内蒙古白云鄂博REE-Nb-Fe矿床成因问题研究

白云鄂博REE-Nb-Fe矿床是世界上已知的最大的稀土矿床,稀土储量48 Mt（6wt% RE2O3）,该矿床的成因和成矿年龄至今存在较大争议。本文观察白云鄂博矿床岩相学、矿物学特征,通过激光拉曼等技术鉴定重要的稀土矿物,电子探针测出白云鄂博矿床单矿物化学成分,结合前人同位素年代学数据,进一步探讨白云鄂博矿床的成因机制。     

白云鄂博REE—Fe—Nb矿床稀土氟碳酸盐矿物激光拉曼光谱特征及流体包裹体内稀土子矿物的鉴定

白云鄂博REE－Fe-Nb矿床典型稀土氟碳酸盐矿物都具有碳酸根离子最特征的拉曼振动频率，并普遍出现有氟化物的拉曼光谱振动峰。利用子矿物的激光拉曼峰特征，结合矿物晶形和扫描电镜能谱分析结果，可以确定这些矿物可能为氟碳铈矿和氟碳铈钡矿，说明初始成矿热液中极富含稀土元素，矿脉内多相包裹体中含稀土元素的子矿物是从被包裹体捕获的流体中结晶出来的，是真正的子矿物，激光拉曼光谱仪可以作为鉴定流体包裹体中未知子矿物的较为可靠手段之一。     

白云鄂博超大型稀土-铌-铁矿床成矿过程中的流体不混溶作用

白云鄂博超大型REE-Nb-Fe矿床赋存在白云岩内，矿体由磁铁矿、稀土氟碳酸盐、萤石、霓石、角闪石、方解石和重晶石等矿物组成。在白云鄂博矿床矿石和脉石矿物中赋存有两/三相富CO₂、三相高盐卤水和两相水溶液包裹体3大类型。显微测温表明富CO₂包裹体内还有近于纯的CO₂，成矿流体为H₂O-CO₂-NaCl-（F-REE）体系。高盐卤水包裹体和富CO₂包裹体共生且具有近似的完全均一温度，表明初始热液发生了流体不混溶作用。流体包裹体中出现稀土子矿物，表明初始成矿流体含有很高的稀土元素，这也许是形成白云鄂博超大型稀土矿床的原因。     

白云鄂博碳酸岩脉的显微共聚焦激光拉曼光谱分析

白云鄂博矿区发育的脉状稀土碳酸岩,由于其结晶迅速,矿物颗粒细微,其中的微小矿物的鉴定一直是一个难题.应用显微共聚焦激光拉曼光谱仪则能较好地解决这一问题.研究表明,白云鄂博地区存在富稀土白云质岩浆碳酸岩脉,早期阶段形成碱性长石和铁白云石,无稀土矿化;铁白云石常常出溶铁质而自身则形成方解石.霓石和方解石形成略晚,常常与氟碳铈矿等稀土矿物共生,出现强烈的稀土矿化;而无解理的方解石则形成于更晚的岩浆期后热液阶段,发育大量的流体包裹体,并出现强烈的铌、稀土矿化.铌铁矿分布在氟碳铈矿中和赤铁矿边缘,为热液交代作用的产物.早期结晶的矿物如碱性长石、铁白云石稀土矿化弱,岩浆晚期分异出大量的流体相,稀土元素和Sr等进入岩浆热液中,并在热液结晶矿物中富集,甚至在非平衡结晶的石英中产生强烈的稀土矿化.结合岩相学显微观察,显微拉曼探针很好的揭示了这一地质过程.同时为白云鄂博矿床铌、稀土矿化的热液交代成因提供了依据.     

内蒙古白云鄂博铁-铌-稀土矿床矿化蚀变矿物组合及流体组成

针对内蒙古白云鄂博铁-铌-稀土矿床是否多期成矿及底板白云岩的成因争论,本文通过光薄片岩矿鉴定和扫描电子显微镜研究,获得如下信息：(1)碳酸岩脉、磁铁矿石、蚀变岩及矿化白云岩中矿化蚀变的矿物组成类似,均以磁铁矿(碳酸岩脉中除外)、独居石、氟碳酸稀土矿物(氟碳铈矿等)、方解石、萤石、磷灰石、富钡矿物(重晶石或毒重石)、黑云母、富钠矿物(钠闪石、霓石)等为主,常见硫化物,显示为同一种富含Fe、REE、Ca、Ba、K、Na、Si及挥发分CO₂、P₂O₅、F、S的流体,岩(矿)石的结构构造也显示出明显的一期成矿特点,支持白云鄂博矿床主体是一期成矿事件的产物。(2)稀土矿化与底板白云岩不是同一流体的产物,稀土矿化与方解石为主的碳酸岩脉有关,有可能为火成碳酸岩或浆液过渡态流体;底板白云岩是稀土矿化的围岩,有更多的沉积成因信息,可能为热水沉积岩,或者为热液改造的沉积碳酸盐岩。(3)磁铁矿化与稀土矿化是同一成矿事件的产物,但碳酸岩中缺乏磁铁矿表明,铁质来源与稀土来源是否相同仍需要进一步研究。     

白云鄂博稀土矿床中稀土伴生钍资源的分布特征研究

白云鄂博铌稀土矿位于华北板块北缘,白云鄂博裂谷带中,宽沟背斜南翼。矿床东西长18 km,南北宽2~3 km。白云鄂博矿矿床最早作为铁矿体于1927年被丁道衡发现;随后在1934年,何作霖教授在主矿体中发现了稀土矿产;1944年,黄春江发现了东矿和西矿。 解放后,241地质队对主矿、东矿和西矿进行详细的地质勘探工作,向国家提交了铁矿和稀土矿储量及品位。白云鄂博矿床作为国内最大的铁稀土矿床,长期以来一直作为铁矿在开采,其稀土资源的利用率也仅仅为百分之十左右,而矿床中的钍资源的利用率几乎为零。     

白云鄂博碳酸岩脉的显微共聚焦激光拉曼光谱分析

白云鄂博矿区发育的脉状稀土碳酸岩，由于其结晶迅速，矿物颗粒细微，其中的微小矿物的鉴定一直是一个难题。应用显微共聚焦激光拉曼光谱仪则能较好地解决这一问题。研究表明，白云鄂博地区存在富稀土白云质岩浆碳酸岩脉，早期阶段形成碱性长石和铁白云石，无稀土矿化；铁白云石常常出溶铁质而自身则形成方解石。霓石和方解石形成略晚，常常与氟碳铈矿等稀土矿物共生，出现强烈的稀土矿化；而无解理的方解石则形成于更晚的岩浆期后热液阶段，发育大量的流体包裹体，并出现强烈的铌、稀土矿化。铌铁矿分布在氟碳铈矿中和赤铁矿边缘，为热液交代作用的产物。早期结晶的矿物如碱性长石、铁白云石稀土矿化弱，岩浆晚期分异出大量的流体相，稀土元素和Sr等进入岩浆热液中，并在热液结晶矿物中富集，甚至在非平衡结晶的石英中产生强烈的稀土矿化。结合岩相学显微观察，显微拉曼探针很好的揭示了这一地质过程。同时为白云鄂博矿床铌、稀土矿化的热液交代成因提供了依据。     

新矿物——白云鄂博矿

白云鄂博矿产于内蒙古白云鄂博稀土铁铌矿床中,它是一种钠钡铈稀土氟碳酸盐新矿物——NaBaCe_2[F|(CO_3)_4]。作者对其进行了基础矿物学、矿物谱学、X射线晶体学研究及精确的成分测定,获得了详细的矿物学实验数据及晶体结构基本参数,并对该矿物进行X射线晶体结构精测。此外,作者对其作了高分辨电镜研究,拍摄了该矿物的结构象,肯定其X射线晶体结构的分析结果。综合上述实验资料,与类似矿物对比,作者确认白云鄂博矿为一新矿物。     

白云鄂博铁矿 碳酸铈钠矿的发现与研究

白云鄂博铁矿发现的碳酸铈钠矿曾在《地质与勘探》1979年第八期上简要报道过.国内外文献中未见发表该矿物的空间群、红外光谱和失重分析的数据,我们为该矿物补充了这些数据. 碳酸铈钠矿(Carbocernaite)1961年首次发现于苏联科拉半岛.中国译名的碳铈钠石、碳铈钠矿、碳酸铈钠石均与碳酸铈钠矿是同一矿物.以往认为该矿物在自然界中极为少见,其实不然,在白云鄂博铁矿成为稀土的工业矿物.     

白云鄂博超大型稀土矿床成因评述

稀土元素(Y+Sc+La-Lu)作为现代工业的“维生素”,是当今社会重要的战略资源。白云鄂博超大型REE-Nb-Fe矿床位于中国内蒙古,是世界上最大的稀土矿床。因此,该矿床的成岩成矿模式受到全球地质工作者的强烈关注,并对此进行了大量的分析研究工作。以往的工作主要集中在对H8赋矿白云岩全岩年代学和地球化学的研究上,但由于白云鄂博稀土矿床经历了后期复杂的变形变质作用,矿石的结构构造非常复杂,全岩的研究结果造成了对该矿床成岩成矿模式不同的认识和争论。近些年,随着现代地球化学分析技术的快速发展,人们可以直接对白云石和稀土矿物(如独居石、磷灰石、氟碳铈矿等)进行高精度的微区原位同位素组成和原位U-Th-Pb定年分析,从而获得能够明确指示矿物时代、成矿流体和成矿物质来源的重要证据。结合近年来的研究成果,本文总结了目前关于白云鄂博超大型稀土矿床成岩成矿模式的不同认识,提出白云鄂博矿床初始稀土成矿源于中元古代(1.3 Ga)的碳酸岩岩浆活动,后期经历了早古生代的大规模流体作用,矿床中稀土元素发生再活化、富集和沉淀,稀土矿物巨量堆积成矿的新认识。     

Geochemical constraints on the genesis of the Bayan Obo Fe-Nb-REE deposit in Inner Mongolia, China

Trace element and isotopic compositions of carbonate from ore bodies, country rock which hosts the ore bodies (H8 dolomite), a carbonatite dyke exposed in Dulahala near Bayan Obo, and rare earth element (REE)-rich dolomite in Bayan Obo have been determined to understand the genesis of the Bayan Obo Fe-Nb-REE ore deposit, the world’s largest resource of REE. The REE and trace element distribution patterns of samples from the REE-rich carbonatite dykes are identical to those of mineralized carbonate rocks, indicating a genetic linkage between the REE-rich carbonatite and mineralization in this region. By contrast, carbon and oxygen isotopes in the mineralized carbonate varied significantly, δ¹³C = −7.98‰ to −1.12‰, δ¹⁸O = 8.60-25.69‰, which are distinctively different from those in mantle-derived carbonatite. Abnormal isotopic fractionations between dolomite and calcite suggest that these two minerals are in disequilibrium in the carbonatite dyke, ore bodies, and H8 marble from Bayan Obo. This isotopic characteristic is also found in mineralized sedimentary marine micrite from Heinaobao, ∼25 km southeast of the Bayan Obo Fe-Nb-REE ore deposit. These facts imply that the carbonate minerals in the Bayan Obo deposit have resulted from sedimentary carbonate rocks being metasomatised by mantle-derived fluids, likely derived from a REE-enriched carbonatitic magma. The initial Nd isotope values of ore bodies and carbonatite dykes are identical, indicating that ore bodies, carbonatite dykes and veins may have a similar REE source.     

A Geochemical Study of an REE-rich Carbonatite Dyke at Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, Northern China

An REE-rich carbonatite dyke was found in Dulahala, close to the Bayan Obo superlarge REE-Nb-Fe mineral deposit in Inner Mongolia, northern China. The REE content in the dyke varies greatly, from 1% up to 20% (wt), which might constitute rich REE ores. Light REEs in the carbonatite are enriched and highly fractionated relative to heavy REEs and there is no Eu anomaly. The REE and trace element distribution patterns of the carbonatite are identical to those of fine-grained dolomite marble which is the host rock of the Bayan Obo REE-Nb-Fe superlarge mineral deposit. This indicates a petrogenetic linkage between the REE-rich carbonatite and the mineralizations in this region.     

白云鄂博地区碳酸岩脉侵位序列与稀土元素富集机制

白云鄂博地区发育大量的火成碳酸岩脉。按照矿物组成,碳酸岩脉可分为白云石型、白云石-方解石共存型和方解石型。野外穿插关系表明,白云石型碳酸岩脉形成得早,而方解石型碳酸岩脉形成得晚。白云鄂博地区的碳酸岩浆存在由白云石型到共存型再到方解石型的先后结晶顺序和演化趋势。碳酸岩脉的主量、稀土和微量元素组成特征表明,随着碳酸岩脉中方解石矿物组分的增加,轻稀土元素的含量呈明显富集趋势,而长期的结晶分异作用正是稀土元素,尤其是轻稀土元素在晚期岩浆中强烈富集的内在机制。     

白云鄂博碳酸岩型REE-Nb-Fe矿床——一个罕见的中元古代破火山机构成岩成矿实例

白云鄂博碳酸岩型REE-Nb-Fe矿床是世界上最大的稀土矿床。稀土矿石产于整个白云石碳酸岩体和部分脉状碳酸岩中。对比世界上20余个火成碳酸岩地区的特征后发现,白云鄂博地区完全具备国外火成碳酸岩区的地质特征。在岩石、矿石组合上,本区也发育一套碳酸岩+超基性岩+碱性基性岩(含基性熔岩)+碱性岩+稀土矿石+铁矿石组合;在矿物组合上,以白云石为主,方解石次之,伴生一套碱性闪石、长石、霓石、磷灰石、萤石、磁铁矿、稀土矿物组合;在全岩化学成分、微量元素、稀土元素和Sr、Nd、Pb、C、O同位素上,这些岩石具有一定的亲缘关系,有着共同的来源;在岩体的形态与岩石组构上,它们以岩席、岩筒和脉岩的形式出现,并发育有强烈的熔离作用与流动构造;在区域构造上,发育隐伏穹窿构造、岩筒构造和巨型断裂汇聚构造。综合分析上述特征表明:白云鄂博地区具有中元古代破火山机构的痕迹,赋矿白云石碳酸岩体则是顺层侵入的火成碳酸岩体,东矿、主矿可能是一个火山颈构造控矿,而赋矿白云石碳酸岩体西南侧的苏木图矿床则是隐伏岩筒构造控矿。     

Fluid unmixing/immiscibility as an ore-forming process in the giant REE–Nb–Fe deposit, Inner Mongolian, China: Evidence from fluid inclusions

The giant Bayan Obo REE–Nb–Fe deposit consists of replacement bodies hosted in dolomite marble made up of magnetite, REE fluorocarbonates, fluorite, aegirine, amphibole, calcite and barite. Two or three phase CO₂-rich, three phase hypersaline liquid–vapor–solid, and two phase liquid-rich inclusions have been recognized in mineralized fluorite and quartz samples. Microthermometry measurements indicate that the carbonic phase in CO₂-rich inclusions is nearly pure CO₂. Fluids involving in REE–Nb–Fe mineralization at Bayan Obo might be mainly of H₂O–CO₂–NaCl–(F–REE) system. Coexistences of brine inclusions and CO₂-rich inclusions with similar homogenization temperatures give evidence that immiscibility happened during REE mineralization. An unmixing of an original H₂O–CO₂–NaCl fluid probably derived from carbonatitic magma. The presence of REE-carbonates as an abundant solid in fluid inclusions shows that the original ore-forming fluids are very rich in REE, and therefore, have the potential to produce economic REE ores at Bayan Obo.     

白云鄂博主、东矿三个剖面地球化学特征及其研究意义

近年来关于白云鄂博Nb-REE-Fe矿床H8岩体火成水成归属的争论已渐息,而矿床成矿过程以及REE富集机制仍是学术界关注的热点。文章对白云鄂博矿床白云石碳酸岩体、霓长岩化蚀变带、尖山组板岩3个典型剖面开展系统的岩石地球化学工作,发现赋矿碳酸岩、霓长岩、铁矿石微量与稀土元素配分模式具有相似性,靠近H8岩体的尖山组板岩往往有着更高的稀土元素含量,以及与成矿碳酸岩相近的微量元素配分模式。区内各类岩石单元稀土元素分馏明显,全岩La_N/Nd_N比值的变化规律显示,H8岩体内部比边缘更富La,边缘比岩体内部更富Nd。通过岩（矿）石薄片BSE图像结合矿物电子探针分析显示,H8岩体内的稀土元素矿物（主要是独居石、氟碳铈矿等）可分为2组,一组相对富La,呈半自形-他形,星点状分布;另一组相对富Nd,呈他形细粒,脉状分布。两组矿物中不同元素的富集特征可能代表了结晶过程中流体环境的改变。上述实验结合地质勘查结果表明,白云鄂博矿床初始成矿物质的起源与H8碳酸岩一致,均来源于中元古代碳酸岩岩浆活动,而不同类型的稀土元素矿物对应了白云岩成岩阶段与萤石矿化阶段两个不同的稀土矿化阶段。     

白云鄂博碳酸岩墙的稀土和微量元素地球化学及对其成因的启示

根据矿物组成白云鄂博矿区的碳酸岩岩可墙可分为白云石型、白云石－方解石共存型和方解石型三种类型。REE和微量元素地球化学表明，这三类碳酸岩岩墙为碳酸岩浆演化不同阶段的产物，白云石型和白云石－方解石共存型对应于早期岩浆阶段，其（La/Nd)n、(La/Yb)n比值随稀土总量的增加而增大，方解石型则对应于碳酸岩浆演化的晚期热液阶段，其稀土总量明显富集，但其（La/Nd)n、(La/Y)n和（La/Yb)n比值随稀土总量的增加却有减小的趋势，热液阶段也是白云鄂博稀土矿化的主要阶段。     

地幔流体与成矿作用

地球内部流体的活动乃是形成各种矿床的必要条件，是导致矿物聚积和金属成矿作用的前提。随着地球科学的进展，作为地球内部流体的重要组成部分，地幔流体越来越多的重视。本文在解剖世界首例白云鄂博地幔流体交代稀土矿床的基础上，初步总结了地幔流体与成矿作用的基本问题。     

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987115001310

Bayan Obo ore deposit is the largest rare-earth element(REE) resource,and the second largest niobium(Nb) resource in the world.Due to the complicated element/mineral compositions and involving several geological events,the REE enrichment mechanism and genesis of this giant deposit still remains intense debated.The deposit is hosted in the massive dolomite,and nearly one hundred carbonatite dykes occur in the vicinity of the deposit.The carbonatite dykes can be divided into three types from early to late:dolomite,co-existing dolomite-calcite and calcite type,corresponding to different evolutionary stages of carbonatite magmatism based on the REE and trace element data.The latter always has higher REE content.The origin of the ore-hosting dolomite at Bayan Obo has been addressed in various models,ranging from a normal sedimentary carbonate rocks to volcano-sedimentary sequence,and a large carbonatitic intrusion.More geochemical evidences show that the coarse-grained dolomite represents a Mesoproterozoic carbonatite pluton and the fine-grained dolomite resulted from the extensive REE mineralization and modification of the coarse-grained variety.The ore bodies,distributed along an E-W striking belt,occur as large lenses and underwent more intense fluoritization and fenitization.The first episode mineralization is characterized by disseminated mineralization in the dolomite.The second or main-episode is banded and/or massive mineralization,cut by the third episode consisting of aegirinerich veins.Various dating methods gave different mineralization ages at Bayan Obo,resulting in long and hot debates.Compilation of available data suggests that the mineralization is rather variable with two peaks at~1400 and 440 Ma.The early mineralization peak closes in time to the intrusion of the carbonatite dykes.A significant thermal event at ca.440 Ma resulted in the formation of late-stage veins with coarse crystals of REE minerals.Fluids involving in the REE-Nb-Fe mineralization at Bayan Obo might be REE-F-C02-NaCI-H20 system.The presence of REE-carbonates as an abundant solid in the ores shows that the original ore-forming fluids are very rich in REE,and therefore,have the potential to produce economic REE ores at Bayan Obo.the Bayan Obo deposit is a product of mantle-derived carbonatitic magmatism at ca.1400 Ma,which was likely related to the breakup of Columbia.Some remobilization of REE occurred due to subduction of the Palaeo-Asian oceanic plate during the Silurian,forming weak vein-like mineralization.