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Primary source of titanomagnetite ores at the Orokolo Bay placer deposit: Implications for petrogenesis 奥罗科洛湾块状矿床榍石矿石的主要来源:对岩石成因的影响
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q3 GEOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12337
Leeysmon Hulijeli, Yasushi Watanabe, Osamu Nishikawa, Carmela Alen J. Tupaz
Coastal and river sand sequences of Holocene age at Orokolo Bay in Papua New Guinea are host to secondary titanomagnetite ore deposits. The resource developer (Mayur Resources) declares a measured orebody of 139 million tons at grades of 11.35% Fe, 1.94% Ti, and 712 ppm Zr. Orokolo Bay is located near the boundary between the Papuan Thrust and Fold Belt and the Aure Fold Belt. This region is characterized by sedimentary rocks of the Papuan Basin, which are intruded and overlain by a diverse array of magmatic intrusive and volcanic rocks, ranging from mafic alkaline to felsic calc‐alkaline types related to arc–continent collisions in the Cenozoic. The Vailala and Purari rivers located to the east and west of Orokolo Bay, respectively, are the main sediment pathways. Earlier provenance studies have suggested that the deposited sediments mainly come from the erosion of volcanic rocks found within the catchments of these two rivers. However, these studies did not specifically identify the primary source of the Fe‐Ti ores within this region. Here, we report on a potential primary source of the Fe‐Ti ores by examining the occurrence and chemical compositions for detrital titanomagnetites, and associated pyroxene and amphibole minerals. The purpose of this was to discern specific attributes of the primary source for its identification. Lithic sediments comprised of magnesio‐hornblende (Mhbl), tschermakaite (Tsr) and magnesio‐hastingsite (Mhst) amphiboles, clinopyroxene (Cpx), and Fe‐Ti oxide minerals dominate the heavy sands. Feldspar is more abundant than quartz, and Cr‐spinel is rare. Two primary titanomagnetite types were categorized based on their homogeneous grain textures and TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> content, Tmt1 (average 28 wt% TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>) and Tmt2 (average 7 wt% TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>). Pleonaste exsolutions and zircon inclusions distinguish Tmt1 from Tmt2, while apatite and quenched glass inclusions occur in both. A portion of both primary titanomagnetites exhibits hydrothermal overprinting, this subset was categorized as Tmt3 (average 12.5 wt% TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>). Fe‐Ti oxides are associated with Cpx and amphiboles as inclusions, and as pseudomorphs in opacitic amphiboles. Tmt1 coexists predominantly with Mhst‐Tsr but also appears less frequently with Mhbl and Cpx. Tmt2 occurs almost exclusively with Mhbl and Cpx. Titanomagnetite chemistry is low in Cr, Mg, and V content suggesting crystallization from evolved melts. Tmt3 is shows enriched Si, Ca, Al, and Mg concentrations that are characteristic of late‐stage fluids derived from calcareous rocks. Amphibole and Cpx chemistry indicate they were derived from a subalkaline source magma of arc affinity. Fe‐Ti thermobarometry reveals Tmt1 (990 to 967°C, −0.51 to −0.18 ΔNNO) formed at higher temperatures and in less oxidized conditions than Tmt2 (834 to 689°C, 0.33 to 3.2 ΔNNO). Amphibole thermobarometry reveals Mhst‐Tsr and Mhbl formed under similar conditions as Tmt1 and
巴布亚新几内亚奥罗科罗海湾全新世时期的海岸和河沙序列是次生钛磁铁矿矿床的所在地。资源开发商(Mayur Resources)宣布,该矿床的实测矿体储量为 1.39 亿吨,铁品位为 11.35%,钛品位为 1.94%,锆品位为 712 ppm。奥罗科罗湾位于巴布亚推覆褶皱带和奥雷褶皱带的边界附近。该地区的特征是巴布亚盆地的沉积岩,这些沉积岩被各种岩浆侵入岩和火山岩侵入和覆盖,这些岩浆侵入岩和火山岩从岩浆碱性岩到长纤维钙碱性岩类型不等,与新生代弧-大陆碰撞有关。分别位于奥罗科洛湾东部和西部的维拉拉河和普拉里河是主要的沉积物通道。早期的出处研究表明,沉积物主要来自这两条河流流域内火山岩的侵蚀。但是,这些研究并没有具体确定该地区铁钛矿石的主要来源。在此,我们通过研究碎屑钛磁铁矿以及相关辉石和闪石矿物的出现和化学成分,报告了铁钛矿石的潜在主要来源。这样做的目的是为了识别原生矿源的具体属性。由菱镁角闪石(Mhbl)、菱镁辉石(Tsr)和菱镁霞石(Mhst)闪石、辉石(Cpx)以及铁-钛氧化物矿物组成的石质沉积物在重砂中占主导地位。长石的含量高于石英,而铬尖晶石则很少见。根据均匀的晶粒纹理和 TiO2 含量,将钛磁铁矿分为两种主要类型:Tmt1(TiO2 平均含量为 28 wt%)和 Tmt2(TiO2 平均含量为 7 wt%)。辉石外溶体和锆石包裹体是 Tmt1 和 Tmt2 的显著特征,而磷灰石和淬火玻璃包裹体在两者中均有出现。两种原生钛磁铁矿中都有一部分呈现热液叠印,这部分被归类为 Tmt3(平均 TiO2 含量为 12.5 wt%)。Fe-Ti氧化物作为包裹体与Cpx和闪长岩伴生,并作为乳白闪长岩中的假象体。Tmt1 主要与 Mhst-Tsr 共存,但也较少与 Mhbl 和 Cpx 共存。Tmt2 几乎只与 Mhbl 和 Cpx 共存。钛磁铁矿化学成分中的铬、镁和钒含量较低,这表明它们是从进化熔体中结晶出来的。钛磁铁矿化学成分中的硅、钙、铝和镁含量较高,这是钙质岩后期流体的特征。闪石和Cpx的化学成分表明,它们来自与弧岩亲缘的亚碱性源岩浆。铁-钛热压仪显示,Tmt1(990 至 967°C,-0.51 至 -0.18 ΔNNO)是在比 Tmt2(834 至 689°C,0.33 至 3.2 ΔNNO)更高的温度和更低的氧化条件下形成的。闪石热压计显示,Mhst-Tsr 和 Mhbl 分别是在与 Tmt1 和 Tmt2 相似的条件下形成的。由于缺乏铬尖晶石和橄榄石,而锆石和 Mhbl 又大量存在,这表明该地区是一个以与弧状岩浆活动有关的长英岩为特征的演化亚碱性岩源。唯一符合这些特征的火山源是维拉拉河流域内的耶利亚山。Tmt1 和 Tmt2 钛磁铁矿及相关硅酸盐矿物之间的成分差异归因于结晶过程中熔体内部的异质温度和 ƒO2 条件。与弧岩浆活动有关的富钛钛磁铁矿的来源表明,巴布亚新几内亚与弧岩活动有关的其他地区有可能蕴藏着富含铁钛矿石的二次矿床。
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Fluid evolution and genesis of the Changchunling Pb–Zn deposit in the Southern Great Xing'an Range, Northeast China: Constraints from fluid inclusions and H–O–S–Pb isotopes 中国东北大兴安岭南部长春岭铅锌矿床的流体演化与成因:流体包裹体和H-O-S-铅同位素的制约因素
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q3 GEOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12335
Xue‐li Ma, Kai‐tuo Shi, Kai‐rui Song, Rui Wang
The southern Great Xing'an Range (SGXR), an important polymetallic metallogenic province in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) in Northeast China, containing numerous ore deposits of Cu, Fe, Pb, Zn, Au, and so forth. The Changchunling Pb–Zn deposit, located in the eastern segment of the SGXR, is primarily hosted by a Permian conglomerate and siltstone unit. The paragenetic sequence of the deposit can be divided into three stages involving arsenopyrite–quartz (stage I); pyrite–sphalerite–galena–quartz (stage II); and barren quartz–carbonate (stage III). Fluid inclusion (FIs) microthermometric studies revealed that only liquid‐rich aqueous inclusions (VL‐type FIs) are observed in the ore‐bearing quartz veins. The FIs of stages I, II, and III yield homogenization temperatures of 190–314, 170–268, and 140–195°C with salinities of 9.73–13.44, 7.86–10.74, and 4.94–5.99 wt% NaCl eqv., respectively. The ore‐forming fluids are characterized by low temperature and low salinity of the H2O–NaCl fluid system. The δ18OH2O and δD values range from −11.8‰ to 0‰ and −120.4‰ to −99.9‰, respectively, indicating that the source of the fluids was primarily derived from a mixed fluid of magmatic water and meteoric water. Fluid cooling, mixing and fluid‐rock reactions were the major ore precipitation mechanisms at Chanchunling. Sulfur‐lead isotopes of pyrite and sphalerite (δ34S = 2.3‰–3.7‰, 206Pb/204Pb = 18.259–18.285, 207Pb/204Pb = 15.544–15.57, and 208Pb/204Pb = 38.136–38.215) indicate that ore metals had a magmatic source. Integrating the available geological, mineralization, fluid inclusion, and H–O–S–Pb isotope evidence, we conclude that the Changchunling Pb–Zn deposit is an epithermal system, which shares many similar features with the regional Pb–Zn polymetallic deposit.
大兴安岭(SGXR)南部是中国东北中亚造山带(CAOB)东部的一个重要多金属成矿带,蕴藏着大量铜、铁、铅、锌、金等矿床。长春岭铅锌矿床位于上甘岭东段,主要赋存于二叠系砾岩和粉砂岩单元中。矿床的副成因序列可分为三个阶段,包括砷黄铁矿-石英(第一阶段)、黄铁矿-闪锌矿-方铅矿-石英(第二阶段)和贫瘠石英-碳酸盐岩(第三阶段)。流体包裹体(FIs)微测温研究表明,在含矿石英脉中只观察到富液水包裹体(VL 型 FIs)。阶段 I、II 和 III 的 FIs 均化温度分别为 190-314、170-268 和 140-195°C,盐度分别为 9.73-13.44、7.86-10.74 和 4.94-5.99 wt% NaCl eqv.。成矿流体的特点是 H2O-NaCl 流体系统温度低、盐度低。δ18OH2O和δD值分别为-11.8‰至0‰和-120.4‰至-99.9‰,表明流体的来源主要来自岩浆水和陨石水的混合流体。流体冷却、混合和流体-岩石反应是长春岭主要的矿石沉淀机制。黄铁矿和闪锌矿的硫铅同位素(δ34S = 2.3‰-3.7‰,206Pb/204Pb = 18.259-18.285,207Pb/204Pb = 15.544-15.57,208Pb/204Pb = 38.136-38.215)表明矿石金属来源于岩浆。综合现有的地质、成矿、流体包裹体和 H-O-S-Pb 同位素证据,我们得出结论:长春岭铅锌矿床是一个表生系统,与区域性铅锌多金属矿床有许多相似之处。
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Mineralogical and geochemical features of the Sirna Mn‐Fe deposit in the Kurdistan region, northeastern Iraq: Unveiling the formation of a Mn‐Fe silica gel plume via serpentinization hydrothermal mechanisms 伊拉克东北部库尔德斯坦地区 Sirna 锰-铁矿床的矿物学和地球化学特征:通过蛇纹岩化热液机制揭示锰铁硅胶羽流的形成过程
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q3 GEOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-06-26 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12336
Yousif Mohammad, Dnya Latif, Mohammad Pirouei, Danar Omer
The study probes the mineralogical and geochemical features of manganese‐iron deposits located in the Sirna area, which is a part of the late Cretaceous Walash Group in the Zagros suture zone, situated in the Kurdistan region of northeastern Iraq. Our investigation comprised field surveys, examination of ore petrography, besides using x‐ray diffraction, SEM‐EDS analysis, x‐ray fluorescence analyses, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry techniques conducted on a set of representative samples. A significant Mn‐Fe ovoidal ore body, extending across 25 meters in diameter, protrudes between the lower strata of soft gray shale and the upper strata of massive limestone within the Walash group. The deposit exhibits a distinct separation into three layers: a lower horizon characterized by abundance of oxide of silicon, an upper horizon enriched in manganese oxide, and a transition layer dominated by hematite (Fe2O3). From a geochemical perspective, there is a gradual decrease in Fe2O3 and SiO2 from the lower to the upper part of the deposit, while MnO, BaO, and SO3 demonstrate a gradual increase. The co‐association of Mn‐Fe‐mineralization in a small restricted tabular ore body suggests that they are genetically related. Within the Sirna manganese‐iron deposit, the prevalent manganese and iron mineral phases are braunite, hollandite, and hematite. Concurrently, the gangue minerals in this deposit encompass cryptocrystalline spheroidal quartz, barite, calcite, and apatite. The Sirna Mn‐Fe deposit exhibits geochemical characteristics such as elevated levels of MnO (reaching up to 68 wt.%) and significant Fe2O3 content (up to 45 wt.%) in the upper manganese and transitional iron horizons, respectively. The Co/Zn ratio (0.28), Ce/La ratio (1.78), low levels of transitional elements (Co + Ni + Cu <0.01 wt.%), and varying concentrations of Ba (up to 6.9 wt.%) suggest that the Siran Mn‐Fe deposit is likely originated from a manganese‐iron silica gel plume that separated from hydrothermal fluids linked to serpentinization. This process is thought to have occurred in the mantle wedge along subduction zone, typically within an arc tectonic environment. Moreover, the presence of remnants of micro‐organisms such as EPS layers, different types of filaments, which are densely covered by biominerals, are important evidence of microbial effect in the mineralization of Mn‐Fe in the study area.
这项研究探讨了位于伊拉克东北部库尔德斯坦地区扎格罗斯缝合带晚白垩世瓦拉什组的锡尔纳地区锰铁矿床的矿物学和地球化学特征。我们的调查包括实地勘测、矿石岩相检查,此外还使用 X 射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜-电子显微镜分析、X 射线荧光分析和电感耦合等离子体质谱技术对一组具有代表性的样品进行了分析。在瓦拉什组的下部灰色软页岩地层和上部块状石灰岩地层之间,突出了一个巨大的锰铁卵形矿体,直径达 25 米。该矿床明显分为三层:下层以大量氧化硅为特征,上层富含氧化锰,过渡层以赤铁矿(Fe2O3)为主。从地球化学角度来看,从矿床下部到上部,Fe2O3 和 SiO2 逐渐减少,而 MnO、BaO 和 SO3 则逐渐增加。锰-铁矿化在一个小的限制性片状矿体中的共同结合表明,它们在遗传上是相关的。在锡尔纳锰铁矿床中,主要的锰和铁矿物相为红柱石、荷兰石和赤铁矿。同时,该矿床的煤矸石矿物包括隐晶球状石英、重晶石、方解石和磷灰石。锡尔纳锰铁矿床显示出地球化学特征,如上部锰地层和过渡铁地层分别含有较高的氧化锰(高达 68 wt.%)和大量的 Fe2O3(高达 45 wt.%)。钴/锌比率(0.28)、钴/镭比率(1.78)、低含量的过渡元素(钴+镍+铜<0.01 wt.%)和不同浓度的钡(高达 6.9 wt.%)表明,锡兰锰铁矿床很可能源自锰铁硅凝胶羽流,该羽流是从与蛇纹岩化有关的热液中分离出来的。这一过程被认为发生在俯冲带的地幔楔中,通常是在弧形构造环境中。此外,该研究区域还存在微生物残留物,如 EPS 层、不同类型的丝状物,这些残留物被生物矿物密集覆盖,是锰-铁矿化过程中微生物作用的重要证据。
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Mineralogical characteristics and fluid inclusions of the Dashuixiabei crystalline graphite deposit in the Dunhuang block 敦煌区块大水峡北晶质石墨矿床的矿物学特征和流体包裹体
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q3 GEOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-06-26 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12334
ZhuoMing Li, QingYan Tang, Hong Song, Yan Zhang, Wei Liu, TianBao Su, Chi Zhao, JiChang Zhao
Graphite is a strategic mineral resource of the world. The Dashuixiabei (DSXB) crystalline graphite deposit is located in the Dongbatu area in the Altyn crystalline graphite metallogenic belt. This study presents data from x‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), laser Raman spectroscopy, and fluid inclusions analysis conducted on the DSXB crystalline graphite deposit. The graphite is flake shaped, with a diameter of 0.1–0.4 mm. A group of extremely complete cleavage was observed under SEM, and the overall distribution was a flake. The C content in graphite is greater than 90 wt%, followed by N, O, and so on. The results of XRD analysis show that the lattice parameters of the DSXB crystalline graphite is a = 0.246–0.2465 nm, c = 0.6714–0.6715 nm, and V = 0.03519–0.03532 nm3. The degree of graphitization ranges from 0.8490 to 0.8519, indicating that the graphite crystal structure is relatively intact, the average metamorphic temperature is 552°C, and the content of 3R polytypes ranges from 13.16% to 13.25%. It is concluded that the metamorphic rocks of the DSXB crystalline graphite deposit have undergone medium‐grade metamorphism. The Raman spectral peaks show that DSXB crystalline graphite has a high degree of crystallinity. The DSXB crystalline graphite ore is dominated by hydrothermal fluids with medium‐low temperature and medium‐low salinity, and the vapor phase of the fluid inclusions is composed of CH4. There may be a superposition of the main and secondary mineralization stages. The crystalline graphite from the DSXB deposit shows high quality and stable ore quality, which has good metallogenic conditions and development and utilization prospects.
石墨是世界战略性矿产资源。大水溪北(DSXB)晶质石墨矿床位于阿尔金山晶质石墨成矿带的东巴图地区。本研究介绍了对大水峡北晶质石墨矿床进行的 X 射线衍射 (XRD)、扫描电子显微镜 (SEM)、激光拉曼光谱和流体包裹体分析的数据。石墨呈片状,直径为 0.1-0.4 毫米。在扫描电镜下观察到一组极其完整的裂纹,整体分布呈片状。石墨中的 C 含量大于 90 wt%,其次是 N、O 等。XRD 分析结果表明,DSXB 结晶石墨的晶格参数为 a = 0.246-0.2465 nm,c = 0.6714-0.6715 nm,V = 0.03519-0.03532 nm3。石墨化程度在 0.8490 至 0.8519 之间,表明石墨晶体结构相对完整,平均变质温度为 552°C,3R 多晶型含量在 13.16% 至 13.25% 之间。结论是 DSXB 晶质石墨矿床的变质岩经历了中级变质作用。拉曼光谱峰值表明,DSXB 晶质石墨具有较高的结晶度。DSXB晶质石墨矿以中低温、中低盐度的热液为主,流体包裹体的气相成分为CH4。可能存在主成矿阶段和次成矿阶段的叠加。DSXB矿床的晶质石墨矿石质量高且稳定,具有良好的成矿条件和开发利用前景。
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Geochronology and geochemistry of granitoids of the Yanghuidongzi porphyry Cu deposit, Heilongjiang Province: Implications for petrogenesis and metallogenic setting during the Early Jurassic in the Northeast of China 黑龙江省杨会洞子斑岩铜矿床花岗岩的地质年代和地球化学:对中国东北早侏罗世岩石成因和成矿环境的启示
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q2 Earth and Planetary Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-15 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12332
Guoqiang Chen, Peng Zhang, Yan Chang
The Yanghuidongzi Cu deposit is a newly discovered porphyry Cu deposit in the eastern segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. The Cu mineralization is associated with granodiorite porphyry and granodiorite. This paper presents new zircon U–Pb dating, Hf–O isotopes, whole‐rock major and trace elements data for this deposit, to constrain the ore‐forming age and the magma source of the granitoids. LA–ICP–MS U–Pb dating of zircons from granodiorite porphyry and granodiorite samples yielded ages of 192.8 ± 1.7 Ma, and 198.1 ± 1.4 Ma, respectively, which are interpreted as the emplacement ages of granitoids. These age data confirm that the granodiorite porphyry is associated with the porphyry Cu deposit, and both granitic intrusion and Cu mineralization were associated with the Early Jurassic magmatism in NE China. The granodiorite porphyry has high SiO2, Al2O3, and Sr contents together with low concentrations of Y and Yb. It is enriched in LILE, and depleted in HFSE, classified as adakitic. The granodiorite has high SiO2 and K2O, enriched in LILE, depleted in HFSE, and is classified as high‐K calk‐alkaline I‐type granite. The granodiorite porphyry and granodiorite have variable εHf(t) values (5.2 to 9.5), Mesoproterozoic two‐stage Hf models (TDM2) of 629–905 Ma, and δ18O values (4.26‰ to 7.50‰). These geochemical data and zircon Hf–O isotopes suggest that the granodiorite porphyry originated from the partial melting of thickened juvenile crustal materials and granodiorite derived from the partial melting of juvenile crustal materials with an additional of mantle‐derived magmas input. Combining our new data with the regional tectonic setting, the Yanghuidongzi Cu deposit and the related granitoids formed in a compressional tectonic setting associated with the subduction of the Paleo–Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian continent.
羊蹄洞子铜矿床是中亚造山带东段新发现的斑岩型铜矿床。铜矿化与花岗闪长岩斑岩和花岗闪长岩有关。本文介绍了该矿床新的锆石 U-Pb 测定、Hf-O 同位素、全岩主要元素和微量元素数据,以确定成矿年龄和花岗岩的岩浆来源。花岗闪长岩斑岩和花岗闪长岩样品中的锆石的 LA-ICP-MS U-Pb 测定年龄分别为 192.8 ± 1.7 Ma 和 198.1 ± 1.4 Ma,可解释为花岗岩的成矿年龄。这些年龄数据证实花岗闪长斑岩与斑岩型铜矿床有关,花岗岩侵入体和铜矿化均与中国东北早侏罗世岩浆活动有关。花岗闪长岩斑岩中 SiO2、Al2O3 和 Sr 含量较高,Y 和 Yb 含量较低。它富含 LILE,贫含 HFSE,被归类为赤铁矿。花岗闪长岩具有较高的 SiO2 和 K2O 含量,富含 LILE,贫含 HFSE,属于高 K 碱性 I 型花岗岩。花岗斑岩和花岗闪长岩的εHf(t)值(5.2-9.5)不等,中新生代两阶段Hf模型(TDM2)为629-905 Ma,δ18O值(4.26‰-7.50‰)不等。这些地球化学数据和锆石Hf-O同位素表明,花岗闪长斑岩起源于加厚的幼壳物质的部分熔融,而花岗闪长岩则起源于幼壳物质的部分熔融,并有额外的地幔岩浆输入。结合我们的新数据和区域构造环境,杨水洞子铜矿床和相关花岗岩形成于与古太平洋板块俯冲到欧亚大陆之下相关的压缩构造环境中。
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Serpentinization and potential Ni‐Cr mineralization of the Andong ultramafic block in South Korea 韩国安东超基性岩块的蛇绿岩化和潜在的镍铬矿化
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q2 Earth and Planetary Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-05 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12331
Otgon‐Erdene Davaasuren, Sang‐Mo Koh, Bum Han Lee, Chul‐Ho Heo
Small‐ to medium‐sized serpentinized ultramafic blocks have been found in several locations in South Korea. Ultramafic‐hosted serpentinization, described as a major hydrothermal process that affects the lithospheric mantle, is known to play a key role in mass fluxes enhanced by multiple fluid–rock interactions that ultimately lead to the formation of hydrothermal mineralization and natural hydrogen production. In this study, we attempted to interpret the hydrothermal alteration and associated Ni‐Cr mineralization of the Andong serpentinized ultramafic block (ASUB). Based on the mineralogical and geochemical studies, the serpentinites and serpentinized ultramafic rocks of the ASUB are interpreted to be derived from mantle peridotite. It shows the dunite, lherzolite, and wehrlite compositions which are mainly composed of olivine and pyroxene. Hydrothermal alteration transformed the ultramafic rock into serpentinitic rock, resulting in changes in rock textures from the parent rock (plutonic texture) to moderately altered rock (pseudomorphic porphyritic texture) and strongly altered rock (pseudomorphic fine grained texture) with mineralogical changes. Serpentinization and Ni‐Cr mineralization do not show any relationship. Considering the reported crystallization age of the parental rock (222 Ma) and measured age (214–187 Ma) of the granites intruded into the ASUB, the source magma responsible for the final hydrothermal event including serpentinization is inferred to be the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic granitic pluton. The ASUB might have formed due to the ascent of a mantle plume along the extensional regime (i.e., rift) in the supra‐subduction zone (SSZ), rather than in ophiolite‐related mid‐oceanic ridges or abyssal environments, which are identified in many places. Ni‐Cr mineralization, with the close association of pentlandite, pyrrhotite, and Cr‐spinel, likely resulted from co‐precipitation and dissemination during the crystallization of the parent peridotitic magma derived from the mantle.
在韩国的一些地方发现了中小型蛇绿岩化超基性岩块。众所周知,超基性岩蛇绿岩化是影响岩石圈地幔的主要热液过程,在多种流体-岩石相互作用增强的质量通量中发挥着关键作用,最终导致热液矿化的形成和天然氢的产生。在这项研究中,我们试图解释安东蛇绿岩化超基性岩块(ASUB)的热液蚀变和相关的镍铬矿化。根据矿物学和地球化学研究,ASUB的蛇纹岩和蛇纹超基性岩被解释为来自地幔橄榄岩。它显示出主要由橄榄石和辉石组成的云英岩、黑云母和辉绿岩成分。热液蚀变作用将超基性岩转化为蛇纹岩,导致岩石质地发生变化,从母岩(柱状质地)变为中度蚀变岩(假斑状质地)和强蚀变岩(假细粒质地),并伴有矿物学变化。蛇纹石化与镍铬矿化没有任何关系。考虑到报告的母岩结晶年龄(222 Ma)和侵入ASUB的花岗岩的测量年龄(214-187 Ma),推断造成包括蛇纹石化在内的最终热液事件的岩浆源是晚三叠世至早侏罗世花岗岩柱。ASUB可能是由于地幔羽流沿着超俯冲带(SSZ)的延伸机制(即裂谷)上升而形成的,而不是在与蛇绿岩有关的大洋中脊或深海环境中形成的,这在许多地方都有发现。镍铬矿化与闪长岩、黄铁矿和铬尖晶石密切相关,很可能是源自地幔的母质橄榄岩岩浆在结晶过程中共同沉淀和扩散的结果。
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Mineralogical attributes to the distribution of trace and rare earth elements in alteration zones and copper‐gold veins in the Lepanto copper‐gold deposit, Luzon, Philippines 菲律宾吕宋岛莱潘托铜金矿蚀变带和铜金矿脉中微量元素和稀土元素分布的矿物学特征
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q2 Earth and Planetary Sciences Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12330
Rene Juna R. Claveria
In high sulfidation systems, acidic hydrothermal fluids can produce wide alteration zones with specific mineral assemblages/associations as well as identifiable and elemental distribution patterns. The Lepanto Cu‐Au deposit exhibits a consistent zonation pattern of silicic alteration near the Cu‐Au veins evolving outwards to advanced argillic and argillic alteration with chloritic alteration farthest from the vein. Recent exploration of high sulfidation Cu‐Au veins indicated the usefulness of mineralogical assemblages/associations and the complementing information provided by the elemental distribution patterns in the identification and characterization of the different alteration zones. In this study, I characterize the mineral assemblages/associations and interpret their occurrences in the different alteration zones of the Lepanto Cu‐Au deposit. An assemblage that is composed predominantly of chlorite‐epidote/clinozoisite‐calcite‐quartz‐pyrite represents the propylitic/chloritic alteration zone. The argillic alteration has a mineral association of smectite‐sericite‐chlorite‐epidote‐kaolinite‐quartz‐pyrite. The advanced argillic alteration zone has alunite‐kaolinite‐pyrophyllite‐diaspore‐sericite‐quartz‐pyrite as mineral association. In the silicic alteration zone, the mineral association is composed of quartz‐alunite‐diaspore‐anhydrite‐pyrite. Also presented are the distributions of trace and rare earth elements. In the distribution of trace and REEs across alteration zones, there is an observed increase of Te, Au, Mo, Cu, Sn, and Bi values from the chloritic to silicic alteration zones. A corresponding decrease of REE, LILE (Ba, Pb, Rb, K), HFSE (Ti, Nb, U, Th), Al, Na, Ca, Zn, Mn, Co and Cd values are observed. This study also characterizes the ore mineral assemblages/associations of the Cu‐Au veins as well as the distribution patterns of trace and rare earth elements. The Northwest‐NOA, hanging wall branch veins (HWBV), main ore body (MOB), foot wall branch veins (FWBV), and Easterlies are generally made up of enargite‐luzonite‐pyrite‐chalcopyrite‐tennantite‐tetrahedrite‐tellurides‐covellite. The associated gangue minerals are anhydrite‐gypsum‐alunite‐barite‐quartz. In the distribution of elements across the different Cu‐Au veins, there is an observed decrease of Cu, As, and Sb values from the Easterlies towards the Northwest‐NOA Cu‐Au veins. The observed variations in the alteration and ore mineral assemblages/associations have strongly influenced the distribution of elemental values in both alteration zones and Cu‐Au veins. The identification of mineralogical assemblages/associations and elemental distribution patterns may provide possible guides and reference tools in the exploration of Lepanto type Cu‐Au deposits.
在高硫化系统中,酸性热液会产生广泛的蚀变带,这些蚀变带具有特定的矿物组合/关联以及可识别的元素分布模式。莱潘托铜金矿床呈现出一致的分带模式,即铜金矿脉附近的硅质蚀变向外演化为晚期的闪长岩和闪长岩蚀变,离矿脉最远的地方则为绿泥石蚀变。最近对高硫化铜金矿脉的勘探表明,矿物组合/关联以及元素分布模式提供的补充信息在识别和描述不同蚀变带方面非常有用。在本研究中,我描述了矿物组合/组合的特征,并解释了它们在莱潘托铜金矿床不同蚀变带中的出现情况。主要由绿泥石-橄榄石/黝帘石-方解石-石英-黄铁矿组成的集合体代表了丙绿泥石/绿泥石蚀变带。辉绿岩蚀变带的矿物组合为绢云母-绿泥石-橄榄石-方解石-石英黄铁矿。晚期箭石蚀变带的矿物组合为白云石-高岭石-褐铁矿-透镜石-绢云母-石英-黄铁矿。在硅质蚀变带,矿物组合为石英-绿泥石-透镜石-无水黄铁矿。此外,还介绍了微量元素和稀土元素的分布情况。在微量元素和稀土元素在各蚀变带的分布中,可以观察到从绿泥石蚀变带到硅质蚀变带,Te、Au、Mo、Cu、Sn 和 Bi 的值都有所增加。观察到 REE、LILE(钡、铅、铷、钾)、HFSE(钛、铌、铀、钍)、Al、Na、Ca、Zn、Mn、Co 和 Cd 值相应减少。这项研究还描述了铜金矿脉的矿石矿物组合/组合特征,以及微量元素和稀土元素的分布模式。西北-NOA、悬壁分支矿脉(HWBV)、主矿体(MOB)、脚壁分支矿脉(FWBV)和复活节矿脉一般由恩长石-吕宋岩-黄铁矿-黄铜矿-天王岩-四面体矿-碲矿-黝帘石组成。伴生的煤矸石矿物为无水石膏-天青石-方解石-石英。在不同铜金矿脉的元素分布中,可以观察到铜、砷和锑的值从东向西向西北-北向铜金矿脉下降。所观察到的蚀变和矿石矿物组合/关联的变化对蚀变带和铜金矿脉的元素值分布产生了很大影响。矿物组合/组合和元素分布模式的确定可为莱潘托型铜金矿床的勘探提供可能的指导和参考工具。
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The formation mechanism of the Xilekuduke porphyry Mo‐Cu deposit, NW China, revealed by the fluid inclusions and H‐O‐S isotopes 流体包裹体和H-O-S同位素揭示的中国西北部溪勒库都克斑岩型钼铜矿床形成机制
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q2 Earth and Planetary Sciences Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12329
Jing Ma, Jun You, Tao Hong, Jun Gao, Chu Wu, Xing‐Wang Xu, Qi Wu
The Xilekuduke porphyry Mo‐Cu deposit is located in the Altay‐East Junggar region of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, northwest China. The orebodies occurring as vein type are host within the monzogranite and granite porphyry. Ore minerals include mainly molybdenite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite, whilst the major alteration include potassic, sericite, carbonate, and silicic. Mineralization can be divided into three stages: quartz‐K‐feldspar–polymetallic stage (Stage I), quartz‐polymetallic stage (Stage II), and quartz–calcite–pyrite (minor) stage (Stage III). Three types of fluid inclusion are present in the Mo‐Cu sulfide–calcite–quartz veins: CO2‐bearing (C‐type), aqueous (W‐type), and daughter mineral‐bearing (S‐type). Petrographic and microthermometric analyses of the fluid inclusions yielded homogenization temperatures for Stage I, II, and III to be 402–499°C, 214–391°C, and 136–254°C, respectively, with corresponding salinities of 39.2–59.6, 3.7–44.9 and 4.1–14.4 wt% NaCl equivalent. The δ18OH₂O and δD values of fluid inclusions in quartz are determined to be 5.3–6.0 ‰ and −76 to −60 ‰ (Stage I), 1.7–3.2 ‰ and −96 to −90 ‰ (Stage II), and −2.6 to −2.4 ‰ and −106 ‰ (Stage III), respectively. These results indicate that the primary ore‐forming fluids (stages I and II) were derived from granitic magma and were mixed with meteoric water in stage III. For the sulfide and sulfate (anhydrite), their δ34S values are of 0.4–5.8 ‰, 13.9–14.4 ‰, respectively, also that suggest a magmatic source. Fluid immiscibility, meteoric water interaction, and ore fluid‐wallrock interactions may have been critical for molybdenum precipitation.
锡勒库都克斑岩型钼铜矿床位于中国西北中亚造山带的阿勒泰-东准噶尔地区。矿体呈脉状赋存于单斜花岗斑岩和花岗斑岩中。矿石矿物主要包括辉钼矿、黄铁矿和黄铜矿,主要蚀变包括钾长石、绢云母、碳酸盐和硅酸盐。矿化可分为三个阶段:石英-长石-多金属阶段(第一阶段)、石英-多金属阶段(第二阶段)和石英-方解石-黄铁矿(次要)阶段(第三阶段)。钼铜硫化物-方解石-石英矿脉中存在三种类型的流体包裹体:含二氧化碳(C 型)、含水(W 型)和含子矿物(S 型)。对流体包裹体的岩相和微测温分析表明,第一、第二和第三阶段的均质化温度分别为 402-499°C、214-391°C 和 136-254°C,相应的盐度分别为 39.2-59.6、3.7-44.9 和 4.1-14.4 wt%氯化钠当量。经测定,石英中流体包裹体的δ18OH₂O 和δD 值分别为 5.3-6.0 ‰ 和 -76 至 -60‰(第一阶段)、1.7-3.2 ‰ 和 -96 至 -90‰(第二阶段)以及 -2.6 至 -2.4 ‰ 和 -106 ‰(第三阶段)。这些结果表明,原生成矿流体(第一和第二阶段)来自花岗岩岩浆,在第三阶段与陨石水混合。硫化物和硫酸盐(无水石膏)的δ34S 值分别为 0.4-5.8‰、13.9-14.4‰,也表明其来源于岩浆。流体的不溶性、陨石水的相互作用以及矿石流体与壁岩的相互作用可能是钼沉淀的关键。
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Insights into the anatectic origin of granites parental to tungsten mineralization: A case study from the trans-Aravalli terrane, NW India 对钨矿化亲缘花岗岩古生代起源的见解:印度西北部跨阿拉瓦利(trans-Aravalli)地层的案例研究
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q2 Earth and Planetary Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12327
Jitendra Kumar Roy, Aditya Naik, Sourabh Bhattacharya
Potential progenitors for W (±Sn) deposits include peraluminous granites of S-type affinity. The anatectic origin of such granites parental to W mineralization has received little attention. This study focuses on Balda Granite (BG), a peraluminous intrusion parental to W-rich ore bodies in the Sirohi region (NW India). We reflect upon the potential source for BG and investigate its anatectic origin through open-system phase equilibria modeling. On the prograde path, muscovite- and biotite-dehydration reactions at 675–745°C and 755–870°C yield ~10 and 13 wt.% melt, respectively. Si, K, Al, and Fe contents of the cumulative melt increased with progressive anatexis. Modeling results suggest high-T (>800°C) stability of the peritectic garnet, which is abundantly observed in the leucosome-dominated migmatitic patches. Cumulative melt extracted till 868°C was chosen to model the crystal fractionation along three polybaric gradients of 30, 45, and 60°C/kbar. As the modeled anatectic melt cooled, its peraluminosity and maficity decreased progressively. With the intermediate cooling gradient of 45°C/kbar, the melt achieved complete crystallization at ~7 km, the depth at which the BG had been emplaced and evolved into a W-rich residual (fractionated) model melt. In terms of peraluminosity, and major and trace element (Lu, Sc, Dy, Y, Yb) chemistry, the fractionated (residual) model melt compares well with BG. This study also models the W concentration in the anatectic melt during its generation and fractional crystallization. We argue for the origin of BG through high-T anatexis of Sirohi Group metapelites and cooling (and fractional crystallization) of the parent anatectic melt at the maximum gradient of 45°C/kbar. Thus, a high-T anatectic origin of granites parental to W deposits may be more prevalent than so far inferred.
W(±Sn)矿床的潜在原生体包括S型亲缘的过铝花岗岩。这类花岗岩是 W 矿化的母岩,但其寒武纪成因却很少受到关注。本研究的重点是 Balda 花岗岩(BG),它是印度西北部 Sirohi 地区富 W 矿体的亲铝侵入体。我们对 BG 的潜在来源进行了思考,并通过开放系统相平衡建模研究了它的无生界起源。在顺行路径上,675-745°C 和 755-870°C 温度下的黝帘石和生物岩脱水反应分别产生了 ~10 和 13 wt.% 的熔体。累积熔体中的硅、钾、铝和铁含量随着渐进式安山期而增加。建模结果表明,包晶石榴石具有高T(800°C)稳定性,这在以白云母为主的偏闪长岩斑块中大量存在。选择提取至 868°C 的累积熔体来模拟沿 30、45 和 60°C/kbar 三个多巴梯度的晶体分馏。随着建模的安山岩熔体冷却,其过铝度和黑云母度逐渐降低。在45°C/千巴的中间冷却梯度下,熔体在大约7千米处完全结晶,即BG的出露深度,并演化成富含W的残余(分馏)模型熔体。在过白度、主要元素和微量元素(Lu、Sc、Dy、Y、Yb)化学性质方面,分馏(残余)模型熔体与 BG 比较接近。这项研究还模拟了无极熔体在生成和分馏结晶过程中的 W 浓度。我们认为,BG 的起源是通过 Sirohi 组偏长岩的高 T 安山岩化和母体安山岩熔体在 45°C/kbar 的最大梯度下的冷却(和分馏结晶)。因此,W矿床母体花岗岩的高T安山岩起源可能比迄今推断的更为普遍。
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Indium-copper-rich sphalerite from the Restauradora vein, Capillitas, Catamarca, Argentina 阿根廷卡塔马卡省卡皮利塔斯市雷斯塔拉多拉矿脉的富铟铜闪锌矿
IF 1.4 4区 地球科学 Q2 Earth and Planetary Sciences Pub Date : 2024-01-18 DOI: 10.1111/rge.12325
María Florencia Márquez-Zavalía, Anna Vymazalová, Miguel Ángel Galliski, František Laufek, Marek Tuhý, Yasushi Watanabe, Heinz-Jürgen Bernhardt
The Restauradora vein, is one of the 20 veins of Capillitas (27°27′ S, 66°30′ W), an epithermal precious- and base-metal vein deposit belonging to the Farallón Negro Mining District, northwestern Argentina. One of the main minerals of the paragenesis of Restauradora vein is sphalerite, showing a large substitution of Zn by In and Cu with small participation of Cd and Fe; the fluctuating Zn composition ranges from 0.99 to 0.49 apfu, while In and Cu ranges (apfu) are: 0.22–0.27 and 0.21–0.25, respectively. Under the polarizing-light microscope, using reflected light, the optical properties are those of sphalerite, but with decreasing contents of Zn, especially when Zn is ≤0.60 apfu, a new variety differentiates from regular sphalerite and develops ribbons with paler colors, higher reflectance, softer relative hardness and no internal reflections. The main reflectance values of this In-Cu-rich sphalerite are (Rair, λ/nm): 20.55, 470; 19.43, 546; 19.02, 589; and 18.42, 650. The strongest five x-ray powder-diffraction lines of the synthetic analogue [d in Å (I) (hkl)] are: 3.173 (100) (111); 1.943 (54) (202); 1.657 (37) (113); 1.122 (22) (224); 1.261 (19) (133), the space group is F-43m, with a = 5.49692(10) Å, V = 166,100(10) Å3, Z = 4. Electron-microprobe analyses of the In-Cu-rich sphalerite grains (n = 10) give an average composition (wt%) of: S 29.51, Zn 31.03, In 24.89, Cu 13.49, Ga 0.96, Cd 0.54, Fe 0.05; the average (n = 7) chemical composition of the synthetic phase is: S 29.67, Zn 30.32, In 25.94, Cu 13.82. Despite of the differences, and given that Zn is the main cation and that the structure is the same as that of sphalerite, the mineral studied here is considered as the richest In-Cu variety of sphalerite in the world.
Restauradora矿脉是Capillitas(南纬27°27′,西经66°30′)的20条矿脉之一,属于阿根廷西北部Farallón Negro矿区的热液贵金属和贱金属矿脉。Restauradora 矿脉成因的主要矿物之一是闪锌矿,其中大量的锌被铟和铜所取代,镉和铁的参与程度较小;锌成分的波动范围为 0.99 至 0.49 apfu,而铟和铜的波动范围(apfu)分别为 0.22-0.27 和 0.25:分别为 0.22-0.27 和 0.21-0.25。在偏光显微镜下,利用反射光观察,其光学性质与闪锌矿相同,但随着锌含量的降低,特别是当锌含量≤0.60 apfu 时,一种新品种从普通闪锌矿中分化出来,并形成颜色较浅、反射率较高、相对硬度较软、无内部反射的条带。这种富含铟-铜的闪锌矿的主要反射率值为(Rair,λ/nm):20.55,470;19.43,546;19.02,589;和 18.42,650。合成类似物最强的五条 X 射线粉末衍射线[d 单位为 Å (I) (hkl)]分别为空间群为 F-43m,a = 5.49692(10) Å,V = 166,100(10) Å3,Z = 4。对富含铟-铜的闪锌矿晶粒(n = 10)进行的电子探针分析表明,其平均成分(重量百分比)为S 29.51,Zn 31.03,In 24.89,Cu 13.49,Ga 0.96,Cd 0.54,Fe 0.05;合成相的平均化学成分(n = 7)为:S 29.67,Zn 30.00,In 24.89,Cu 13.49,Ga 0.96,Cd 0.54,Fe 0.05:S 29.67,Zn 30.32,In 25.94,Cu 13.82。尽管存在差异,但鉴于锌是主要阳离子,且结构与闪锌矿相同,本文研究的矿物被认为是世界上闪锌矿中铟、铜含量最丰富的品种。
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