Rb-Sr Dating of Pyrite and Quartz Fluid Inclusions and Origin of Ore-forming Materials of the Jinshan Gold Deposit, Northeast Jiangxi Province, South China

The Jinshan gold deposit is located in the Northeast Jiangxi province,South China,which related to the ductile shear zone.It contains two ore types,i.e.the alteration-type ore and the goldbearing quartz vein ore.Rb-Sr age dating is applied to both gold-bearing pyrite in the alteration-type ore and fluid inclusion in the gold-bearing quartz vein to make clear the time of the gold mineralization of the Jinshan deposit.Analytical results of this study yielded that the age of the alteration-type ore bodies is about 838±110Ma,with an initial 87Sr/86Sr value of 0.7045±0.0020.However,the age of the gold-bearing quartz vein-type ore is about 379±49Ma,and the initial 87Sr/86Sr is 0.7138±0.0011.Based on the age data from this work and many previous studies,the authors consider that the Jinshan gold deposit is a product of multi-staged mineralization,which may include the Jinninian,Caledonian,Hercynian,and Yanshanian Periods.Among them,the Jinninian Period and the Hercynian Period might be the two most important ore-forming periods for Jinshan deposit.The Jinninian Period is the main stage for the formation of alteration-type ore bodies,while the Hercynian Period is the major time for ore bodies of gold-bearing quartz vein type.The initial values of the 87Sr/86Sr from this study,as well as the previous isotope and trace element studies,indicate that the ore-forming materials mainly derived from the metamorphic wall rocks,and the ore-forming fluids mainly originated from the deep metamorphic water.

In Situ Rb-Sr Dates of Muscovite and Sulfur Isotope of Pyrite from the Yangshan Gold Deposit in Western Qinling,China

Located along the southern part of the West Qinling orogenic belt,the Yangshan gold deposit is one of the largest in China.The major gold ores of Yangshan are disseminated in metasedimentary host rocks with minor native gold amounts in stibnite-gold quartz veins.Pyrite and arsenopyrite are the major Au-bearing minerals.Hydrothermal muscovite from gold-bearing quartz veins was dated using the in situ Rb-Sr method to determine the formation age of the Yangshan gold deposit.The Rb-Sr isochron date of the muscovite yielded 210.1±5.6 Ma(MSWD=1.2).This date is near the lower end of the period of the mineralized granitic dykes(210.49-213.10 Ma).Two stages of gold enriching process are recognized in the gold-bearing pyrite:the first is incorporated with the Co,Cu,As,Ni enrichment;and the second is accompanied by Bi,Co,Ni,Pb,Cu,Sb concentration.The in-situ sulfur isotopic values of pyrites show a restrictedΔ34s range of-1.43‰to 2.86‰with a mean value of 0.43‰.Trace-element mapping and in-situ sulfur isotopic analysis of pyrite suggest that the sulfur deposits are likely derived from a magmatic source and likely assimilated by sulfur from the sedimentary bedrock.Thus,magmatism plays a critical role in the formation of the Yangshan gold deposit.

U-Pb SHRIMP Dating of Zircon from Quartz Veins of the Yangshan Gold Deposit in Gansu Province and Its Geological Significance

The Yangshan gold deposit is a super-large fine-grained disseminated gold deposit located in southern Gansu Province. Its metallogenic age has been determined by using the cathodoluminescence image and ion probe U-Pb dating techniques. It is found that zircons from quartz veinlet of the fine-grained disseminated gold ore show characters of magmatic origin with prism idiomorphism, oscillatory zoning and dominant Th/U ratios of 0.5-1.5. Three main populations of zircons are obtained, giving average 206Pb/238U ages of 197.6±1.7 Ma, 126.9±3.2 Ma and 51.2±1.3 Ma respectively. The first age corresponds to the K-Ar age of the plagiogranite dike, while the latter two ages indicate that buried Cretaceous and Tertiary intrusives exist in the orefield, suggesting that the Yangshan gold deposit was genetically related to the three magmatic hydrothermal activities. By contrast, zircons from coarse gold-bearing quartz vein in the mining area are much older than the host rock, indicating that the vein was formed earlier and was not contaminated by later magmatic fluids. It is concluded that the coupling of multiperiodic hydrothermal activities in the mining area has contributed a lot to mineralization of the Yangshan gold deposit.

Geochemistry of Ore Fluids and Rb-Sr Isotopic Dating for the Wulong Gold Deposit in Liaoning, China

On the basis of detailed geological studies of the Wulong gold deposit, three metallogenic stages can be identified. With quartz fluid inclusions as an object of study, the authors investigated phase characteristics, compositional variations, temperature and pressure changes, fluid evolution, Pb isotope tracing and Rb-Sr isotopic dating of fluid inclusions entrapped in the above three metallogenic stages. The results show that Na+ is decreased obviously with metallogenic evolution, while K+ and other cations and gas compositions (H2, CO, CH4 and CO2) are increased slightly, and that the temperature and salinity vary in a pulsating manner along with the metallogenic evolution. Inverse calculation of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes indicate that at the first metallogenic stage the fluids were magmatic water, at the second stage they were dominated by magmatic water with a minor amount of meteoric water involved, and at the third stage, i.e., the final stage of metallogenesis, the fluids were composed completely of meteoric water. Its Pb isotopic composition implicates that the ore lead has some affinities with the lead in the Sanguliu granite, but the linear array of the ore-lead isotopic data reflects a mixing source of two end members. It can be deduced that the ore-forming materials and magma were both derived mainly from the same magma source region at depths. The Rb-Sr isotopic ages of the fluid inclusions are 112.2±3.2 Ma, indicating that the Wulong gold deposit was formed during the Yanshanian period.

Fission Track Dating of Authigenic Quartz in Red Weathering Crusts of Carbonate Rocks in Guizhou Province

The Cenozoic evolution history of Guizhou Province, which is located on the southeastern flank of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is unclear because of the lack of sedimentation records. The red weathering crusts widespread on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau may bear critical information about their evolution history. This work firstly determined the ages of four red weathering crusts in eastern, central and northern Guizhou. The material used in fission track dating is well-crystallized quartz occurring in many in-situ weathering crusts of carbonate rocks. The results showed that the fission track ages of quartz vary over a wide range from 1 to 25 Ma in the four profiles, significantly younger than the ages of the Triassic and Cambrian parent rocks. In combination with the evolution history of the regional geology during the period from 25 to 1 Ma, the ages of quartz can exclude the possibility that the origin of quartz has nothing to do with primary clastic minerals in parent rocks, authigenesis during diagenesis and hydrothermal precipitation or roplacement by volcanic activities. It is deduced that the well-crystallized quartz was precipitated from Si-rich weathering fluids during the weathering process of carbonate rocks. The recorded ages of quartz from the four profiles are consistent with the episodes of the planation surfaces on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the forming stages of red soil in the tropics of South China, the tectonically stable periods in Guizhou, and the ages of weathering in other parts of the world during the Cenozoic era. That is to say, the ages of authigenic quartz dated by the fission track method are well feasible and credible.

ESR DATING OF FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS USING GE CENTER IN QUARTZ

Using the Ge centers of quartz sediments, the buried ages of fluvial sediments were determined by ESR technique. The ESR ages obtained from Ge centers are consistent with the TL ages, correspond with their horizons, accord with the geological background, and every ESR age is available. In this paper, determination of total dose of natural radiation (TD) and the reliability of ESR age using Ge center are also discussed.

Dating Fault Activity Based on Surface Texture of Quartz Grains from the Bailong River Fault

Much important information referring to fault motion （e.g., fault activities period, intensity, frequency, and even dynamic background） can be revealed by resolving fault gouge, which is the result of fault motion while extruding or grinding. The field investigation encompassed sample collecting from the Bailong River fault system of the western segment of the Qinling Orogenic Belt （QOB）; 44 samples of fault gouges were collected for quartz micro-morphology analysis. These samples were analyzed using field emission scanning electron microscopy. In addition, 14 samples were tested for thermo-luminescence dating. The results showed that most of the surface textures of quartz grains are characterized by fish scale, moss-like texture, and stalactite. However, a small amount of orange peel-like fractures and worm-hole-like shaped surface texture were observed. Moreover, a few typical conchoids or subconchoidal fractures in quartz grains can be seen. This implies that the Bailong River Fault was active repeatedly during the Quaternary period, but the main motion period is the Pleistocene. The 14 thermo-luminescence dating values showed two age groups： 343.29-184.06 ka and 92.18-13.87 ka. These study data reveal that fault movement started during the Pliocene, occurred frequently in the early-middle period of the Pleistocene, and the peak frequency of the motion was reached in the early Pleistocene. The fault motions were stopped terminated in the early Holocene. The results are significant for the natural disaster risk evaluation in the western segment of the QOB.

Dating Model of Illite Grain Rb-Sr Isochron and Its Application to Precambrian Stratigraphy

This paper discusses the Rb-Sr geochemical behaviour of illites in the sedimentary process, and points out that illites of the lmd and lm types could reach Sr-isotopic equilibrium with its environmental medium during the sedimentary process and initial stage of diagenesis, and illite grains of different sizes have various Rb contents. A new dating method for sedimentary rocks----a dating model of illite grain Rb-Sr isochron----is established, in consideration of the geochemical process of Sr-isotopic homogenization and differentiation in the course of their formation and evolution. In addition, the paper concerns the application of the dating model to the Precambrian unmetamorphosed sedimentary rocks in western Henan Province, which gives satisfactory results coincident with the geological facts.

南岭湘南吴家坪锡矿成岩成矿时代研究

南岭吴家坪锡矿为湖南大义山地区近年新发现的具有中型以上远景规模的云英岩型矿床,矿体呈脉状产于大义山复式花岗岩体内部,受NE向断裂控制。为确定其成岩、成矿时代,总结大义山地区成矿规律,指导区域找矿及勘查工作,对赋矿围岩中粗粒斑状黑云母二长花岗岩(PM21-19)、中细粒斑状黑云母二长花岗岩(PM21-27)进行了LA−ICP−MS锆石U−Pb定年研究。测年结果表明,其成岩年龄为157.1±1.1 Ma(MSWD=0.55)和153.7±1.2 Ma(MSWD=0.55),属燕山早期。同时,获得云英岩型锡矿石中石英Rb−Sr等时线年龄为148.1±2.1 Ma(MSWD=0.52)。结合区域资料认为,吴家坪锡矿成岩成矿时代为燕山早期,属南岭地区中生代成岩成矿高峰期(160~150 Ma)的产物。

赣南中生代淘锡坑钨矿区花岗岩锆石SHRIMP年龄及石英脉Rb-Sr年龄测定

江西省崇义县淘锡坑钨矿区位于南岭东西向构造带东段与武夷山北东-北北东向构造带南段的复合部位，属于以石英脉型黑钨矿为主的钨多金属矿床。矿床形成与燕山期中酸性岩浆作用有密切关系，石英矿脉受北西向断裂控制，穿切新元古代地层。文章选取钻孔揭露的底部新鲜花岗岩样品2件，用SHRIMP方法测定锆石的结晶年龄，结果分别为（158．7±3．9）Ma和（157．6±3．5）Ma；对3件含黑钨矿石英脉样品中石英的流体包裹体进行了Rb-Sr等时线年龄测定，结果分别为（154±4）Ma、（157±3）Ma和（161±4）Ma。与前人用Re-Os法测定的辉钼矿（154Ma）比较，发现花岗岩的成岩年龄与含矿石英脉、钨矿的形成年龄相同，成岩、成矿作用几乎同时完成。综合前人研究资料，认为南岭地区160150Ma成岩成矿作用主要分布于南岭中东段，可能与岩石圈大规模伸展的构造动力学背景有关。

湘西龙山江家垭铅锌矿床石英Rb-Sr同位素测年与示踪研究

江家垭铅锌矿床位于扬子地台东南缘,红岩溪背斜轴部,是湘西—鄂西铅锌成矿带重要的铅锌矿床之一,铅锌矿体呈似层状和脉状,受地层与构造的控制,主要产于下奥陶统南津关组砂屑灰岩中。文章首次采用超低本底石英Rb-Sr同位素测年方法,对湘西龙山江家垭铅锌矿床主成矿期形成的富铅锌石英脉进行了等时线年龄测定,获得成矿年龄为(372±9.8)Ma,n(87Sr)/n(86Sr)=(0.709409±0.000058)。通过成矿地质背景探讨,认为该矿床的形成与晚泥盆世华南地区发生的拉张断陷导致的盆地流体大规模运动有关。锶同位素初始比值测试结果表明江家垭铅锌矿床成矿物质来源可能主要源自围岩碳酸盐岩,成矿过程中陆壳的影响较为明显。

江西金山金矿成矿时代探讨--来自石英流体包裹体Rb-Sr年龄的证据

本文测定了金山金矿含金石英脉型矿石的石英流体包裹体Rb-Sr年龄,试图弄清金山金矿的成矿时代。结果显示,含金石英脉型矿体的形成年龄为379±49Ma,所得Sr同位素初始比(87Sr/86Sr)i=0.7138±0.0011。根据笔者先前所测蚀变岩型矿体含金黄铁矿的黄铁矿Rb-Sr年龄及前人的定年工作,可以推测金山金矿的成矿作用是多期次的,并且在各期内部还有可能是多次脉动式成矿。但金山金矿主要的成矿时代是在晋宁期和海西期,其中晋宁期是蚀变岩型金矿体形成的主要时期,而海西期则是含金石英脉型金矿体形成的主要时期。石英流体包裹体所得的Sr同位素初始比,明显高于玄武岩的值(0.704),而比陆源硅酸盐的值(0.720)偏低,表明成矿物质为壳源物质,并有深源物质的混染。

Monazite U-Th-Pb and sericite Rb-Sr dating of the Xiajiadian black shale-hosted gold deposit in the Qinling orogen,central China:Implications for regional gold metallogeny

The Qinling orogen in central China contains several black shale-hosted gold deposits,but the age of their formation and a possible relation between gold mineralization and regional tectonism remain undetermined.Here we present results of in situ monazite U-Th-Pb dating and sericite Rb-Sr dating of the Xiajiadian black shale-hosted gold deposit to provide tight constraints on the time of gold deposition and information on the tectonic setting under which the deposit formed.The Xiajiadian gold deposit is mainly hosted in black shales of the Lower Cambrian Shuigoukou formation,with minor ores contained in sandy conglomerate of the Lower Devonian Xichahe formation.Gold ores in the black shales have been intensively oxidized and consist mainly of hematite,goethite,gypsum,quartz,calcite,native gold,and unrecognized iron oxides.However,gold ores in the sandy conglomerate are free of oxidation and thus provide an opportunity to date the formation of the Xiajiadian gold deposit.The ores consist of pyrite,marcasite,sericite,and quartz,which are associated with a variety of accessory minerals,including monazite,apatite,and titanite.Gold is mainly present as structure-bound ions or nanoparticles in pyrite and marcasite,but minor native gold grains also occur as inclusions in pyrite.Monazite is well developed in the ores,and has close textural association with Au-bearing pyrite and marcasite.Most monazite grains have zoned textures consisting of a core area(Mnz1)and an overgrowth zone(Mnz2).Mnz1 contains 4.8–13 wt.%ThO_(2)and shows large variations in HREE and prominent negative Eu anomalies in the chondrite-normalized REE patterns.It yields common lead-corrected^(208)Pb/^(232)Th dates ranging from 910±10 to416±4 Ma(2σ).These dates are interpreted in terms of a detrital origin for monazite in the core area.Mnz2 has much lower ThO_(2)contents of 0.8–1.7 wt.%and shows weak negative Eu anomalies in the chondrite-normalized REE patterns.It yields common lead-corrected^(208)Pb/^(232)Th dates of 229–209 Ma(2σ)with a weighted mean of 217.6±3.0 Ma(2σ),which is considered as the time of Mnz2 crystallization.Sericite in gold ores and associated alteration zones has close relations to Au-bearing pyrite and marcasite,and yields a well-defined Rb-Sr isochron age of 222.2±3.3 Ma(2σ).The sericite Rb-Sr age is indistinguishable within analytical errors from the weighted mean Th-Pb age of Mnz2.The age data presented here indicate that the Xiajiadian gold deposit formed at ca.220 Ma in the Late Triassic(Norian).We therefore suggest that gold mineralization at Xiajiadian occurred during the transitional stage from oceanic subduction to continental collision that led to the formation of the Qinling orogen.During this stage,metamorphic devolatization of the underlying Early Paleozoic to Proterozoic carbonaceous sequences likely supplied ore fluids from which the Xiajiadian gold deposit formed.

辽东岫岩-凤城地区早白垩世侵入岩的年代学、地球化学特征及地质意义

对辽东岫岩-凤城地区秦家岭花岗闪长岩和红旗岭石英闪长岩进行了年代学和地球化学研究.LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年获得秦家岭花岗闪长岩年龄加权平均值为127.5±0.9 Ma,红旗岭石英闪长岩年龄加权平均值为126.5±0.8 Ma,均形成于早白垩世.岩石地球化学分析结果表明,秦家岭花岗闪长岩SiO_(2)含量70.40%~72.28%,A/CNK和A/NK值分别为0.99~1.06和1.44~1.61,轻稀土相对富集,亏损Ba、Sr等大离子亲石元素和Nb、P、Ti等高场强元素,相对富集Rb、Th、La、Nd、Hf等元素,锆石饱和温度变化区间为755~816℃,属于过铝质I型花岗岩,为下地壳部分熔融形成;红旗岭石英闪长岩SiO_(2)含量56.42%~57.22%,A/CNK和A/NK值分别为1.04~1.09和1.70~1.83,Eu负异常明显,亏损Sr、Nb、Ta、Ti、P,富集Ba、Rb、K、Zr、Hf、Th等元素,物质来源为壳源并有少量幔源成分加入.秦家岭花岗闪长岩和红旗岭石英闪长岩形成于辽东地区早白垩世伸展拉张环境,与华北克拉通遭受破坏、岩石圈减薄密切相关.

湖南清水塘铅锌矿床成因——来自流体包裹体和石英Rb-Sr定年证据

【研究目的】为探讨衡阳盆地及周边地区铅锌矿床的成因问题,本文对研究程度较高的清水塘铅锌矿床开展工作。【研究方法】通过矿床地质调查,不同阶段石英、方解石及闪锌矿的流体包裹体研究及石英Rb-Sr测年工作,探讨其成矿流体地球化学特征、演化与成矿过程。【研究结果】根据矿物组合及矿脉之间的穿切关系,本文将清水塘铅锌矿床成矿作用划分为黄铁矿-石英(Ⅰ)、石英-方铅矿-闪锌矿(Ⅱ)和重晶石-方解石(Ⅲ)3个阶段。流体包裹体研究表明,Ⅱ阶段石英、闪锌矿中均发育L和VL两种类型原生、次生流体包裹体;Ⅰ阶段石英、Ⅲ阶段方解石主要发育VL型原生流体包裹体。测温结果显示:Ⅱ阶段石英原生包裹体根据均一温度、盐度可细分为258~296℃、8.55%~9.21%NaCl eqv,260~298℃、3.61%~4.18%NaCl eqv,120~160℃、12.73%~18.22%NaCl eqv及145~168℃、3.06%~3.87%NaCl eqv 4组,而闪锌矿均一温度、盐度主要集中于102~178℃、10.24%~19.45%NaCl eqv;成矿流体属中—低温、中盐度的NaCl-H_(2)O体系热液。结合包裹体产状和均一温度可知:Ⅱ阶段中盐度、低盐度流体具有不同的来源与演化过程,前者多成群分布,应为Ⅰ阶段中温(210~312℃)、中盐度(12.30%~19.30%NaCl eqv)流体演化而来;后者多沿矿物裂隙产出,可能为后期低盐度大气降水混合的结果。本文获得2组石英Rb-Sr等时线年龄分别为(88.8±2.4)Ma和(17.86±0.42)Ma,前者代表清水塘铅锌矿床的成矿时代,后者记录后期构造叠加的时代;二者均明显晚于矿区附近周家岭花岗岩((203.0±1.4)Ma)及邻区关帝庙岩体((223.4±1.9)Ma)的成岩时代。【结果】考虑到区内铅锌成矿流体与岩浆活动有关,结合清水塘、留书塘矿区硫化物S、Pb同位素组成特点推测矿区深部存在晚白垩世隐伏岩体,为铅锌成矿提供物质和能量来源。

^40Ar/^39Ar and Rb-Sr Ages of the Tiegelongnan Porphyry Cu-(Au)Deposit in the Bangong Co-Nujiang Metallogenic Belt of Tibet,China:Implication for Generation of Super-Large Deposit

The Tiegelongnan deposit is a newly discovered super-large porphyry-epithermal Cu-（Au） deposit in the western part of the Bangong Co-Nujiang metallogenic belt, Tibet（China）. Field geology and geochronology indicate that the porphyry mineralization was closely related to the Early Cretaceous intermediate-felsic intrusions（ca. 123–120 Ma）. Various epithermal ore and gangue mineral types were discovered in the middle-shallow part of the orebody, indicating the presence of epithermal mineralization at Tiegelongnan. Potassic, propylitic, phyllic and advanced argillic alteration zones were identified. 40Ar/39Ar dating of hydrothermal biotite（potassic zone）, sericite（phyllic zone）, and alunite（advanced argillic zone） in/around the ore-bearing granodiorite porphyry yielded 121.1±0.6 Ma（1σ）, 120.8±0.7 Ma（1σ） and 117.9±1.6 Ma（1σ）, respectively. Five hydrothermal mineralization stages were identified, of which the Stage IV pyrite was Rb-Sr dated to be 117.5±1.8 Ma（2σ）, representing the end of epithermal mineralization. Field geology and geochronology suggest that both the epithermal and porphyry mineralization belong to the same magmatic-hydrothermal system. The Tiegelongnan super-large Cu-（Au） deposit may have undergone a prolonged magmatichydrothermal evolution, with the major mineralization event occurring at ca.120–117Ma.

小秦岭303号石英脉流体包裹体Rb-Sr、^(40)Ar-^(39)Ar成矿年龄测定

用石英流体包裹体ＲｂＳｒ、４０ Ａｒ３９ Ａｒ 法测定了小秦岭３０３ 号石英脉的形成时代为古元古代。其流体包裹体属Ｈ２ Ｏ＋ ＣＯ２ ＋ ＮａＣｌ 型，盐度（ ｗＮａＣｌ） 为６－５％ ～１２－９８％ ，ＣＯ２ 含量高，Ｎａ ＋ Ｋ＋ 。３０３ 号石英脉ＲｂＳｒ 等时线年龄为（２ ３８２±３３６） Ｍａ ～（２ ２３４ ±４７） Ｍａ ，（８７Ｓｒ／８６Ｓｒ）ｉ 为（０－７３５ １±０－００１ ９） ～（０－７４１ ６±０－０００ ４） ，４０ Ａｒ３９ Ａｒ 坪年龄为（２ ０４６－７４ ±４０－９３）Ｍａ ，等时线年龄为（２ ００５－８８±４０－１２）Ｍａ，（４０ Ａｒ／３６ Ａｒ）。为３０５－３２８ ３。小秦岭金矿自元古宙以来伴随着构造岩浆活动或变质作用，可能经历了多期成矿作用，包括中岳期、晋宁期、印支期和燕山期。

湖北省随县王家台金多金属矿石英Rb-Sr同位素定年及成因探讨

王家台金多金属矿区大地构造位置处于华南板块之南秦岭—大别造山带之武当—随州陆内裂谷,前人对其成矿时代的讨论研究较少。通过对矿区主成矿期形成的金多金属矿石进行石英流体包裹体Rb-Sr测年,获得等时线年龄为(142±3)Ma,87Sr/86Sr初始比值为0.71154±0.00015,表明该矿床形成于早白垩世早期,成矿物质来源为壳幔混合源区。结合相关研究认为,该矿床为与燕山期岩浆热液、构造活动相关的石英脉型、蚀变岩型金多金属矿。

贵州独山锑矿田石英Rb-Sr定年及矿床地球化学研究

独山锑矿田位于扬子古陆西南缘与雪峰山隆起的嵌接部,是华南锑矿带的重要组成部分。为厘清该矿田锑矿的成因,在总结区域上典型锑矿床地质特征的基础上,开展了石英Rb-Sr定年、流体包裹体和碳、氧同位素分析,并结合前人的氢、氧、硫、铅同位素研究结果,从成矿时代、成矿流体性质及来源、成矿物质来源等方面探讨了成矿作用。分析测试得到石英Rb-Sr等时线年龄为(189±3.2)Ma,表明成矿时代为燕山期;成矿流体属H_(2)O-Ca^(2+)-Mg^(2+)-SO_(4)^(2-)(F^(-),Cl^(-))-CO_(2)体系,具有低温、中低盐度、中低密度、弱酸性、还原-弱氧化等特征,主要为来自深部岩浆水、在后期有大气降水的混入;成矿物质具有壳幔混合来源特征,下寒武统和上震旦统地层可为成矿提供部分物源。研究表明该区矿床应为与岩浆热液有关的充填型低温热液矿床。

The Characteristics of Quartz Micro-morphology of The Fault Gouge in Bailongjiang Fault System and Its Chronology

A great deal of important information referring to fault motion (such as fault activities period, intensity, frequency, and even dynamic background, etc.) can be revealed by resolving fault gouge, which are the special result of fault motion while extruding or grinding. Based on the field investigation, collected from Bailongjiang fault system of Western Qinling Orogenic (QO) Belt, 44 samples of fault gouge were for quartz micro-morphology observation and statistics by the field emission SEM, and 14 samples were tested by thermo-luminescence dating. The results showed that most of the micro-morphology of quartz grains are fish scale and orange-haut fractures, but a small amount of moss-like, stalactitic, and subconchoidal fractures. Also very few decay of quartz grains and typical conchoids fracture quartz grains can be seen. This implied that the Bailongjiang fault system was motioned repeatedly in Quaternary period but main motion period was Pleistocene. 14 thermo-luminescence dating values showed herewith two groups as 343.29-184.06 ka and 92.18-13.87 ka. Therefore, the conclusions can be reached that the fault system were motioned starting at Pliocene epoch, frequently in the middle of Pleistocene (343.29-184.06 ka), and peak frequency in late Pleistocene (92.18-13.87 ka). The fault system motions have stopped at Holocene. The results are significant for the natural disaster risk evaluation in western QO region.