In situ U-Pb dating and trace elements of magmatic rutile from Mujicun Cu-Mo deposit,North China Craton:Insights into porphyry mineralization

Porphyry Cu(Mo-Au)deposit is one of the most important types of copper deposit and usually formed under magmatic arc-related settings,whilst the Mujicun porphyry Cu-Mo deposit in North China Craton uncommonly generated within intra-continental settings.Although previous studies have focused on the age,origin and ore genesis of the Mujicun deposit,the ore-forming age,magma source and tectonic evolution remain controversial.Here,this study targeted rutile(TiO_(2))in the ore-hosting diorite porphyry from the Mujicun Cu-Mo deposit to conduct in situ U-Pb dating and trace element composition studies,with major views to determine the timing and magma evolution and to provide new insights into porphyry Cu-Mo metallogeny.Rutile trace element data show flat-like REE patterns characterized by relatively enrichment LREEs and depleted HREEs,which could be identified as magmatic rutile.Rutile U-Pb dating yields lower intercept ages of 139.3–138.4 Ma,interpreted as post magmatic cooling timing below about 500℃,which are consistent or slightly postdate with the published zircon U-Pb ages of diorite porphyry(144.1–141.7 Ma)and skarn(146.2 Ma;139.9 Ma)as well as the molybdenite Re-Os ages of molybdenum ores(144.8–140.0 Ma).Given that the overlap between the closure temperature of rutile U-Pb system and ore-forming temperature of the Mujicun deposit,this study suggests that the ore-forming ages of the Mujicun deposit can be constrained at 139.3–138.4 Ma,with temporal links to the late large-scale granitic magmatism at 138–126 Ma in the Taihang Orogen.Based on the Mg and Al contents in rutile,the magma of ore-hosting diorite porphyry was suggested to be derived from crust-mantle mixing components.In conjunction with previous studies in Taihang Orogen,this study proposes that the far-field effect and the rollback of the subducting Paleo-Pacific slab triggered lithospheric extension,asthenosphere upwelling,crust-mantle interaction and thermo-mechanical erosion,which jointly facilitated the formation of dioritic magmas during the Early Cretaceous.Subsequently,the dioritic magmas carrying crust-mantle mixing metallic materials were emplaced and precipitated at shallow positions along NNE-trending ore-controlling faults,eventually resulting in the formation of the Mujicun Cu-Mo deposit within an intracontinental extensional setting.

Geochemical Characteristics and Significance of Major Elements, Trace Elements and REE in Mineralized Altered Rocks of Large-Scale Tsagaan Suvarga Cu-Mo Porphyry Deposit in Mongolia

The alteration types of the large-scale Tsagaan Suvarga Cu-Mo porphyry deposit mostly comprise stockwork silicification, argillization, quartz-sericite alteration, K-silicate alteration, and propylitization. The mineralized and altered zones from hydrothermal metallogenic center to the outside successively are Cu-bearing stockwork silicification zone, Cu-beating argillized zone, Cu-Mo-bearing quartz-sericite alteration zone, Cu-Mo-bearing K-silicate alteration zone, and pro- pylitization zone. The K-silicate alteration occurred in the early phase, quartz-sericite alteration in the medium phase, and argillization and carbonatization （calcite） in the later phase. Ore-bearing-altered rocks are significantly controlled by the structure and fissure zones of different scales, and NE- and NW-trending fissure zones could probably be the migration pathways of the porphyry hydrothermal system. Results in this study indicated that the less the concentrations of REE, LREE, and HREE and the more the extensive fractionation between LREE and HREE, the closer it is to the center circulatory hydrothermal ore-forming and the more extensive silicification. The exponential relationship between the fractionation of LREE and HREE and the intensity of silicification and K-silicate alteration was found in the Cu-Mo deposit studied. The negative Eu anomaly, normal Eu, positive Eu anomaly and obviously positive Eu anomaly are coincident with the enhancement of Na2O and K2O concentrations gradually, which indicated that Eu anomaly would be significantly controlled by the alkaline metasomatism of the circulatory hydrothermal ore-forming system. Therefore, such characteristics as the positive Eu anomaly, the obvious fractionation between LREE and HREE and their related special alteration lithofacies are suggested to be metallogenic prognostic and exploration indications for Tsagaan Suvarga-style porphyry Cu-Mo deposits in Mongolia and China.

Petrogenesis and Physicochemical Conditions of Fertile Porphyry in Non-arc Porphyry Mineralization:A Case from Habo Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposits,SW China

The Habo deposit is a typical porphyry Cu-Mo deposit in the Ailaoshan–Red River metallogenic belt.Ore minerals in the Habo deposit typically occur as veins in the monzonite porphyry.Zircon U-Pb dating suggests that the monzonite porphyry formed at 35.07±0.38 Ma.The monzonite porphyry is characterized by high SiO_(2),Al_(2)O_(3),K_(2)O and Na_(2)O contents,with A/CNK ratios ranging from 0.97 to 1.02.All samples exhibit fractionated REE patterns,characterized by high(La/Yb)N ratios(9.4–13.6,average of 11.2).They show adakite-like geochemical features,high Sr concentrations(627–751 ppm,average of 700 ppm),low Y concentrations(15.13–16.86 ppm,average of 15.81 ppm)and high Sr/Y values(39.5–47.4,average of 44.3).These samples have high initial^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr ratios(0.7074–0.7076)and negativeεNd(t)values(-5.1 to-3.7),whereas the zirconεHf(t)values range from-2.2 to+0.4,suggesting that the monzonite porphyry was derived from the partial melting of a thickened juvenile lower crust.The oxygen fugacity,calculated on the basis of the chemical composition of the amphiboles,shows?NNO values ranging from+1.65 to+2.16(average of 1.94)and lg(fO_(2))ranging from-12.72 to-11.99(average of-12.25),indicating that the monzonite porphyry has high oxygen fugacity.Zircons have high Ce^(4+)/Ce^(3+)ratios(29.29–164.24,average of 84.92),with high?FMQ values ranging from+0.50 to+1.51(average of 0.87)and high lg(fO_(2))values ranging from-14.72 to-12.85(average of-14.07),which also indicates that the oxygen fugacity of the magma was high.The dissolved water content of the Habo monzonite porphyry is 9.5–11.5 wt%,according to the geochemical characteristics,zircon-saturation thermometry(692–794°C)and the mineral phases(amphibole,no plagioclase)in the deep magma chamber.Combined with previous studies,we propose that the high oxygen fugacity and high water content of magma played key roles in controlling the formation of the Habo and other Cu-Mo-Au deposits in the Ailaoshan–Red River metallogenic belt.

Geochronological Constraints on the Haftcheshmeh Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Ore Deposit, Central Qaradagh Batholith, Arasbaran Metallogenic Belt, Northwest Iran

The Haftcheshmeh porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit in the Arasbaran metallogenic belt （AMB） of NW Iran contains more than 185 Mt of ore, with a grade ranging from 0.3% to 0.4%. It is hosted within a porphyritic diorite to granodiorite intruded into an older gabbro - diorite intrusion. 40Ar/39Ar analyses of primary magmatic hornblende from the granodiorite porphyry and gabbro - diorite show plateau ages of 26.41 ± 0.59 Ma, with an inverse isochron age of 25.9 ± 1.0 Ma and a plateau age of 27.47 ± 0.17 Ma, with an inverse isochron age of 27.48 ± 0.35 Ma for these two rock types, respectively. Comparing these new age data with those from the nearby Sungun （20.69 ± 0.35 Ma） and Kighal porphyry deposits defines a northwest-southeast Cu-Mo-Au mineralization zone extending for 20 km over the time span of-27 to 20 Ma. Geochemically, Haftcheshmeh rocks are calc-alkaline with high potassium affinities with tectonic setting in relation to volcanic arc setting. Large ion lithophile elements （LILE） such as Th, U and K show enrichment on a primitive mantle normalized diagram （specially Pb）, and are depleted in high field strength elements （HFSE） such as Ti and Nb, pointing to a mantle magma source contamination with crustal materials by subducted oceanic crust.

Re-Os isotopic dating and geological significance of molybdenite from Xintian Cu-Mo polymetallic deposit in Yanbian,Jilin

Xintian polymetallie deposit is a hydrothermal vein type Cu-Mo deposit. Analysis on Re-Os isotopic dating for the molybdenite from this deposit is undertaken to determine metallogenic epoch and dynamics setting of the deposit. Re-Os isotopic dating for the molybdenite yields model ages ranging from 123.9 ± 1.9 Ma to 124.7 ± 1.8 Ma, with a weighted mean age of 123.4 ±0.81 Ma, and an isochron age of 127 ± 16 Ma, MSWD = 0.25, indicating that the metallization was at late Yanshanian. The content of Re in molybdenite is （330.1 ±4.0-367.9 ± 3.1 ） xl0^-6, which demonstrates mantle derived metallogenic sources. Integrating the region-al tectonic evolution and the metallogenic characteristics of other contemporaneous Cu-Mo deposits in the re-gion, it is suggested that the Cu-Mo mineralization of this deposit occurred in an active epieontinental environ-ment under lithospheric extension resulted from the subduction of the Izanagi plate to the Paleo-Asia continental margin at late Yanshanian. The Mantle wedge was partially melted with large amount of metallogenic elements dissolved in it. Under the favorable conditions of crust-mantle interaction, large-scale magmatic activity turns out to be the important mechanism of the mineralization of many Cu-Mo deposits in the Xiaoxingan Range-Zhangguangcai Mountain metallogenic belt, including the Xintian Cu-Mo polymetallic deposit.

Re-Os geochronology of Cu and W-Mo deposits in the Balkhash metallogenic belt,Kazakhstan and its geological significance

The Central Asian metallogenic domain （CAMD） is a multi-core metallogenic system controlled by boundary strike-slip fault systems. The Balkhash metallogenic belt in Kazakhstan, in which occur many large and super-large porphyritic Cu--Mo deposits and some quartz vein- and greisen-type W-Mo deposits, is a well-known porphyritic Cu--Mo metallogenic belt in the CAMD. In this paper 11 molybdenite samples from the western segment of the Balkhash metallogenic belt are selected for Re--Os compositional analyses and Re--Os isotopic dating. Molybdenites from the Borly porphyry Cu deposit and the three quartz vein-greisen W--Mo deposits--East Kounrad, Akshatau and Zhanet--all have relatively high Re contents （2712--2772 μg/g for Borly and 2.267--31.50 μg/g for the other three W-Mo deposits）, and lower common Os contents （0.670-2.696 ng/g for Borly and 0.0051--0.056 ng/g for the other three）. The molybdenites from the Borly porphyry Cu--Mo deposit and the East Kounrad, Zhanet, and Akshatau quartz vein- and greisen-type W-Mo deposits give average model Re--Os ages of 315.9 Ma, 298.0 Ma, 295.0 Ma, and 289.3 Ma respectively. Meanwhile, molybde- nites from the East Kounrad, Zhanet, and Akshatan W-Mo deposits give a Re--Os isochron age of 297.9 Ma, with an MSWD value of 0.97. Re--Os dating of the molybdenites indicates that Cu-W-Mo metallogenesis in the western Balkhash metallogeuic belt occurred during Late Carboniferous to Early Permian （315.9--289.3 Ma）, while the porphyry Cu--Mo deposits formed at ~316 Ma, and the quartz vein-greisen W--Mo deposits formed at ~298 Ma. The Re--Os model and isochron ages thus suggest that Late Carboniferous porphyry granitoid and pegmatite magmatism took place during the late Hercy- nian movement. Compared to the Junggar-East Tianshan porphyry Cu metallogenic belt in northwestern China, the formation of the Cu-Mo metallogenesis in the Balkhash rnetallogenic belt occurred between that of the Tuwu-Yandong in East Tianshan and the Baogutu porphyry Cu deposits in West Junggar. Collectively, the large-scale Late Carboniferous porphyry Cu-Mo metallogenesis in the Central Asian metallogenic domain is related to Hercynian tectono-magmatic activities.

Geology,Geochemistry and Zircon U-Pb Geochronology of Porphyries in the Dabate Mo-Cu Deposit,Western Tianshan,China:Petrogenesis and Tectonic Implications

The Dabate Mo-Cu deposit is a medium-sized porphyry-type deposit in the Sailimu Lake region, western Tianshan, China. We present the geology, geochemistry and zircon U-Pb geochronology of granite porphyries from the Dabate district with the intent to constrain their tectonic setting and petrogenesis. Porphyries in the Dabate district include granite porphyry I（gray white color with large phenocrysts）, granite porphyry II（pink color with small phenocrysts） and quartz porphyry. Granite porphyry II is the Cu and Mo ore-bearing granitoid in the Dabate deposit. LA-ICPMS zircon U-Pb analyses indicate that granite porphyry II was emplaced at 284.2±1.8 Ma. Granite porphyry I and II have similar geochemical features and are both highly fractionated granites：（1） They have high SiO2 content（70.93–80.18 wt% and 72.14–72.64 wt%, respectively）, total alkali（7.58–8.95 wt% and 9.35–9.68 wt%, respectively）, mafic index（0.95–0.98 and 0.93–0.94, respectively） and felsic index（0.79–0.94 and 0.89–0.91, respectively）;（2） They are characterized by pronounced negative Eu anomaly, ＂seagullstyle＂ chondrite-normalized REE patterns and ＂tetrad effect＂ of REE;（3） They are rich in Rb, K, Th, Ta, Zr, Hf, Y and REE, but depleted in Sr, P, Ti and Nb. The magma of granite porphyries in Dabate can be interpreted to have been generated by partial melting of the upper crust due to mantle-derived magma underplating in a post-collisional extensional setting.

Rare Earth Element Behaviour in theWunugetushan Copper - Molybdenum Deposit,Inner Mongolia, and Its Implications

Considering porphyry and wall rocks as a whole system, the behaviour of rare earth elements (REE) in hydrothermal alteration and mineralization of the exceedingly large Wunugetushan porphyry Cu-Mo deposit of Inner Mongolia has been studied. It has been found for the first time that there exists complementary REE variation in hydrothermal alteration between porphyry and wall rocks, and Eu depletion has certain significance in indicating mineralization. Based on an analysis of the variation in REE contents of relevant minerals during the hydrothermal alteration, the ore-forming fluids are inferred to be depleted in ∑REE, comparatively enriched in ∑Y and strongly depleted in Eu. In the intermediate-strong alteration zones, porphyry and wall rock took part in hydrothermal metasomatism and alteration almost in equal ratio mass. Furthermore, studies of REE and hydrogen and oxygen isotopes and fluid inclusions confirm the existence of hydrothermal convection and the possibility of supplying part of ore materials by the wall rock and indicate that the application of REE geochemistry in mineral prospecting is promising.

Late Jurassic Cu-Mo Mineralization at the Zhashui-Shanyang District,South Qinling,China:Constraints from Re-Os Molybdenite and Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry U-Pb Zircon Dating

The Zhashui-Shanyang district is one of the most important sulfide deposits in the Qinling Orogen where the formation of porphyry-skarn Cu-Mo deposits has a close genetic link with the Yanshannian magmatism.Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry（LA-ICP-MS） U-Pb zircon dating of two granodiorite intrusions（Xiaohekou and Lengshuigou deposits）was investigated in the Zhashui-Shanyang district and the rock-forming ages obtained from 148.3±2.8 to 152.6±1.2 Ma,averaging 150.5 Ma,accompanied by a younger disturbance age of 144.3±1.7 Ma in the Lengshuigou intrusion,which is in excellent agreement with published sensitive high resolution ion micro-probe（SHRIMP）zircon date on the later monzodiorite porphyry phase in the Lenshuigou deposit.Two samples were selected for molybdenite ICP-MS Re-Os isotopic analyses from the Lengshuigou granodiorite porphyry,yielding Re-Os model ages from 149.2±2.7 Ma to 150.6±3.4 Ma, with a weighted mean age of 149.7±2.1 Ma.These mineralization ages overlap rock-forming ages of the host intrusions within the error range.This implies that the mineralization occurred in the Late Jurassic,which belongs to the tectonic phase B event of the Yanshan Movement,not Cretaceous as previously thought.Therefore,the Late Jurassic mineralization of the Zhashui-Shanyang district could be connected to the large-scale Yanshan molybdenum metallogenic period,the geodynamic regime of which is attributable to the far field response of convergence of surrounding plates,perhaps the approximately westward subduction of the Izanagi plate beneath the Eurasian continent.

秦岭造山带秋树湾铜钼矿床辉钼矿Re-Os定年及其地质意义

秋树湾铜钼矿床是秦岭造山带东段最大的斑岩-夕卡岩型铜钼矿床,通过对矿石中6个辉钼矿样品的 Re-Os 同位素分析,得到了145.57±1.80～147.98±2.21Ma 的模式年龄(平均为146.42±1.77Ma)及一个相关性很好的等时线年龄147±4Ma,表明秋树湾铜钼矿床形成于晚侏罗世,与其以北的华北克拉通南缘的主要斑岩型钼矿床及位于扬子克拉通北缘的长江中下游铁铜矿床的大规模成矿时间一致,是中国东部中生代第2期大规模成矿作用的产物。秋树湾铜钼矿床辉钼矿的含铼量平均达151.8×10^(-6),明显高于华北克拉通南缘钼矿带同期形成的钼矿床(16.13×10^(-6)～28.09×10^(-6)),认为主要是由于两者成矿元素 Cu/Mo 比值的不同造成的;结合矿石硫同位素特征,认为矿床的物质主要来源于下地壳。

东秦岭南泥湖钼(钨)矿床和秋树湾铜(钼)矿床成岩成矿特征对比研究

东秦岭钼矿带内的南泥湖钼(钨)矿床和秋树湾铜(钼)矿床同为斑岩型矿床,地理位置相近,却在成矿类型和规模上差异显著。通过对两个矿床的地质特征、成矿斑岩体的地球化学特征、成矿时代及其成矿物质来源(S同位素、流体包裹体和Re含量)进行对比分析,确定南泥湖钼(钨)矿床和秋树湾铜(钼)矿床类型均为壳幔混源型,后者成岩成矿过程有更多的幔源物质参与,并且两个矿床同时形成于秦岭造山带中生代燕山期伸展减薄的机制下,但所处构造单元(华北陆块南缘和北秦岭)不同,以上这些都导致了成矿的差异性,并为日后在东秦岭钼矿带中钼铜两类矿床的找矿工作提供参考。

东秦岭秋树湾铜钼矿流体包裹体和稳定同位素特征及其地质意义

秋树湾铜钼矿是东秦岭钼矿带上典型的受斑岩体控制的矽卡岩-斑岩角砾岩筒复合型矿床,矿体赋存于成矿母岩花岗岩及矽卡岩和角砾岩筒中。根据矿物共生组合、矿石组构、围岩蚀变及脉体的穿插关系,可划分为早（Ⅰ）、中（Ⅱ）、晚（Ⅲ）3个矿化期,再将Ⅰ期细分为干矽卡岩-钾长石化-石英阶段（Ⅰ1）、爆破角砾岩阶段（Ⅰ2）、湿矽卡岩阶段（Ⅰ3）、磁铁矿阶段（Ⅰ4）;Ⅱ期分为斑岩型铜（钼）矿阶段（Ⅱb）和石英硫化物阶段（Ⅱs）;Ⅲ期为方解石、重晶石、石英阶段（Ⅲ）。流体包裹体可划分为S型含子矿物多相包裹体、L型纯液相包裹体、C型含CO2三相包裹体、W型气液两相包裹体、G型纯气相包裹体5种类型。按时间先后顺序,成矿流体的温度、盐度、氧化还原环境具有规律性的演化特征。均一温度范围：Ⅰ期为222~406℃,Ⅱ期为152~315℃,Ⅲ期为119~189℃;盐度w（NaCleq）：Ⅰ期介于4.2%~36.5%,Ⅱ期为3.3%~34.8%,Ⅲ期为4.2%~11.9%。激光拉曼光谱及群体包裹体成分分析结果表明,第Ⅰ期流体以H2O、CO2、CH4、H2S为主,表现为还原环境;第Ⅱ期流体以H2O、CO2、N2、O2、SO24-、Cl-、F-为主,为氧化环境,暗示流体源于岩浆。流体包裹体岩相学及包裹体测温表明,流体由早期的高温、高盐度、含CO2的H2O-NaCl-CO2体系的岩浆流体在成矿Ⅰ期发生沸腾作用和相分离,伴随着流体沸腾、CO2逸失、温度下降、大气水的加入、盐度下降等过程,导致大量金属硫化物沉淀。在成矿Ⅱ、Ⅲ期成矿体系趋于开放,流体存在大气降水混入,逐渐演化为晚期的低盐度、中低温度、贫CO2的流体体系。H、O、S同位素结果表明有地幔流体参与成矿作用。

河南镇平秋树湾矿区铜、钼矿床地质特征及深部找矿潜力分析

秋树湾矿区是一座中型规模的铜、钼矿床。在水平方向上矿区具北铜南钼的分布特征,即北山铜矿床和南山钼矿床;从垂向上看,北山铜矿床深部赋存有规模较大的钼矿体,并具垂直分带现象,即上铜下钼。这主要是矿区成矿后,构造活动使南山赋矿区向上逆冲,使其上部的铜矿体被剥蚀,而北山赋矿区上部的矿体则保存了下来。因此,研究认为,在北山铜矿区的下部及南山钼矿区中深部寻找隐伏钼矿床具有较大潜力。

论东秦岭秋树湾铜钼矿区扩大找矿的有利因素

作为东秦岭铜钼矿带上重要的铜钼矿区,秋树湾及其外围的找矿工作一直未取得重大突破,因此,明确秋树湾岩体形态及位置是扩大找矿的关键所在。本文通过分析成矿母岩、蚀变及矿化分带,结合遥感、地球物理探测技术,总结出研究区矿化蚀变分带模型,并利用钻孔验证,在秋树湾矿区先期取得了找矿突破。在理论和实践上指出:秋树湾斑岩体为本区的成矿母岩;埋深在1000m以下仍存在花岗斑岩体,深部斑岩体是重要的找矿方向;近南北向断裂为岩浆沿断裂从东向北西倾入提供了通道,岩体具有西浅东深的特点。

河南秋树湾斑岩体特征及其南山钼矿段外围找矿方向

秋树湾钼(铜)矿为复合斑岩型矿床,具有极大的找矿空间。其斑岩体年龄、地质及地球化学特征与东秦岭钼矿带的金堆城、南泥湖钼矿床的斑岩体特征吻合,成矿物质主要源于岩浆。矿体的产出受岩体形态、向斜构造、岩枝插入形态等控制。找矿方向为雁来岭区斑岩体两侧岩枝的插入部位和川光厂区域向斜构造倾伏端。

河南秋树湾铜(钼)矿床成因探讨

通过对秋树湾铜(钼)矿床地质特征的详细研究,着重对其成因进行相关研究和对比。结果表明,秋树湾铜钼矿化与花岗闪长斑岩在矿化蚀变分带特征、稳定同位素特征、稀土元素分布模式等方面具有成因联系,并符合斑岩型铜矿床的一系列特征。认为该矿床是复合斑岩型铜(钼)矿床,指出矿床及其外围具有大型规模找矿潜力。

河南秋树湾铜钼矿区及外围地球化学异常特征及找矿方向

秋树湾铜钼矿床是北秦岭造山带东段最大的斑岩(爆破角砾岩)型铜钼矿床。文章通过对矿区及外围地球化学异常元素组合、分布、组分分带等特征的分析,探讨了地球化学异常与矿化的关系。认为矿区的南部有较大的找钼铜矿潜力;在寻找钼铜矿时,应注意钼铜矿外围银铅矿的评价。

河南省镇平县楸树湾铜钼矿床矿化特征及成因

楸树湾铜钼矿主要赋存于雁岭沟组中,其中以赋存于爆发角砾岩中的不规则透镜状矿体为主,矿化呈脉状、细脉状、网脉状发育,品位低,矿化不稳定,围岩蚀变发育,矿体受构造破坏作用而形态不规则,膨缩、尖灭现象明显;其次为赋存于"格子状"断裂格局中的矽卡岩型矿体,受构造控制作用明显,品位低,矿化较稳定,围岩蚀变发育。此外,矿床中赋存于花岗岩体/脉中的脉状、透镜状矿体及片岩型矿体,规模较小,品位较低,围岩蚀变较发育。根据对矿区构造、矿化富集规律及分布规律的研究,认为床北坡矿段以构造角砾岩型铜/钼矿化,南坡矿段则以变质岩型矿化为主,其中深部具有隐伏斑岩体的较大找矿潜力。