜/逆冲推覆体基本一致,且两者均发育相同时代和特征的侵入岩及相关铜多金属矿床。南陵—宣城矿集区构造—岩浆—成矿特征总体上与长江中下游成矿带其他地区基本一致,反映自中生代以来受古太平洋板块向欧亚板块之下俯冲作用的控制,经历了强烈的陆内变形改造以及相应的多期次NW—SE向挤压作用和拉张作用。南陵—宣城矿集区构造—岩浆—成矿特征同时又具有其独特性,表现在其地质构造格架、侵入岩和矿床特征与长江中下游成矿带其他火山—沉积盆地明显不同,反映其在区域构造空间以及地壳基底结构和组成上的差异,同时揭示南陵—宣城矿集区是长江中下游成矿带跨构造单元复合系统的典型代表。

High-resolution 3D crustal S-wave velocity structure of the MiddleLower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt and implications for its deep geodynamic setting

The Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt(MLYMB) is an important mineral resource region in China.High-resolution crustal models can provide crucial constraints to understand the ore-forming processes and geodynamic setting in this region. Using ambient seismic noise from 107 permanent and 82 portable stations in the MLYMB and the adjacent area,we present a new high-resolution 3D S-wave velocity model of this region. We first extract 5–50 s Rayleigh wave phase velocity dispersion data by calculating ambient noise cross-correlation functions(CFs) and then use the surface wave direct inversion method to invert the mixed path travel times for the 3D S-wave velocity structure. Checkerboard tests show that the horizontal resolution of the 3D S-wave velocity model is approximately 0.5°–1.0° and that the vertical resolution decreases with increasing noise and depth. Our high-resolution 3D S-wave velocity model reveals:(1) AV-shaped high-velocity zone(HVZ) is located in the lower crust and the uppermost mantle in the study region. The western branch of the HVZ passes through the Jianghan Basin,the Qinling-Dabie orogenic belt and the Nanxiang Basin. The eastern branch, which almost completely covers the main body of the MLYMB, is located near the Tanlu Fault. The low-velocity anomalies between the western and eastern branches are located in the area of the Qinling-Dabie orogenic belt.(2) High-velocity uplifts(HVUs) are common in the crust of the MLYMB,especially in the areas near the Tanlu Fault, the Changjiang Fault and the Yangxin-Changzhou Fault. The intensities of the HVUs gradually weaken from west to east. The V-shaped HVZ in the lower crust and uppermost mantle and the HVUs in the middle and lower crust likely represent cooled mantle intrusive rocks. During the Yanshanian period, fault systems formed in the MLYMB due to the convergence between the South China Plate and the North China Plate, the multiple-direction drifting of the PaleoPacific Plate and its subduction beneath the Eurasian Plate. The dehydration of the cold oceanic crust led to partial melting in the upper mantle. Temperature differences caused strong convection of the upper mantle material that underplated the lower crust and rose to near the surface along the deep fault systems. After mixing with the crustal materials, mineralization processes, such as assimilation and fractional crystallization, occurred in the MLYMB.

安徽安庆铜铁矿床钴的赋存状态、分布与富集规律研究

长江中下游成矿带是我国东部最重要的成矿带之一,广泛发育矽卡岩型铜铁矿床且伴生Co资源,而成矿带内的矽卡岩型铜铁矿床中关键金属Co元素的赋存状态、分布以及富集规律研究尚未系统开展。本文以矽卡岩型铜铁矿床——安庆铜矿为研究对象,通过系统采样、显微观察、扫描电子显微镜、全岩化学分析及矿物原位LA-ICP MS微量成分测试手段,初步估算矿床中伴生Co的资源量约为8769t,达到中型规模,查明了伴生Co的平均含量为166×10^(-6),综合利用潜力较大。查明了铜矿石中Co含量(平均含量为166×10^(-6))明显高于铁矿石(平均含量为126×10^(-6)),尤其是含铜磁黄铁矿型矿石中Co元素富集程度最高,且计算得出磁黄铁矿、黄铁矿、磁铁矿和黄铜矿分别赋存矿石Co含量的45.1%、52.8%、0.5%和1.6%。此外,矿床内不同类型矿化蚀变岩中Co含量与磁黄铁矿和黄铁矿总量具有较强的正相关性,Co主要以类质同像的形式赋存于黄铁矿和磁黄铁矿内,黄铁矿中Co的含量变化范围较大,早石英硫化物阶段的黄铁矿(Py1)中Co含量为258×10^(-6)~25920×10^(-6),晚石英硫化物阶段的黄铁矿(Py2)中Co含量为0.3×10^(-6)~594×10^(-6),磁黄铁矿中Co含量变化范围较小,主要集中于311×10^(-6)~1181×10^(-6),Co主要富集于早石英硫化物阶段,晚石英硫化物阶段不富集。含铜磁黄铁矿型矿石中Co元素变化范围大(85×10^(-6)~430×10^(-6))是由于矿石中黄铁矿和磁黄铁矿的含量以及黄铁矿Co含量极不均匀造成的。综合前人研究,本次工作认为大气降水混入引起的成矿流体冷却和稀释可能是导致安庆铜矿中Co元素沉淀富集在黄铁矿和磁黄铁矿内的主要因素。

安徽庐枞盆地西湾铅锌矿床闪锌矿中镉的赋存状态和富集机制研究

镉(Cd)是一种重要的关键金属元素,对国家安全和新兴产业发展具有重大意义。闪锌矿是最具经济意义的富镉矿物,查明闪锌矿中镉的赋存状态,对研究镉的富集机制具有重要的意义;但受限于研究手段,闪锌矿纳米尺度上镉的赋存状态研究仍相对薄弱。西湾矿床是长江中下游成矿带庐枞矿集区内新发现的大型铅锌矿床,矿床中产出富镉闪锌矿。本次研究使用LA-ICP-MS对闪锌矿进行原位微量元素含量和Mapping分析,查明闪锌矿微米尺度镉的分布规律;在此基础上使用扫描透射电镜(STEM)查明纳米级闪锌矿的微观形貌和高分辨原子像,明确纳米尺度镉的赋存状态。研究结果表明,西湾矿床闪锌矿中镉含量的变化范围为2186×10^(-6)~9859×10^(-6),镉在闪锌矿中分布不均匀,闪锌矿孔洞发育的区域相对富镉,而闪锌矿均质区域相对贫镉。通过高分辨原子像的晶面间距和原子线扫描结果,确定西湾矿床闪锌矿中Cd原子以原位替代Zn原子的形式赋存在闪锌矿晶格中,未发现纳米级镉的独立矿物。对比金顶和牛角塘等富镉铅锌矿床,长江中下游成矿带的铅锌矿床中平均镉含量不高,推测成矿带可能缺乏充足的镉物质来源。

安徽省铜陵市迪龙冲金矿床成矿地质特征及找矿标志

铜陵矿集区是长江中下游成矿带的重要成矿区,迪龙冲金矿床位于该矿集区中部,大地构造位置属扬子板块北缘。近年来,在区域内发现了叶山铁矿床、曹家冲铜矿床、舒家店铜矿床及杨冲里金矿床等典型矿床。通过本次野外勘查工作,结合前人已有成果资料,系统总结了迪龙冲金矿床地质特征、成矿要素及找矿标志,为进一步找矿勘探工作提供依据。研究结果表明,迪龙冲金矿床成矿类型主要为裂隙充填型和蚀变岩型2种。矿体(脉)成因是后期热液灌入、充填或交代作用成矿。矿体(脉)严格受构造控制,北东向主构造和北西向次级构造均为容矿构造。坟头组地层、石英闪长斑岩和断裂接触带交会部位及附近是寻找金矿的关键位置。硅化-镜铁矿化-黄铁矿化(褐铁矿化)、镜铁矿化-金矿化、硅化-黄铁矿化和黄铁绢英岩化等4类矿化蚀变组合是矿区及周边地区较为重要的找矿标志。

鄂东南铁铜金钨钼多金属矿集区基底属性:来自继承锆石年龄和Hf同位素的约束

长江中下游成矿带鄂东南矿集区的基底存在统一的川中式基底和北部川中式基底、南部江南式基底的争议。笔者对灵乡岩体西段闪长玢岩开展锆石U-Pb定年和Hf同位素分析,结果显示闪长玢岩的锆石具有复杂的组成与来源:最年轻的4颗锆石加权平均年龄为(141±4)Ma,结合前人测年结果推测其可作为闪长玢岩的成岩年龄;其余16颗锆石具有较为宽泛的年龄(217~2550 Ma)和Hf同位素组成(εHf(t)=-11.2~11.7)。进一步结合前人获得的鄂东南矿集区岩浆岩继承锆石数据,分别对比川中式基底崆岭杂岩、江南式基底梵净山群及下江群的锆石数据,发现其与崆岭杂岩具有明显差异,但和梵净山群及下江群具有高度相似性。并且鄂东南矿集区岩浆岩继承锆石和梵净山群、下江群均记录了~1.5 Ga地壳增生事件。结合区域地球物理特征,笔者认为鄂东南矿集区南部为江南式基底,北部为川中式基底,两者的分界线大致为灵乡-大冶-网湖一线。

长江中下游成矿带朱冲富钴矽卡岩型铁矿床的钴成矿机制:来自原位硫同位素和锆石U-Pb年龄的约束

钴作为关键战略性稀贵金属,主要以共伴生形式产于多类矿床中。其中,富钴矽卡岩型铁矿床是重要的具备开发潜力的矿床类型之一,但其钴的来源和富集机制不清。朱冲富钴矽卡岩型铁矿床位于长江中下游成矿带安庆-贵池矿集区,是成矿带内新近发现的首个大型矽卡岩型富铁矿床,其伴生的钴资源量达到了中等规模。同时,朱冲富钴矽卡岩型铁矿床中钴品位在长江中下游同类矿床中最高,达190g/t。本研究对朱冲富钴矽卡岩型铁矿床开展了成矿岩体锆石的U-Pb定年和矿床垂向(钻孔剖面)上黄铁矿原位硫同位素的空间变化分析。结果表明,两个深部隐伏的岩浆岩样品的锆石U-Pb年龄分别为139.6±1.0Ma和138.9±0.6Ma,为早白垩世。垂向上,黄铁矿硫同位素总体范围为+5.3‰~+13.9‰,δ^(34)S自上而下变化极大,且呈现较强的不均一性,明显不同于安庆铁铜矿的硫同位素组成。朱冲富钴矽卡岩铁矿自下而上矿化-蚀变分带中富钴磁铁矿矿体中黄铁矿δ^(34)S范围为5.3‰~10.0‰;近矿透辉石矽卡岩带中脉状黄铁矿δ^(34)S范围为12.1‰~13.9‰;蚀变闪长岩中脉状黄铁矿δ^(34) S范围为7.1‰~10.8‰;外带矽卡岩中脉状黄铁矿δ^(34)S范围为6.8‰~7.6‰;月山组含膏盐粉砂岩中黄铁矿δ^(34)S范围为12.0‰~12.7‰;最上部铜头尖组粉砂岩脉状黄铁矿δ^(34)S范围为6.1‰~7.8‰。朱冲富钴磁铁矿矿石中黄铁矿硫同位素介于月山岩体和月山组含膏盐粉砂岩硫同位素之间,矿石中硫同位素记录了两个端元的混合。长江中下游富钴矽卡岩型矿床(铁铜钴)成矿规模及品位的统计表明,钴矿化与铁铜矿床类型没有明显的对应关系,成矿热液中膏盐层硫的加入对钴矿化没有明显的影响,富钴矽卡岩型铁矿床钴主要源于岩浆热液,钴的沉淀主要受控于高温热液的演化。

江西九瑞矿集区武山铜矿床硒碲钴等关键金属的分布规律、赋存状态和富集机制

武山铜矿床是长江中下游成矿带九瑞矿集区内典型的层控-接触带矽卡岩型铜多金属矿床,铜资源量达到大型,此外还共生硒、碲、钴、镓、铊等关键金属矿产,具备良好的矿产资源综合利用前景,但矿床中关键金属的分布规律、赋存状态和富集机制等研究尚未开展。本文以武山铜矿床为研究对象,系统采集了矿床南矿带接触带矽卡岩型矿体3条勘探线(W3-2、S4-2、N6-1)、北矿带层控硫化物型矿体3条勘探线(E9-2、E2-1、W4-1)和层控矽卡岩型矿体1条勘探线(E7-3)代表性岩矿石样品。通过光学显微镜和扫描电镜的观察,结合全岩地球化学和矿物原位LA-ICP-MS分析,查明了矿床中硒、碲、钴等关键金属的空间分布规律与赋存状态,初步探讨了硒、碲、钴的迁移沉淀机制。研究结果表明矿床中伴生硒、碲、钴的估算资源量分别为5513t、611t和9597t,均达到大-中型规模;武山矿床是成矿带内硒含量最高、潜在资源量最大的矿床。北矿带矿体中Se、Te、Co含量明显高于南矿带,北矿带中部成矿中心向东西远端,矿体中Se、Te、Co含量规律性增高。矿石中Se、Te、Co含量与S含量具有较强的正相关性,矿石中硫化物的含量是关键金属含量主要控制指标;Se和Co富集于含铜黄铁矿矿石、含铜白云岩矿石、含铜矽卡岩矿石(高硫)中;Te富集于含铜黄铁矿矿石和含铜白云岩矿石中。矿床中硒、碲主要以独立矿物和硫化物中类质同象替换两种赋存形式,钴则主要以Co^(2+)类质同象形式进入黄铁矿矿物晶格。矿床中硒、碲随着成矿流体温度降低、硫逸度升高、氧逸度降低、pH值升高逐渐沉淀富集;钴主要随着硫化物的沉淀富集在黄铁矿中。

长江下游地区深部电性结构及岩石圈拆沉机制

长江下游地区处于中国东部的中间地带(图1),该区是中国重要的Cu、Fe、Au等多金属成矿带。长江下游地区呈狭窄带状分布了鄂东南、九江—瑞昌、安庆—贵池、庐江—枞阳、铜陵、宁芜和宁镇7个大型矿集区。该区晚中生代岩浆活动认为是主要成矿物质来源,但该区成矿的深部构造背景等方面仍然存在些争议(吕庆田等,2014)。长江下游地区处于中下扬子地区中生代构造体制转换的关键部位,特殊的构造位置与成矿作用之间的关系还不清楚.