Metallogenic Prediction of the Peripheral Areas of the Xiyi Concealed Lead-Zinc Deposit in Baoshan City, Yunnan Province

The newly-discovered Xiyi lead-zinc deposit is a large deposit located in the north central Baoshan block of the southern Sanjiang metallogenic belt section, Southwest China.The surface of the deposit is mainly covered by eluvial-deluvial lateritic layer, without any mineralized outcrops. The main concealed orebody V3 is buffed in the depth of 300-500m. The orebodies are controlled by certain stratigraphic horizons, and most are cut by strata with a high angle, while a few occur along the strata. The direct wall rocks are calcisiltite, calclithite, bioclastic calcarenite,

Extraction of Mineral Alteration Zone from ETM+ Data in Northwestern Yunnan,China

Alteration is regarded as significant information for mineral exploration. In this study, ETM＋ remote sensing data are used for recognizing and extracting alteration zones in northwestern Yunnan （云南）, China. The principal component analysis （PCA） of ETM＋ bands 1, 4, 5, and 7 was employed for OH alteration extractions. The PCA of ETM＋ bands 1, 3, 4, and 5 was used for extracting Fe^2＋ （Fe^3＋） alterations. Interfering factors, such as vegetation, snow, and shadows, were masked. Alteration components were defined in the principal components （PCs） by the contributions of their diagnostic spectral bands. The zones of alteration identified from remote sensing were analyzed in detail along with geological surveys and field verification. The results show that the OH^- alteration is a main indicator of K-feldspar, phyllic, and prophilized alterations. These alterations are closely related to porphyry copper deposits. The Fe^2＋ （Fe^3＋） alteration indicates pyritization, which is mainly related to hydrothermal or skarn type polymetallic deposits.

Late Cambrian Magmatic Events in SW Yunnan and Implications for the Tectonic Reconstruction of Northern Gondwana

In this study,we investigated Early Paleozoic magmatic rocks of the Manlai Formation exposed along the eastern margin of the Lancang terrane to better understand the tectonic history of the Proto-Tethys.We present petrological,geochemical and whole-rock Sr-Nd and zircon Hf isotopic data for basalts and gabbros sampled from the Qianmai mélange.Zircon grains from six basaltic and gabbroic samples yielded U-Pb ages of 495-482 Ma.These rocks are characterized by tholeiitic and Nbenriched compositions,with Nb/La ratios in the range of 0.38-1.38,similar to the typical Nb-enriched basalts.All the mafic rocks show slightly negative to positiveε_(Nd)(t)(-1.67 to+4.32)and zirconε_(Hf)(t)values(-7.3 to+3.8).Elemental and isotopic data suggest that the Qianmai Nb-enriched mafic rocks were mainly derived from the mixing of an OIB-like source with a subduction-modified mantle wedge source.Together with magmatic and sedimentary records of similar ages in the Lancang terrane and the Baoshan Block,our results reveal Early Paleozoic magmatic and sedimentary sequences along an active margin of the Proto-Tethys.Taking into account the recently identified Early Paleozoic ophiolitic mélange in the Yunxian-Menghai belt,we consider the Qianmai magmatic rocks to represent the products of early-stage subduction-related magmatism within a primitive island arc or fore-arc setting associated with the southward subduction of the Proto-Tethys.We infer that prolonged south-dipping subduction on the northern margin of Gondwana persisted from the Cambrian to the Late Ordovician.

MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF PRECAMBRIANCAMBRIAN BOUNDARY AT MEISHUCUN SECTION, YUNNAN PROVINCE

Magnetostratigraphic studies of 112 cores specimens (249 samples) in a Precambrian-Cambrian section at Meishucun, Jinning County, Yunnan Province reveal the following: (ⅰ) Around the Sinian-Cambrian boundary in the Meishucun section existed a mixed polarity zone in which the Meishucun fauna went through an evolution of appearance—flourish—extinction. (ⅱ) The Meishucun section had a paleolatitude of no more than 20° during the Sinian-Cambrian, The phosphate deposits in this region and in the Zhongyicun Member were formed in the low-latitude environments.

LATE PRECAMBRIAN STROMATOLITES OF SOUTHWESTERN SICHUAN AND THEIR STRATIGRAPHIC SIGNIFICANCE

I. INTRODUCTION Huili Group of the Late Precambrian in which abundant iron and copper ores are extensively explored and exploited recently are widespread in Xide, Mianning, Huili and Huidong of southwestern Sichuan. It prolongs southwards from

ON SOME PROTEROZOIC ROCK-STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS IN WESTERN YUNNAN

The Proterozoic strata in which iron ores are abundant are widely distributed and well developed in Western Yunnan. They are of important significance in the national economy. Subdivision and correlation of these strata will highlight the distribution and minerogenic condition of the mineral resources, as well as the understanding of the evolution of the earth.