Metallogenic characteristics of Shitoukengde intrusion and its implications for Ni-Co-(Cu)sulfide mineralization in East Kunlun

Xiarihamu deposit is the only super-large Ni-Co deposit found in East Kunlun orogenic belt(EKOB)until present.Shitoukengde(STKD)intrusion is considered to have the potential to become a large Ni-Co deposit in East Kunlun.In order to discuss the metallogenic potential,this study present petrographical,geochemical data,and zircon U-Pb dating for the STKD intrusion.The STKD intrusion is hosted within mafic-ultramafic rocks which contain peridotite,pyroxenite and gabbro,and mainly intruded into the marble of the Paleoproterozoic Jinshuikou Group.Harzburgite and orthopyroxenite are the main country rocks for the Cu-Ni sulfide mineralization.Combine with the positiveε_(Hf)(t)values(+1.1 to+8.6)of zircons,the enrichment of LILEs,depletion of HFSEs,and lower Ce/Pb ratios of whole rocks indicate that the parental magma was originated from the depleted asthenospheric mantle and experienced 5%–15%crustal contamination.Troctolite formed during the Early Devonian and it has weighted mean^(206)Pb/^(238)U age of 412 Ma.Regional background information has indicated that the post-collisional extension setting has already existed during the Early Devonian,leading to the formation of STKD intrusion and Cu-Ni sulfide mineralization.STKD intrusion may have the potential to be one economic Cu-Ni sulfide deposit but seems unlikely to be a super-large one.

Textures and mineral compositions of the Xinjie layered intrusion,SW China:Implications for the origin of magnetite and fractionation process of Fe-Ti-rich basaltic magmas

The Xinjie layered intrusion in the Panxi region,SW China,hosts both Fe-Ti oxide and platinum-group element（PGE） sulfide mineralization.The intrusion can be divided,from the base upward,into UnitsⅠ,ⅡandⅢ,in terms of mineral assemblages.UnitsⅠandⅡare mainly composed of wehrlite and clino-pyroxenite, whereas UnitⅢis mainly composed of gabbro.PGE sulfide-rich layers mainly occur in Unit I, whereas thick Fe-Ti oxide-rich layers mainly occur in UnitⅢ.An ilmenite-rich layer occurs at the top of UnitⅠ.Fe-Ti oxides include magnetite and ilmenite.Small amounts of cumulus and intercumulus magnetite occur in UnitsⅠandⅡ.Cumulus magnetite grains are commonly euhedral and enclosed within olivine and clinopyroxene.They have high Cr2O3 contents ranging from 6.02 to 22.5 wt.%,indicating that they are likely an early crystallized phase from magmas.Intercumulus magnetite that usually displays ilmenite exsolution occupies the interstices between cumulus olivine crystals and coexists with interstitial clinopyroxene and plagioclase.Intercumulus magnetite has Cr2O3 ranging from 1.65 to 6.18 wt.%, lower than cumulus magnetite.The intercumulus magnetite may have crystallized from the trapped liquid.Large amounts of magnetite in UnitⅢcontains Cr2O3（＆lt;0.28 wt.%） much lower than magnetite in UnitsⅠandⅡ.The magnetite in UnitⅢis proposed to be accumulated from a Fe-Ti-rich melt.The Fe-Ti-rich melt is estimated to contain 35.9 wt.%of SiO2,26.9 wt.%of FeOt,8.2 wt.%of TiO2,13.2 wt.%of CaO, 8.3 wt.%of MgO,5.5 wt.%of Al2O3 and 1.0 wt.%of P2O5.The composition is comparable with the Fe-rich melts in the Skaergaard and Sept Iles intrusions.Paired non-reactive microstructures,granophyre pockets and ilmenite-rich intergrowths,are representative of Si-rich melt and Fe-Ti-rich melt,and are the direct evidence for the existence of an immiscible Fe-Ti-rich melt that formed from an evolved ferro-basaltic magma.

Quantitative analysis of intrusive body morphology and its relationship with skarn mineralization——A case study of Fenghuangshan copper deposit, Tongling, Anhui, China

The shapes of intrusive body and contact zone might influence the formation and distribution of orebodies in skarn deposit.By taking Xinwuli intrusive body in Fenghuangshan copper deposit,Tongling,Anhui,China,as the research object,a new method was used to obtain the quantitative relationship between intrusion morphology and skarn mineralization.The first step of the method was to extract morphological characteristic parameters based on mathematical morphology and Euclidean distance transformation;then the quantitative relationship between the parameters and orebodies was analyzed;finally correlational analyses between the parameters and mineralization indices were conducted.The results show that morphological characteristic parameters can effectively indicate the location of concealed ore bodies in skarn deposit,with the following parts as advantageous positions of skarn mineralization:(1)the parts away from the1st trend surface in the range from?25to50m;(2)the convex parts about200m away from the2nd trend surface,around which the tangent plane of the intrusive body is approximately consistent with the trend surface;(3)the contact zones with angle between intrusive body original contact surface and trend contact surface ranging from35°to70°;(4)the parts with angle between intrusive body original contact surface and regional extruding far crustal stress ranging from50°to60°.These knowledge can be applied to more skarn deposits for future mineral exploration.

Geology and mineralization of the Dongping supergiant alkalic-hosted Au-Te deposit(>100 t Au)in Northern Hebei Province,China:A review

The Dongping deposit is the largest alkalic-hosted gold deposit in China containing>100 t of Au.This paper presents a new understanding for Dongping ore system,based on the previous studies.The mineralization originally occurred at 400-380 Ma,simultaneous with emplacement of the Shuiquangou alkaline complex,and was overprinted by the hydrothermal activity in the Yanshanian.Isotope compositions of ores indicate metals of the deposit are mainly provided by the Shuiquangou complex.Ore-forming fluids are characterized by increasing oxygen fugacity and decreasing sulfur fugacity,while tellurium fugacity increased in the Stage II-2 and decreased in Stage II-3.These systematic changes are closely related to the processes of mineral precipitation and fluid evolution.Sulfide precipitation from Stage Ⅰ to Stage Ⅱ was triggered by fluid boiling,which leads to the precipitation of Pb-Bi-Te,due to decrement of sulfur fugacity.Condensation of gas phase containing high concentration of H_2Te leads to precipitation of Te-Au-Ag minerals and native tellurium.Based on these hypotheses,this paper present a polyphase metallogenic model as follow.During the Devonian,fluids were released from alkaline magmas,which carried ore-forming materials form the surrounding rocks and precipitate the early ores.During the Jurassic-Cretaceous,fluorine-rich fluids exsolved from highly factionated Shangshuiquan granite,which extracted and concentrated Au from the Shuiquangou complex and the Sanggan Group metamorphic rocks,and finally formed the Dongping gold deposit.

Mineral Chemistry and Magmatic Differentiation Evidences in the Neshveh Intrusion (NW Saveh, Central Iran)

Neshveh intrusion which is located in the NW of Saveh City is a part of Sahand-Bazman magmatic arc within the Central Iranian zone. This intrusion consists of quartz-monzogabbro, quartz-monzodiorite, granodiorite and granite that have intruded into the Eocene volcano-sedimentary rocks. This intrusion is medium to high-K calc alkaline, metaluminous, and I-type granitoid. All phases of the Neshveh granitoid are characterized by LREE-rich patterns with high LREE/HREE ratio and negative Eu anomalies. Similarity of patterns suggests a comagmatic source for these rocks and demonstrates the role of magmatic differentiation in their evolution. Clinopyroxene classified as calcic type with varying from clinoenstatite-clinofferosillite to diopside and augite from quartz-monzogabbros to quartz-monzodiorite and granodiorite. Plagioclase composition varies from bytownite and labradorite in quartz-monzogabbros to andesine in quartz-monzodiorites and oligoclase in granodiorites and granites. Core of some plagioclases in granodiorites and granites shows the calcic composition which is labradorite and andesine in granodiorite and andesine in granites. Field investigations along with petrographic and geochemical studies indicate that all phases of the Neshveh intrusion derived from a common magma source as a result of mineral differentiation. Geochemical evidences show smooth differentiation trends in which most of major elements (except Al2O3, K2O and Na2O) are negatively correlated with SiO2?and K2O, Ba, Rb, Ce, Nb, and Zr are positively correlated with SiO2. Some elements such as Na2O, Sr, Eu and Y follow curves that reflect crystal fractionation of clinopyroxene, plagioc1ase and hornblende. Furthermore, large volumes of quartz-monzogabbros compared to granites, as well as the lack of mafic enclaves in more evolved rocks, are also indicative of crystal fractionation. Clinopyroxene fractionation was the main control in the evolution of the magmas up to 55 wt% SiO2. Hornblende took over from 55 wt% SiO2, resulting in decreasing Dy/Yb with increasing silica content in the most siliceous rocks. Fractionation of opaque minerals and apatite throughout the sequence, and the continuous increase in K2O and Ba vs. SiO2?reflect the absence of significant fractionation of biotite and K-feldspar.

Mineral Geochemical Characteristics and Indication Significance of Biotite-Rutile in the Gabbro Intrusions in the Yinmin Iron-Copper District, Yunnan

1 Introduction After the Dongchuan Orogenic movement(Hudsonian Orogeny,ca.1800 Ma±),the tectonic basement layer of the continental crust on the Yangtze massif could have been formed.And then tectonic-magmatic emplacement

Geochemical and geochronological characteristics of the Um Rus granite intrusion and associated gold deposit,Eastern Desert,Egypt

The Um Rus tonalite-granodiorite intrusion(~6 km2)occurs at the eastern end of the Neoproterozoic,ENE-trending Wadi Muba rak shear belt in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt.Gold-bearing quartz veins hosted by the Um Rus intrusion were mined intermittently,and initially by the ancient Egyptians and until the early 1900 s.The relationship between the gold mineralization,host intrusion,and regional structures has always been unclear.We present new geochemical and geochronological data that help to define the tectonic environment and age of the Um Rus intrusion.In addition,field studies are integrated with EPMA and LA-ICP-MS data for gold-associated sulfides to better understand the formation and distribution of gold mineralization.The bulk-rock geochemical data of fresh host rocks indicate a calc-alkaline,metaluminous to mildly peraluminous,I-type granite signature.Their trace element composition reflects a tectonic setting intermediate between subduction-related and within-plate environments,presumably transitional between syn-and post-collisional stages.The crystallization age of the Um Rus intrusion was determined by in situ SHRIMP 206 Pb/238 U and 207Pb/235U measurements on accessory monazite grains.The resultant monazite U-Pb weighted mean age(643±9 Ma;MSWD 1.8)roughly overlaps existing geochronological data for similar granitic intrusions that are confined to major shear systems and are locally associated with gold mineralization in the Central Eastrn Desert(e.g.,Fawakhir and Hangaliya).This age is also consistent with magmatism recognized as concomitant to transpressional tectonics(D2:~650 Ma)during the evolution of the Wadi Mubark belt.Formation of the gold-bearing quartz veins in NNE-SSW and N-S striking fault segments was likely linked to the change from transpressional to transtensional tectonics and terrane exhumation(D3:620-580 Ma).The development of N-S throughgoing fault arrays and dike swarms(~595 Ma)led to heterogeneous deformation and recrystallization of the mineralized quartz veins.Ore minerals in the auriferous quartz veins include ubiquitous pyrite and arsenopyrite,with less abundant pyrrhotite,chalcopyrite,sphalerite,and galena.Uncommon pentlandite,gersdorffite,and cobaltite inclusions hosted in quartz veins with meladiorite slivers are interpreted as pre-ore sulfide phases.The gold-sulfide paragenesis encompasses an early pyrite-arsenopyrite±loellingite assemblage,a transitional pyrite-arsenopyrite assemblage,and a late pyrrhotite-chalcopyrite-sphalerite±galena assemblage.Free-milling gold/electrum grains(10 sμm-long)are scattered in extensively deformed vein quartz and in and adjacent to sulfide grains.Marcasite,malachite,and nodular goethite are authigenic alteration phases after pyrrhotite,chalcopyrite,and pyrite and arsenopyrite,respectively.A combined ore petrography,EPMA,and LA-ICP-MS study distinguishes morphological and compositional differences in the early and transitional pyrites(PyⅠ,PyⅡ)and arsenopyrite(ApyⅠ,ApyⅡ).Py I forms uncommon small euhedral inclusions in later PyⅡand Apy II.PyⅡforms large subhedral crystals with porous inner zones and massive outer zones,separated by narrow As-rich irregular mantles.The Fe and As contents in PyⅡare variable,and the LA-ICP-MS analysis shows erratic concentrations of Au(<1 to 177 ppm)and other trace elements(e.g.,Ag,Te,and Sb)in the porous inner zones,most likely related to discrete sub-microscopic sulfide inclusions.The outer massive zones have a rather homogenous composition,with consistently lower abundances of base metals and Au(mean 1.28 ppm).The early arsenopyrite(Apy I)forms fine-grained euhedral crystals enriched in Au(mean 17.7 ppm)and many other trace elements(i.e.,Ni,Co,Se,Ag,Sb,Te,Hg,and Bi).On the other hand,ApyⅡoccurs as coarsegrained subhedral crystals with lower and less variable concentrations of Au(mean 4 ppm).Elevated concentrations of Au(max.327 ppm)and other trace elements are measured in fragmented and aggregated pyrite and arsenopyrite grains,whereas the undeformed intact zones of the same grains are poor in all trace elements.The occurrence of gold/electrum as secondary inclusions in deformed pyrite and arsenopyrite crystals indicates that gold introduction was relatively late in the paragenesis.The LAICP-MS results are consistent with gold redistribution by the N-S though-going faults/dikes overprinted the earlier NNW-SSE quartz veins in the southeastern part of the intrusion,where the underground mining is concentrated.Formation of the Um Rus intrusion and gold-bearing quartz veins can be related to the evolution of the Wadi Mubarak shear belt,where the granitic intrusion formed during or just subsequent to D2 and provided dilatation spaces for gold-quartz vein deposition when deformed by D3 structures.

Geochemical Characteristics of Rare Earth Elements of Guidong Granitic Complex and Relationship with Uranium Mineralization

Guidong granitic complex is constituted by Luxi intrusion, Xiazhuang intrusion, Maofeng intrusion, Sundong intrusion, Aizi intrusion and Siqian intrusion, which emplaced in Indosinian and early Yanshanian Periods. These intrusions varied from each other not only in major element content, aluminium saturation index, but also in values of ∑REE, δEu, and LREE/HREE, (La/Yb)N, (La/Sm)N and (Gd/Yb)N. The Maofeng intrusion, which has the closest relationship with uranium mineralization, belongs to strong peraluminous granites. Having undergone much intense fluid-rock interaction, it is characterized by typical M-type tetrad effects and lowest values of ∑REE, δEu, LREE/HREE, (La/Yb)N, (La/Sm)N and (Gd/Yb)N ratios than other studied intrusions.

New U-Pb and Sm-Nd Data and REE Distribution in Sulphides of Paleoproterozoic PGE Layered Intrusions in the Arctic Part of the Fennoscandian Shield

The U-Pb (on zircon) and Sm-Nd analysis is a popular isotope-geochronological tool for estimating the age of rocks from PGE mafic-ultramafic intrusions. Sulphides can be used to study the geochronology of ore processes as well, since they should indicate the time of ore mineralization. Gabbronorite has been sampled from the Passivaara reef at the Penikat layered intrusion (Finland) for U-Pb and Sm-Nd isotope single zircon analyses in order to separate sulphide minerals. The Sm-Nd isotope age of gabbronorite has been dated at 2426 ± 36 Ma;eNd(T) = &minus;1.4 ± 0.4. The Sm-Nd isotope age on sulphides and rock-forming minerals reflects the crystallization time of the ore-bearing gabbronorite from the Passivaara reef of the Penikat layered intrusion. The mass-spectrometer analytical environment and modes of operation have been adjusted to detect REE in sulphide minerals on example of pyrite from the PGE Penikat layered intrusion (Finland) and chalcopyrite from the Talnakh deposit (Norilsk area, Russia) has been estimated. The total REE content in pyrite is ca. 3.5 ppm, which is enough to define the Sm-Nd age of pyrite. The study shows how to use the mineral/chondrite spectra to evaluate the accuracy of the REE analytical results on example of State Standard Sample 2463 (Russia).

Fe-Ti Oxide Mineralization in the XV Intrusion,Bafq Mining District,Central Iran:Insights from Mineralogy,Mineral Chemistry and S Isotopic Data

The mafic-ultramafic intrusion in the XV anomaly area,contains magmatic Fe-Ti oxides±(p)ore,is located in the Bafq mining district in the Central Iran.It consists of cumulate and layered Fe-Ti-bearing gabbros and pyroxenites.The mineral assemblages include clinopyroxene,Fe-Ti oxides,plagioclase,amphibole,apatite and sulfides(pyrite and chalcopyrite).The Fe-Ti oxides mainly consist of magnetite-titanomagnetite and ilmenite,which occurred as disseminated,intergrowth,lamellae(trellis and sandwich textures)and inclusions.Magnetite in the gabbroic rocks is from the near end-member of Fe_(3)O_(4)(<1 wt.%TiO_(2))to titanomagnetite containing up to 8 wt.%TiO_(2)(about3.73 wt.%to 26.84 wt.%Ulvospinel(X_(Usp))).Magnetite in pyroxenite rocks is characterized with TiO_(2)range from 0.46 wt.%to 3.14 wt.%(X_(Usp)varied from 1.76 wt.%to 10.46 wt.%).The abundances of V_(2)O_(3)range from 0.03 wt.%to 1.29 wt.%and 0.24 wt.%to 1.00 wt.%for gabbro and pyroxenite,respectively.X_(Usp)contents of magnetite show insignificant correlations with Al_(2)O_(3)and MgO.The average XIlmin the ilmenite of gabbro is 92%,whereas it is 90.37%in the pyroxenite rocks.The MgO and V_(2)O_(3)contents show a slightly positive correlation with TiO_(2)in ilmenite.The composition of clinopyroxenes in gabbro and pyroxenite rocks fall in the diopside to augite field with Mg#ranging from 67 to 98 and 74 to 96,respectively.In both rock types,amphiboles are mainly pargasite and rarely actinolite.Plagioclase in pyroxenite rocks is clustered in the labradorite to andesine fields with a compositional ranges of An46-69and in gabboic rocks fall in two fields with compositional ranges of albite with An0.65-5.95and labradorite with An50-63.Theδ34S isotopic values cover a limited range from+3.15‰to+4.10‰V-CDT consistent with magmatic origin.Fe-Ti mineralization is formed in two stages,minor inclusions of Fe-Ti oxide minerals in the pyroxene and plagioclase crystallized in the early magmatic stage,whereas interstitial oxides formed by fractional crystallization processes that accumulated by gravitational settling in the later stage as intercumulus phase.Gravitational settling process is supported by the observation of decreasing the amount of Fe-Ti oxides from Fe-Ti oxide-rich pyroxenite to weak mineralized gabbro(base to top).The high contents of H2O,phosphorate and high initial Ti-Fe in parental magma are the crucial factors controlling the Fe-Ti oxides enrichment and mineralization.

东天山圪塔山口镁铁-超镁铁质岩体地球化学、锆石U-Pb年代学及其对Ni-Cu成矿的指示

摘要新疆新近发现的圪塔山口镍铜硫化物矿床位于东天山康古尔一黄山镍铜硫化物成矿带的东端。矿区包含4个镁铁．超镁铁质岩体，其中I、Ⅱ、Ⅲ号岩体均见镍铜硫化物矿化。本文利用SIMS锆石u-Pb法测得I号矿化岩体辉长岩年龄为282．6±1．9Ma。不仅与东天山地区其它含Ni-Cu矿化的镁铁-超镁铁质岩体形成时代一致，而且与塔里木玄武岩、镁铁质岩墙及北山地区的镁铁．超镁铁质岩体形成时限相一致。其形成可能与造山后伸展背景下的地幔柱叠加作用有关。地球化学数据表明圪塔山口岩体具有高Mg特征，除2个辉长岩样品m／f值较低外，其余14个样品集中于2．73—5．05之间，属铁质超基性岩。岩石稀土元素配分模式为右倾式，轻、重稀土比2．64—3．39；含长角闪辉橄岩及部分含长角闪橄辉岩和含长橄辉岩8Eu具正异常，可能与这3个岩相中存在斜长石的结晶有关。微量元素蛛网图表明岩石富集大离子亲石元素Cs、Rb、Ba、K、Sr。富集高场强元素U、Pb，亏损高场强元素n、Nb等特征。主量元素SiO2-（Na20＋K2O）与（FeO^T／MgO）-FeO^T图解、微量元素相关图及微量元素比值相关图说明圪塔山口岩体成岩物质为来源于亏损地幔的钙碱性玄武质岩浆，成岩作用以岩浆结晶分异为主导，并受到地壳的混染作用，具有较好的镍铜硫化物矿床成矿潜力。

甘肃金川超大型Ni-Cu-PGE硫化物矿床岩浆通道分枝构造及其深部找矿意义

甘肃金川超大型Ni-Cu-PGE硫化物矿床经过50多年的开采,在深边部寻找新的矿体,特别是富矿,以保持生产效率,已经成为当务之急,首先需要解决找矿方向问题。金川矿床的4个主要矿体不仅在空间上是相互独立的,空间分布格局还与矿区的成矿后断裂系统关系密切。在前人对各个主要矿体地质和地球化学特征、矿区断裂构造的系统分析和研究基础上,提出金川矿床的岩浆通道系统存在多个岩浆通道分枝,且每个分枝的启动时间不同,因此,每个矿体不仅成矿过程存在差异,也存在先后次序。在分析成矿后断裂对金川岩体和矿体空间分布状态的影响基础上,还对深部找矿潜力进行了分析,提出了深部找矿方向和策略。

Transformation of minerals at the boundary of magma-coal contact zone:case study from Wolonghu Coal Mine, Huaibei Coalfield, China

Mesozoic and Cenozoic magma activity in the Wolong Lake mining area of Huaibei is frequent,and the degree of magma intrusion into coal seams remarkable.On the one hand,magma intrusion affects the utilization of coal resources;on the other hand,the macro and trace elements in coal are redistributed to form new mineral types.This study uses the Wolong Lake magma intrusion coal seam as a research object.The mineral paragenesis for igneous rock,coke,and thermally-altered coal in an igneous intrusion zone is studied using SEM,XRD,and Raman spectroscopy.During igneous intrusion,the temperature and pressure of igneous rock metamorphose ambient low-rank coal to high-rank coal and coke.The response mechanism of minerals and trace elements to magmatic intrusion is discussed.The results are:①SEM analysis shows that ankerite and pyrite are formed from magma intrusion.Both minerals are strongly developed in the magma-coal contact zone,and less well developed in thermally-altered coal.②XRD analysis shows that igneous intrusion strongly influences the types and content of minerals in coke and thermally-altered coal.In addition to the increase amounts of ankerite and pyrite,chlorite,serpentine,and muscovite,and other secondary minerals,are generated following igneous intrusion.③Raman analysis suggests that thermally-altered coal possesses the characteristics of both pyrite and coke.Coke from the magma-coal boundary zone possesses the typical characteristics of pyrite.Igneous rock contains a mineral similar to pyrite,confirmed by both having similar Raman peaks.The scattering intensity of Ag indicates that the formation pressure of pyrite increases from thermally-altered coal via the boundary between the coke zone and the igneous rock.

Petrography and Mineralogy of the Quartz and Quartz-Feldspar Sulphide Veins in the Pan-African Syenitic Massif of Guider (North Cameroon)

In the syenitic pluton of Guider (593 ± 4 Ma) in the North-West Cameroon domain of Central African Fold Belt, mineralized N-S to NE-SW vertical or sub-vertical quartz and quartz feldspar veins has been recently identified. In this contribution, we present petrography and mineralogy of these veins, in order to constrain their genesis and emplacement mechanisms based on detailed field work, petrographic studies and chemical characterization of minerals by using an electron probe microanalyser (EPMA). Field observations and vein microstructures show that the emplacement of the veins has been controlled by the dextral N-S trending strike-slip shear zones related to the regional D2 deformation phase. The results of mineralogical analysis reveal the co-presence of silicates and metallic minerals that include magnetite, ilmenite, pyrite, bismuthite, galena (very rare) and sulphide complexes (BiPbS, BiAgPbS, FeBiPbCuS, BiFe(TeS), FeBiPbS, BiPbCuS). The gangue is represented by quartz (quartz 1, quartz 2 and quartz 3), feldspars, sericite, chlorite, yellowish brown clay minerals, and hematite. The textural relationships between sulphides, quartz and alteration products show that the mineralization is essentially syn- to late-D2 and suggest that syenitic country rock and dextral shear zones have played an important role in the metallogenesis of these veins. This mineralization shows characteristics for copper-bearing calc-alkaline deposits, but differs from these by its more extensive alteration and its abundance in hematite. Substitutions of Al(IV) by Si(IV) in sericite associated with the sulphide mineralization and cataclastic deformation suggest that the temperature of trapping of the fluids is between 230&#176;C and 275&#176;C.

岩浆通道成矿核心内涵“两深一浅一通道”及其找矿意义

岩浆通道成矿模型的建立深刻改变了岩浆铜镍硫化物矿床成因研究的范式,成为该领域的研究前沿,而且已经成功地应用于找矿勘查中。该模型揭示了硫化物熔离与聚集成矿在空间上的不一致性以及成矿与相关玄武岩铂族元素强烈亏损的成因联系,很好地解释了为什么很多含矿岩体围岩贫硫化物的现象。笔者将该模型的核心内涵概括为“两深一浅一通道”,“两深”指成矿物质来源于地幔、硫化物熔离发生在深部,“一浅”指硫化物的聚集成矿主要发生在较浅的岩浆房,“一通道”指较稳定的岩浆通道更有利于成大矿。结合对典型矿床和成矿带的分析,笔者提出侵位较浅的、规模相对较大的岩体,其成矿潜力好于深部的岩浆通道相。因此,认为地表矿化并不是唯一可靠的、甚至不能作为最重要的找矿标志,要提高找矿效率(特别是隐伏矿床),首先要全面分析成矿带岩浆通道系统在不同区域的埋藏、剥蚀和暴露状况,目标岩体地质产状及其与围岩时代差异等宏观地质要素,查明深部通道相与浅部岩体空间分布和形成深度的差异,在此基础上,判断浅部岩体的位置、合理部署重点勘查区域、选择有效的勘查技术、定位目标岩体,进行钻探验证。

滇东地区裂谷盆地内火山-侵入岩序列与金属成矿

碱性岩浆对金属成矿和金属矿集区有独特控制作用,因火山—侵入岩序列与金属成矿和岩浆叠加侵入构造系统识别难度大,长期制约了深部勘探和找矿预测。本文以云南东川铁铜金矿集区(元古宙陆缘裂谷盆地)和个旧锡铜钨铯铷多金属矿集区(三叠纪弧后裂谷盆地)为主,采用大比例尺构造岩相学填图新方法,解析研究了碱性岩浆活动有关的火山—侵入岩侵入序列与岩石组合、裂谷盆地演化和岩浆叠加侵入构造系统,揭示了它们与滇东地区铁氧化物铜金型(IOCG)、铜钴-金红石-稀土和锡铜钨铯铷多金属矿叠加成矿内在关系。研究认为:①云南东川铁铜金矿集区内,新太古代末期碱性岩类以方解石钠长岩(2520±14 Ma)和碱性铁质苦橄岩(2529±77 Ma)为主。新太古界—古元古界小溜口岩组(>2.50Ga)顶部古岩溶风化壳,受中元古代火山喷发—岩浆侵入构造叠加再造形成了特殊单元(独立填图单元,2.50~1.80Ga),它们是铜钴-金红石-稀土矿床的新找矿层位。②在中元古界因民组一段内,铁钠质碱性基性岩、铁钾质粗面岩和铁质碱性辉绿辉长岩等岩石组合形成于因民期火山断陷成盆期。因民组二段和三段是稀矿山式铁铜矿床储矿层位,铁铜矿层下盘铁钾质粗面岩为独居石型稀土成矿层位。在格林威尔造山期碱性钛铁质辉长岩(1097~1047 Ma)-碱性钛铁质闪长岩-碱性二长斑岩等碱性钛铁质侵入岩体,形成了白锡腊深部IOCG矿床和金红石富集成矿。③在个旧三叠纪弧后裂谷盆地内,三叠纪碱性苦橄岩和碱玄岩中形成了Sn-Cu-Zn-Li-Rb-Cs初始富集;在晚白垩世浅色花岗岩叠加成矿作用下,形成了金云母矽卡岩型锡铜钨铯铷矿床。④裂谷盆地内早期碱性岩中初始富集金属与后期富含成矿金属的碱性侵入岩叠加成矿可能是金属超常富集机理。在东川地区岩浆叠加侵入构造内,岩浆热液角砾岩筒对铜钴-金红石-稀土元素叠加富集成矿控制显著;在个旧地区,浅色花岗岩侵入于碱性苦橄岩-碱玄岩中,对金云母矽卡岩型锡铜钨钴铯铷矿床的叠加富集成矿控制显著。

东昆仑造山带岩浆镍钴硫化物矿床形成构造背景探讨

【研究目的】青海省夏日哈木超大型岩浆镍钴硫化物矿床是世界范围内造山带背景发现的最大岩浆镍钴硫化物矿床。此外在东昆仑造山带夏日哈木外围还发现了石头坑德等岩浆镍钴硫化物矿床,初步显示东昆仑造山带良好的镍钴硫化物矿床形成条件和巨大的找矿潜力。【研究方法】通过野外地质调查,室内开展岩石学、矿相学、主微量元素分析、同位素地球化学等。【研究结果】精确锆石U-Pb测年发现,东昆仑造山带夏日哈木等含矿镁铁—超镁铁质岩体基本形成于425~330 Ma,沿柴达木盆地南缘昆北断裂和昆中断裂自西向东依次展布。含矿岩体的岩性主要为辉石橄榄岩、辉石岩、二辉橄榄岩、纯橄岩等,其SiO_(2)含量31.52%~53.31%,MgO含量7.5%~39.03%,Al_(2)O_(3)含量0.1%~16.01%,CaO含量0.23%~13.85%,MgO与SiO_(2)、Al_(2)O_(3)、Na_(2)O、K2O均呈负相关关系。稀土总量介于6.36×10^(-6)~81.5×10^(-6),平均为29.92×10^(-6),LREE/HREE平均值为5.34,(La/Sm)N、(La/Yb)N、(Sm/Nd)N、(Gd/Yb)N平均值分别为2.58、5.99、0.76、1.78,轻重稀土分异程度较高。含矿超镁铁质岩普遍具有较为一致的微量元素分布曲线,且与镁铁质岩石表现特征类似,亏损高场强元素Ta、Nb、Ti、P等,而相对富集大离子亲石元素Rb、Th、U等。Sr、Nd同位素研究指示夏日哈木、石头坑德等岩体岩浆源区来源于软流圈地幔,同时δ^(34)S均表现出较高的正值,揭示地壳物质同化混染是形成岩浆镍钴硫化物矿床的关键因素。【结论】结合区域最新构造演化认识,认为东昆仑夏日哈木等超大型岩浆镍钴硫化物矿床是伴随古特提斯裂解岩浆活动的成矿表现。该认识对丰富造山带内岩浆镍钴硫化物矿床成矿理论研究、拓展岩浆镍钴矿床找矿空间与潜力、支撑引领区域找矿实践实现新突破,均具有重要的研究价值和意义。

孔隙水盐度与黏土类型对海洋沉积物水分特征曲线的影响研究

海洋沉积物在天然气水合物分解或海水入侵过程中会出现孔隙水盐度及水饱和状态不断变化的现象,其透气和透水能力与沉积物水分特征曲线有关,然而孔隙水盐度变化对沉积物水分特征曲线的影响规律目前仍不够清楚。本文采用南海北部天然气水合物赋存区的海洋沉积物与实验室配置的混合沉积物进行试验,使用相对快速的离心机法,测定了不同基质吸力条件下的孔隙水饱和度,分析了黏土矿物类型和孔隙水盐度等因素对沉积物水分特征曲线的影响,选用被广泛使用的van Genuchten模型,率定了模型的拟合参数。结果表明:含黏土石英砂水分特征曲线基本不受黏土矿物种类的影响;南海北部海洋沉积物的黏土质量含量超过35%,但其水分特征曲线在两倍海水盐度范围内也几乎不受影响;对于南海北部海洋沉积物,van Genuchten模型系数a取值为0.00023 kPa^(-1),系数n和m取值分别为0.51和4.9。

江西甘坊洞上稀有金属花岗岩中铷矿化特征及成因机制

江西省宜丰县甘坊地区是一个重要的稀有金属成矿区,目前在甘坊岩体内发现了一系列锂铷稀有多金属矿床(点),但其成矿机制尚不明确。选择甘坊岩体内洞上花岗岩作为研究对象,采用电子探针技术对多种花岗岩中的长石和云母类矿物进行了精细的结构和成分分析。结果表明,云母类矿物是铷的主要载体(Rb_(2)O<1.07%),长石类矿物中Rb含量低(Rb_(2)O<0.11%),尤其是在钠长石中Rb的含量几乎为0。含铷云母主要是白云母花岗岩、伟晶岩和细晶岩中的多硅白云母-铁锂云母类,其中铷可能主要通过与钠双置换云母结构中的层间钾离子存在。矿物结构特征显示,洞上花岗岩经历了明显的岩浆结晶分异和流体交代作用。结晶分异作用可能是洞上花岗岩Rb富集成矿的关键机制,而后期流体交代蚀变过程对铷的聚集作用有限。结合前人研究成果,笔者认为甘坊地区具有较好的锂、铷等稀有金属成矿潜力,后续的找矿勘查应注重与早白垩世—晚侏罗世(140~150Ma)高分异花岗岩相关的锂、铷等稀有金属矿床的找矿工作。

新疆谢米斯台山乌图顺岩体地球化学特征及其与金成矿关系

新疆西准噶尔盆地北缘的谢米斯台山发现了众多产于岩体外接触带的金矿床(点),尤以乌什加嘎衣提金矿床最为典型。乌什加嘎衣提金矿床产于乌图顺岩体北部的内凹部位,由52条金矿体组成,矿石可分为石英大脉型,蚀变岩型和石英复脉型3种。乌图顺岩体主要岩性为二长花岗岩,其地球化学特征显示出高钾(K_(2)O=4.09%~4.86%),准铝质(A/CNK=0.90~1.01),轻重稀土明显分异(LREE/HREE=7.88~8.28),铕异常不明显(δEu=0.77~0.86),富集大离子亲石元素K、Rb、Ba、Th,亏损高场强元素Ti、Nb和重稀土元素Gd、Dy、Y、Er的特征,为高钾钙碱-钾玄岩系列,属I型花岗岩,形成于俯冲背景。结合前人对乌图顺岩体与乌什加嘎衣提金矿床研究获得的地球化学、年代学、氢、氧、硫同位素数据,综合分析岩体与金成矿之间的时空和成因联系,认为岩浆作用是金矿床形成的主要因素。在此基础上,尝试建立了乌什加嘎衣提式岩浆热液型金成矿模式,以期指导谢米斯台山地区与侵入岩相关的金矿床勘查和研究。