Mapping Structurally Controlled Alterations Sparked by Hydrothermal Activity in the Fatira–Abu Zawal Area,Eastern Desert,Egypt

The Eastern Desert of Egypt suffered a protracted period of deformation triggered by cratonization of the new juvenile crust known as the Arabian Nubian Shield(ANS),which has been proposed for potential gold discoveries associated with the corresponding tectonic event.The Fatira area,on the border of Egypt’s Northern and Central Eastern Deserts,is covered with metavolcanic rocks twisted by a dextral relocation of the Fatira Shear Zone(FSZ)relative to the Barud magmatic body.The recent study evaluated many deformed post-orogenic granitic intrusions and felsite dikes associated with promising mineralization localities,notably orogenic gold deposits.The combination of various field observations and remote sensing data,followed by the analysis of aeromagnetic enhanced maps,allowed the differentiation of distinct lithologies,structural features,and hydrothermal alterations in the study area.Additionally,the integrated results obtained from the different interpretation techniques are utilized to identify and confirm the previously supposed mineralized localities in the Fatira and Abu Zawal areas and predict other matched localities.The final ASTER,Sentinel 2 hydrothermal alteration,and orientation entropy heat maps demonstrate the association between these mineralized regions and major structures related to the FSZ late stage of deformation rather than other structures studied throughout the area of interest.

超高压榴辉岩中磷灰石的针状出溶物及其成因

金河桥榴辉岩是一含柯石英的超高压榴辉岩,其中的磷灰石中发现有针状出溶物,这些针状矿物长轴方向平行于磷灰石的c轴。根据电子探针分析结果,出溶物可能是以下三种矿物:独居石、黄铜矿和硅钍石(?)。它们的主要组成元素REE、S和Th等可以呈类质同象形式存在于磷灰石中,在超高压的条件下,由于温度相对较低,趋向于从寄主矿物中分离出来。矿物在高压下的这种“自净”行为可能是固态条件下矿物之间微量元素重新分配的一种方式,这种行为可能对地球不同层圈的化学组成演化有特别意义。

牦牛坪钙稀土氟碳酸盐多体矿物的成分特征及其成因意义

牦牛坪矿床中钙稀土氟碳酸盐多体矿物 ,经扫描电镜观察和电子探针分析 ,表明氟碳铈矿可由矿液直接结晶或通过多体矿物的分解反应形成。与多体矿物相比较 ,氟碳铈矿的稀土配分模式以富La为特点。多体矿物的CaO/REE2 O3 (重量比 )的平均值为 0 131(测试值 )和 0 14 1(计算值 ) ,低于氟碳钙铈矿的理论值 0 171。根据多体系列化学计量的线性关系 ,证明多体矿物形成于Ca2 +和CO2 - 3 活度较低的矿液中。

含铅锌难选铁矿石的矿物学及铅锌杂质产出特征

以新疆某含铁(FeT)47.04%、含Pb 0.39%、含Zn 0.30%的难选铁矿石为试样,采用化学分析、显微镜观察鉴定、EPMA和EDS等手段,考察其化学成分、铁铅锌的物相组成及铅锌杂质矿物的产出特征,探讨影响选矿工艺的矿物学因素与选矿前景。结果表明:含铁矿物中主要组合为赤褐铁矿、高达91.35%,少量磁性铁和硅酸铁;含铅杂质主要为氧化铅和铅铁矾中的铅,分别占49.0%和41.3%(质量分数);而氧化锌中的锌为主要含锌杂质,占比90.6%。试样中可见少量闪锌矿、方铅矿及黄铁矿等杂质矿物,而未发现含铅锌的氧化状态晶质矿物产出。EPMA和EDS分析表明:氧化状态的铅锌杂质呈单独或共同产出形式,且锌的产出更为普遍和广泛;铅含量多为2.89%~3.89%(质量分数)不等,而锌含量多处于0.67%~1.17%(质量分数)之间。预计强常规磁选与浮选工艺均难于取得有效排除铅锌杂质的效果,建议采用高温还原焙烧预处理工艺。

紫硫镍矿交代镍黄铁矿的水热反应机理及动力学

本工作首次在实验室条件下对浅生区紫硫镍矿(Ni,Fe)3S4交代镍黄铁矿(Ni,Fe)9S8水热反应的机理及动力学进行了研究。起始反应矿物采用高纯自然镍黄铁矿,合成纯镍黄铁矿或合成镍黄铁矿-磁黄铁矿集合体。反应pH值采用0.2M醋酸-醋酸纳缓冲溶液控制在3～5的范围内。反应进程由X-射线衍射物相定量分析及扫描电镜观察进行跟踪。结果表明,当反应温度恒定在80℃时,交代20(4)%的镍黄铁矿需792h。相同条件下加入少量H2S可将反应速率提高一倍。当反应在125℃饱和蒸汽压水热环境下进行时,完全交代纯镍黄铁矿需约168h。此过程由于磁黄铁矿的存在而被催化,交代集合体中的镍黄铁矿仅需68h,进一步反应磁黄铁矿被交代成白铁矿。磁黄铁矿的催化作用可能源于溶解产生的微裂纹加速了流体的传质过程。当反应温度升高至145℃时,速率反而下降,不遵循Arrhenius经验规律。动力学分析得80℃速率常数介于5.8×10-8～3.0×10-7/s之间,125℃及145℃速率常数分别介于2.8×10-6～2.08×10-5/s及1×10-6～5.1×10-6/s之间,远高于同温度下固相扩散反应的速率常数,表明该反应在地质时标上为一快速反应。此外,用背散射电子显微技术对矿物表面形貌进行了分析,发现交代产物紫硫镍矿具有颗粒细小及存在微裂纹等特征,与自然界浅生矿床中的紫硫镍矿非常相似;电镜实验还表明该交代作用是一个典型的耦合溶解-再沉淀反应。其耦合机制的驱动力可能与反应界面处微空隙对流体饱和度的控制有关。

Re-interpretation of zircon date in a carbonatite dyke at the Bayan Obo giant REE-Fe-Nb deposit,China

Recent ce-valuation of the dating of the carbonatite dykes associated with the REE-Re-Nb giant deposit at Bayan Obo

Mineral Association and Mineralogical Criteria for the Formation Conditions of A B-F-Sn-Bi Skarn in Damoshan,Gejiu Tin Field,Southwest China

The Damoshan deposit is a small B-F-Sn Bi exoskarn deposit and contains a distinctive mineral assemblage comprising andradite,vesuvianite,calcite,diopside,magnetite,hematite,nordenskioldine,cassiterite,varlamoffite,schenfliesite,native bismuth,eulytite,bismite and bismuthite,in which the occurrence of eulytite is the first reported in China.Textures of the mineral paragenses show that andradite,vesuvianite and diopside were the earliest phases formed during metasomatism,i.e.,the skarn forming stage.Then nordenskioldine,magnetite and native bismuth,perhaps together with eulytite,were precipitated at the stage of retrograde alteration.The minerals varlamoffite,schoenfliesite,hematite ,bismite and bismuthite were probably the product of supergene alteration.The minerals were analyzed by means of electron microprobe.The data on the ,coexisting phases and their compositons show that during the metasomatism reduced F-and Sn-rich primary mineralizing solutions reacted with highly oxidized carbonated of the Gejie Formation,producing a high Fe^2+/Fe^3+ skarn(vesuvianite-fluorite skarn)near the contact of granite,and a low Fe^2+/Fe^3+ skarn(vesuvianite-fluorite skarn)near the contact of granite,and a low Fe^2+/Fe^3+ skarn(andradite skarn)in the outer zone of the skarn body in which andradite is extremely tin-bearing up to 5.14 wt% SnO2),In the retrograde alteration stage ,B-rich,but F-and Si-deficient mineralizing solutions replaced the tin-bearing andradite,forming an association of nordenskioldine and magnetite,No sulphides were deposited at this stage because of the oxidization ambient conditions in the andradite skarn.In the spergene oxidation zone,the nordenskioldine was dissolved into varlmoffite and calcite,the native bismuth was transformed into bismite or bismuthite ,and the magnetite was altered into hematite under the action of the CO2-rich supergene solutions.

The Chemistry of Niobium Mineralisation at Bayan Obo,Inner Mongolia,China:Constraints on the Hydrothermal Precipitation and Alteration of Nb-Minerals

As well as world class Fe and REE resources the Bayan Obo mineral deposits also hosts significant niobium resources(estimated as 2.2 Mt Nb with an average grade of 0.13 wt% Nb).Niobium in this study is primarily hosted in aeschynite-(Ce) and(Nd),but with subsidiary amounts of pyrochlore,fergusonite-(Ce),fersmite and columbite.Here we report on the paragenetic and textural setting of aeschynite,pyrochlore and fergusonite in the main ore bodies and in a carbonatite dyke.Niobium in a carbonatite sample is hosted in a phase tentatively(due to significant Ca,Mn and Ti contents) identified as fergusonite-(Ce).Aeschynite occurs overgrowing foliation in banded ores,in fractures and vugs in aegirine-rich rocks and in calcite veins.The composition in all settings is similar,but some examples in banded ores develop significant zonation in Y,Th and the REE,inferred to relate to buffering of halogen acid species to low levels by dissolution and fluoritisation of calcite,and the preferential precipitation of LREE from solution due to lower mineral solubility products compared to the HREE.Although lower in total concentration the ratios of REE in pyrochlore are similar to those of aeschynite and suggest the same metal source.The crystallisation of pyrochlore probably relates to growth in paragenetic settings where carbonates had already been eliminated and hence the buffering of F-species activities in the hydrothermal fluid was reduced.Both aeschynite and pyrochlore show evidence of alteration.Primary alteration of aeschynite resulted in leaching of A-site cations(Ca,REE,Th) and Nb,addition of Fe,and ultimately replacement by Ba-Ti phases(baotite and bafertisite).Secondary,metamictisation enhanced,possibly supergene alteration of pyrochlore resulted in hydration,leaching of A-site cations leading to the development of lattice vacancies and increases in Si.The presence of hydrothermal Nb resources at Bayan Obo suggests there may be potential for further Nb discoveries in the area,whilst the trends in element mobility during alteration have significant implications for the utility of A-B oxides as components of materials for immobilisation of radionuclides.

Use of Mineral Liberation Analysis (MLA) in the Characterization of Lithium-Bearing Micas

The capabilities and opportunities of the application of automated mineralogy for the characterization of lithium-bearing zinnwaldite-micas are critically assessed. Samples of a crushed greisen-type ore comprising mostly of quartz, topaz and zinnwaldite (Li-rich mica) were exposed to further comminution by cone crusher and high voltage pulse power fragmentation. Product properties were analyzed by using a Mineral Liberation Analyser (MLA) and the obtained mineralogical and mineral processing relevant parameters were carefully evaluated with special focus on the characteristics of zinnwaldite. The results illustrate that both samples contain a significant quantity of very fine particles that are products of comminution. The modal mineralogy in the different sieve fractions is characterized by the accumulation of minerals of low hardness in the finest fraction and the enrichment of topaz, having a high hardness, in the somewhat larger fractions. Based on the results of mineral association data for zinnwaldite, a displacement of the muscovite-quartz ratio, in comparison to the results of modal mineralogy, was observed by indicating good quartz-zinnwaldite boundary breakage and weak muscovite-zinnwaldite breakage. Liberation as well as mineral grade recovery curves indicate that fraction 1000 to +500 μm is most suitable for beneficiation. The results of this study demonstrate that SEM-based image analysis, such as MLA, can effectively be used to investigate and evaluate phyllosilicate minerals in a fast and precise way. It is shown that the results of MLA investigations, such as modal mineralogy, are in good agreement with other analytical methods such as quantitative X-ray powder diffraction.

In situ strength of coal bed based on the size effect study on the uniaxial compressive strength

In the early 1990 s, the Foundation for Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul State(CIENTEC)developed a pioneering study in Brazil, related to the simultaneous mining of multiple coal seams.One of the activities included detailed studies on the geomechanical characterization of materials present in the Irapua coal seam, under exploitation in the A-Sangao Mine, located near the city of Criciuma-SC,within the South-Catarinense coalfield. The goal of the laboratory tests was to define the behavior of the uniaxial compressive strength of the Irapua coal seam and establish a first approximation for the in situ strength value of this coal seam, since existing knowledge is solely based on practical mining experience over the years. Large samples of the coal seam were collected, using special techniques to maintain the integrity of the material, and a set of 56 uniaxial compression tests in cubic specimens, with side length ranging from 4.5 to 31 cm, were conducted in laboratory. This paper describes the experimental techniques used in the assays, and also presents the uniaxial compression strength results obtained.Moreover, important aspects of this type of study are considered, highlighting the size effect for the carbonaceous bed and the estimation of in situ strength values for the Irapua coal seam.

Crystal Structure and Chemical Composition of Ludwigite from Vranovac Ore Deposit (Boranja Mountain,Serbia)

The crystal structure of ludwigite from Vranovac ore deposit （Boranja Mt., Serbia） was refined using the X-ray powder diffraction （XRPD） Rietveld method in the space group Pbam to a final RB=7.45% and RF=5.26%. It has the unit cell dimensions of： a=9.2515（2） A; b=12.3109（2） A; c=3.03712 （7） A; and V=345.91（1） A3. The calculated distances and angles are mostly in good agreement with the Mg2＋-Fe2＋ substitutions across the M（1） and M（3） sites, as well as with the Fe3＋-AI3＋ replacement in the M（4） site. However, the mean observed M（2）-O distance is considerably shorter than prescribed, due to a slight increase of the Fe3＋ content in the M（2） site. Such replacement was compensated by slight increase of the Fe2＋ content in the M（4） site, resulting in the （Mg1.4sFe2＋o.46Fe3＋o.osMno.o2）2.o1 （Fe3＋o.94Fe2＋0.04Al0.02）1.00B1.00Os composition. The formation temperature was estimated to be about 500- 600C. The influences of the various chemical compositions to the crystallographic parameters, M-O distances, M（3） and M（4） sites shift, distortion parameters and estimated valences, were also studied and compared with other reference samples.

库尔茨克铁矿床的环境矿物学(英文)

开发新技术是解决与铁矿选矿有关的环境问题的有效途径。综合性矿物学研究有助于选矿过程的改进。笔者与IPKON研究所的专家们一起研究开发一种电化学的方法,以改善制备用于湿法磁选的矿粉的性质并研究了使用电化学方法前后样品的性状。采用扫描电镜(SEM)技术研究矿物颗粒表面,发现其在絮化作用中的差异;偏极化曲线的测定可以揭示磁铁矿、赤铁矿和假象赤铁矿等矿物表面的不均等电化学过程;X-射线分析和穆斯堡尔谱数据亦可确定电化学处理前后矿粉样品成分的变化。所研究样品的磁性,在采用该方法前后样品的对比揭示其在:磁粘滞性(Svo)、磁饱和场的破坏(Hcr)、磁化率(χ)、及磁化强度(Is)等参数的相应增大。

Nomore blind dates with calcite: Fluid-flow vs. fault-slip along the Očkov thrust, Prague Basin

Dating of fracture-filling calcitewith U-Pb geochronology is becoming a rapidly adopted technique for determining the absolute timing of brittle deformation in the upper crust.Slickenfibre calcite is a desirable target,as it precipitates between individual fault slip displacement events,and provides additional kinematic information.Here we present a case study of slickenfibres formed on the Očkov thrust in the Lower Palaezoic Prague Basin,Bohemian Massif,utilising a combination of petrographic and in situ methods.We demonstrate that slickenfibre external textures can be preserved,whilst internally primary textures are removed by fluid infiltration and recrystallization,leading to variable U and Pb mobilisation.One slickenfibre yielded a date of ca.250 Ma,which we interpret as recording fault slip along the Očkov thrust.Another cross-cutting slickenfibre yielded more scattered U-Pb data,with an imprecise apparent age around ca.95 Ma.This slickenfibre is recrystallised,destroying the primary textures,and exhibits element mobility.The meaning of this younger apparent age is therefore questionable;whereas it likely reflects Cretaceous U and Pb mobility assisted by fluid-flow along the fault plane,it may not reflect a period of fault slip.Our results demonstrate that slickenfibre-based U-Pb dates do not unequivocally relate to fault motion,and that petrographic and elemental analyses are important requirements for interpreting calcite U-Pb data.

Appraisal of CO2 storage potential in compressional hydrocarbon-bearing basins: Global assessment and case study in the Sichuan Basin(China)

Carbon capture and storage(CCS)has been proposed as a potential technology to mitigate climate change.However,there is currently a huge gap between the current global deployment of this technology and that which will be ultimately required.Whilst CO2 can be captured at any geographic location,storage of CO2 will be constrained by the geological storage potential in the area the CO2 is captured.The geological storage potential can be evaluated at a very high level according to the tectonic setting of the target area.To date,CCS deployment has been restricted to more favourable tectonic settings,such as extensional passive margin and post-rift basins and compressional foreland basins.However,to reach the adequate level of deployment,the potential for CCS of regions in different tectonic settings needs to be explored and assessed worldwide.Surprisingly,the potential of compressional basins for carbon storage has not been universally evaluated according to the global and regional carbon emission distribution.Here,we present an integrated source-to-sink analysis tool that combines comprehensive,open-access information on basin distribution,hydrocarbon resources and CO2 emissions based on geographical information systems(GIS).Compressional settings host some of the most significant hydrocarbon-bearing basins and 36% of inland CO2 emissions but,to date,large-scale CCS facilities in compressional basins are concentrated in North America and the Middle East only.Our source-to-sink tool allows identifying five high-priority regions for prospective CCS development in compressional basins:North America,north-western South America,south-eastern Europe,the western Middle East and western China.We present a study of the characteristics of these areas in terms of CO2 emissions and CO2 storage potential.Additionally,we conduct a detailed case-study analysis of the Sichuan Basin(China),one of the compressional basins with the greatest CO2 storage potential.Our results indicate that compressional basins will have to play a critical role in the future of CCS if this technology is to be implemented worldwide.

Geochemical characteristics of Galandrud coal in central Alborz, Iran

This study focuses on the geochemistry of trace elements and parameters of coal quality of bituminous coal belonging to the upper Triassic-lower Jurassic era, collected from the Galandrud region in Central Alborz, northern Iran. Galandrud coal on an air-dried basis are characterized by broad variation in the amount of ash （ranging from 6.49g to 12.73%）, a high content of volatile matter （33,32-37.45%） and high gross calorific values （7430-8880 kcal/kg）. The mineral matter of the coal samples studied is made up of dolomite （〉909g）, quartz, sphalerite, galena, pyrite and clay minerals. Major elements are positively cor- related with ash content suggesting an association with inorganic constituents. Based on statistical anal- yses, concentrations of trace elements such as Co （51.3 ×10^-6-152.9× 10^-6）, Ba （368× 10^-6-3297.4×10^-6）, Cr （65.5 ×10^-6-194.2 × 10^-6）, Mo （5.6 × 10^-6-18.2× 10^-6）, Hi （72.9 × 10^-6-152.9 × 10^-6） and V （245.5 × 10^-6-520 ×10^-6） are higher than world coal averages. However, low concentration of some vol- atile elements such as As, Hg and U are present in low concentrations of the various types of coal studied.

土壤中铁的氧化物和氢氧化物对砷的吸附

测定了加钠Ashanti矿区土壤中天然铁氧化物和氢氧化物的砷浓度,发现其变化范围为2～35600mg/kg。在pH值呈中性的富氧化粘土的土壤中以及尾矿的表面氧化部分,砷在这两相中的浓度最高,达35600mg/kg。在高酸性土壤或处于还原条件的地方,铁氧化物和氢氧化物中砷的浓度较低(最高为433mg/kg)。还观测到富有机质土壤的矿物中这两个相的砷浓度更低。在所研究的样品中非晶质铁的氢氧化物中的砷含量比晶质铁氢氧化物和氧化物矿物中的砷含量高得多。为了研究pH值和土壤有机酸对砷的吸附作用的影响,我们测定了针铁矿、赤铁矿、纤铁矿中吸附态As(Ⅴ)、As(Ⅲ)、一甲基砷酸(MMAA)、二甲基砷酸(DMAA)的浓度。pH值小于7时,吸附能力依次为As(Ⅴ)>DMAA=MMAA>As(Ⅲ),而pH值大于7时依次为As(Ⅴ)>As(Ⅲ)>MMAA=DMAA。矿物吸附砷的能力依次为针铁矿>纤铁矿>赤铁矿。对所有铁矿物而言,富里酸含量增加,其对砷的吸附能力就减少。因此,尽管pH值为4～8时发生较大的吸附作用,但pH值的降低和富里酸浓度的增加都可以加快砷的淋滤。根据野外观察与实验结果的一致性,铁的氧化物和氢氧化物对砷的吸附似乎受Eh、pH值和其它如有机酸等潜在吸附剂存在的控制。这对尾矿堆中砷的处理很重要,那里通常处于还原条件下,使得As(Ⅲ)稳定,取代了As(Ⅴ),这导致砷的低吸附、高淋滤。此外,在富有机质土壤中,有机酸与砷化学种在矿物表面相互争夺成键位置也可能导致砷滞留较少。

Boron isotopic variations in tourmaline from metacarbonates and associated calc-silicate rocks from the Bohemian Massif: Constraints on boron recycling in the Variscan orogen

Various metacarbonate and associated calc-silicate rocks form minor but genetically significant components of the lithological units in the Bohemian Massif of the Variscan orogen in Central Europe.These rocks vary in terms of their lithostratigraphy,chemical composition and mineral assemblage(dolomite/calcite ratio,silicate abundance).Tourmaline is present in five paragenetic settings within the metacarbonate and calc-silicate units.TypeⅠcomprises individual,euhedral,prismatic grains and grain aggregates in a carbonate-dominant(calcite±dolomite)matrix poor in silicates.TypeⅡis characterized by euhedral to subhedral grains and coarse-to fine-grained aggregates in silicate-rich layers/nests within metacarbonate bodies whereas typeⅢoccurs as prismatic grains and aggregates at the contact zones between carbonate and associated silicate host rocks.TypeⅣis in veins crosscutting metacarbonate bodies,and typeⅣtourmaline occurs at the exocontacts of elbaite-subtype granitic pegmatite.Tourmaline from the different settings shows distinctive compositional features.Typical for typeⅠare Mg-rich compositions,with fluor-uvite>dravite>>magnesio-lucchesiite.Tourmalines from typeⅡsilicate-rich layers/nests are highly variable,corresponding to oxy-schorl,magnesio-foitite,Al-rich dravite and fluor-uvite.Typical for typeⅢtourmalines are Ca,Ti-bearing oxy-dravite compositions.The typeⅣveins feature dravite and fluor-uvite tourmaline compositions whereas typeⅤtourmaline is Li,F-rich dravite.Tourmaline is the only Bbearing phase in paragenetic typesⅠ-Ⅳ,where it is characterised by two principal ranges of B-isotope composition(δ^11B=-13‰to-9‰and-18‰to-14‰).These ranges correspond to regionally different units of the Moldanubian Zone.Thus,the Svratka Unit(Moldanubian Zone s.l.)contains only isotopically lighter tourmaline(δ^11B=-18‰to-14‰),whereas metacarbonates in the Poli?ka unit(Teplá-Barrandian Zone)and Olesnice unit(Moravicum of the Moravo-Silesian Zone)has exclusively isotopically heavier tourmaline(δ^11B=-9‰to-13‰).Tourmalines from metacarbonates in the Variegated Unit cover both ranges of isotope composition.The isotopically light end of the B isotope range may indicate the presence of continental evaporites within individual investigated areas.On the other hand,variations in the range of~8δ-units is consistent with the reported shift in B isotopic composition of metasedimentary rocks of the Bohemian Massif due to the prograde metamorphism from very-low grade to eclogite facies.In contrast to the metacarbonate-hosted settings,tourmaline of paragenetic type V from the exocontact of granitic pegmatites displays a significantly heavier range ofδ^11B(as low as-7.7‰to-0.6‰),which is attributed to partitioning of 10 B to cogenetic axinite and/or different B-signature of the source pegmatite containing tourmaline with heavyδ^11B signature.

哥伦比亚Muzo热液型祖母绿矿床的形成

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