Geochronology and geochemistry of submarine volcanic rocks in the Yamansu iron deposit,Eastern Tianshan Mountains,NW China: Constraints on the metallogenesis

The Yamansu skarn iron deposit is hosted in Early Carboniferous submarine lava flow and volcaniclastic rocks of the Yamansu Formation in Eastern Tianshan Mountains, NW China. The lava flows are predominantly basaltic, with minor andesites. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LAICP-MS) U–Pb zircon dating of the basalts and skarns yields almost coeval ages of 324.4 ± 0.94 and 323.47 ± 0.95 Ma, respectively. The basalts contain clinopyroxene and plagioclase phenocrysts with a considerable amount of Fe–Ti oxide minerals in the groundmass as interstitial phases, probably suggesting that olivine–, clinopyroxene- and plagioclase fractionated within the magma chamber. Geochemically, the basalts are characterized by slight variations in SiO₂ (42.90–46.61 wt.%), P₂O₅ (0.08–0.12 wt.%), MnO (0.35–0.97 wt.%) and TiO₂ (0.74–0.82 wt.%), and relatively large variations in CaO (6.93–15.13 wt.%), Al₂O₃ (14.71–19.93 wt.%), total Fe₂O₃ (8.14–12.66 wt.%) and MgO (4.96–8.52 wt.%). They possess flat to light rare earth element (REE)-depleted patterns and display variable degrees of depletions in high field-strength elements (HFSE), suggesting a transitional feature between MORB and arc volcanic rocks, and indicating a back-arc tectonic setting. Furthermore, the geochemical signature also suggests that the volcanic rocks of Yamansu Formation were produced by partial melting of the spinel-facies, asthenospheric mantle peridotite which had been metasomatized by slab-derived fluids. The broadly overlapping ages of the basalts and skarn mineralization suggests that the skarn formation in the Yamansu deposit is related to subaqueous volcanism. In combination with the available information including fluid inclusions and stable isotope data, we infer that the hydrothermal fluids that generated the skarns could be a mixture of evolved magma-derived fluids and convecting sea water driven by the heat from the shallow active magma chamber. The Yamansu basalts provided the source of iron for the skarn mineralization. We envisage the submarine volcanism, skarn alteration and iron mineralization in the Yamansu iron deposit as a continuous process, different from either conventional intrusion-related skarn type or submarine volcanic exhalation sedimentation type.     

Initial Geometry and Strike-Slip Deformation of Skarn Related Iron Deposit: Insights from Paleomagnetic and AMS Investigations(Yamansu Deposit,Eastern Tianshan,China)

<正>The eastern Tianshan has great economic potential with Fe-(Cu)skarn,Cu-Ni-and V-Ti othomagmatic deposits and orogenic Au lodes.In this province the timing relation between Fe-(Cu)skarn-related deposits and the deformation is poorly constrained.This study aims to give argument for the chronology between Fe-(Cu)skarn stage and     

Tertiary geodynamics of Sakhalin (NW Pacific) from anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility fabrics and paleomagnetic data

Sakhalin has been affected by several phases of Cretaceous and Tertiary deformation due to the complex interaction of plates in the northwest Pacific region. A detailed understanding of the strain is important because it will provide constraints on plate-scale processes that control the formation and deformation of marginal sedimentary basins. Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) data were obtained from fine-grained mudstones and siltstones from 22 localities in Sakhalin in order to provide information concerning tectonic strain. AMS data reliably record ancient strain tensor orientations before significant deformation of the sediments occurred. Paleomagnetically determined vertical-axis rotations of crustal rocks allow rotation of the fabrics back to their original orientation. Results from southwest Sakhalin indicate a N035°E-directed net tectonic transport from the mid-Paleocene to the early Miocene, which is consistent with the present-day relative motion between the Okhotsk Sea and Eurasian plates. Reconstruction of early–late Miocene AMS fabrics in east Sakhalin indicates a tectonic transport direction of N040°E. In west Sakhalin, the transport direction appears to have remained relatively consistent from the Oligocene to the late Miocene, but it has a different attitude of N080°E. This suggests local deflection of the stress and strain fields, which was probably associated with opening of the northern Tatar Strait. A northward-directed tectonic transport is observed in Miocene sediments in southeast Sakhalin, mid-Eocene sediments in east Sakhalin, and in Late Cretaceous rocks of west and northern Sakhalin, which may be associated with northwestward motion and subduction of the Pacific Plate in the Tertiary period. The boundaries of the separate regions defined by the AMS data are consistent with present-day plate models and, therefore, provide meaningful constraints on the tectonic evolution of Sakhalin.     

东天山石炭纪雅满苏组火山岩特征及地质意义

雅满苏组火山岩是东天山石炭纪火山岩的重要组成部分,也是东天山地区海相火山岩型铁多金属矿床的赋矿地层。其年代学及地球化学研究对探讨该区古生代构造演化和火山岩型铁多金属矿床成因具有重要意义。本文对东天山地区雅满苏组火山岩的岩石学、地球化学和同位素年代学进行了系统研究。结果显示:雅满苏组是一套海相火山岩夹碳酸盐岩建造,其上亚组英安岩的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为334.4±1.7 Ma(MSWD=0.67),代表了雅满苏上亚组火山岩形成时代,切穿雅满苏铁矿区矽卡岩及矿体的正长岩的LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄为325.5±1.7 Ma(MSWD=0.34),表明雅满苏铁矿床形成不晚于325 Ma。雅满苏上亚组英安岩和玄武岩显示了富集LREE、U、Sr,相对亏损Nb、Ta等元素的特征,且英安岩锆石的(176Hf/177Hf)i比值介于0.282 644~0.282 802之间,εHf(334 Ma)为3.0~8.0,表明它们是活动大陆边缘弧环境的产物,英安岩是新生地壳物质部分熔融的结果,玄武岩是软流圈地幔与受俯冲板片流体交代地幔的混合熔体演化的产物。结合前人研究成果,认为雅满苏组火山岩是早石炭世中期古亚洲洋俯冲作用的产物,石炭纪时期古亚洲洋尚未闭合,雅满苏铁矿床形成介于334~325 Ma之间,是与石炭纪火山岩有成因联系的铁矿床。     

新疆雅满苏铁矿床矽卡岩和磁铁矿矿物学特征及其地质意义

雅满苏铁矿床位于东天山中段,矿体赋存于下石炭统雅满苏组安山质火山碎屑岩中,受近EW向断裂及环形断裂构造控制。矿体主要呈层状、似层状、透镜状,近矿围岩蚀变强烈,形成石榴石矽卡岩及复杂矽卡岩。电子探针分析结果表明,石榴石为钙铁榴石-钙铝榴石系列,其化学组成可表示为And45.68~100Gro0.67~57.95(A1m+Sps)11~29.03,与典型的矽卡岩型铁矿中石榴石端员组分相似。在磁铁矿Ca+Al+Mn-Ti+V图解中,大部分样品落入矽卡岩型铁矿区;TiO2-Al2O3-MgO图解中,大多数的样品落入沉积变质接触交代磁铁矿趋势区,部分早期磁铁矿落在岩浆趋势区内。结合矿床地质特征和矿物学研究,认为大多数样品经过了一个热液交代作用过程,表明雅满苏铁矿的形成与岩浆热液交代作用有关。     

A synthesis of iron deposits in the eastern Tianshan,NW China

The northern Xinjiang region is one of the most significant iron metallogenic provinces in China.Iron deposits are found mainly within three regions:the Altay,western Tianshan,and eastern Tianshan orogenic belts.Previous studies have elaborated on the genesis of Fe deposits in the Altay orogenic belt and western Tianshan.However,the geological characteristics and mineralization history of iron deposits in the eastern Tianshan are still poorly understood.In this paper I describe the geological characteristics of iron deposits in the eastern Tianshan,and discuss their genetic types as well as metallogenic-tectonic settings,Iron deposits are preferentially distributed in central and southern parts of the eastern Tianshan.The known iron deposits in the eastern Tianshan show characteristics of magmatic Fe-Ti-V(e.g.,Weiya and Niumaoquan),sedimentary-metamorphic type(e.g.,Tianhu),and iron skarn(e.g.,Hongyuntan).In addition to the abovementioned iron deposits,many iron deposits in the eastern Tianshan are hosted in submarine volcanic rocks with well-developed skarn mineral assemblages.Their geological characteristics and magnetite compositions suggest that they may belong to distal skarns.SIMS zircon U-Pb analyses suggest that the Fe-Ti oxide ores from Niumaoquan and Weiya deposits were formed at 307.7±1.3 Ma and 242.7±1.9 Ma,respectively.Combined with available isotopic age data,the timing of Fe mineralization in the eastern Tianshan can be divided into four broad intervals:Early Ordovician-Early Silurian(476-438 Ma),Carboniferous(335-303 Ma),Early Permian(295-282 Ma),and Triassic(ca.243 Ma).Each of these episodes corresponds to a period of subduction,post-collision,and intraplate tectonics during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic time.     

西天山智博铁矿地球化学特征及地质意义

新疆和静县智博铁矿床位于西天山阿吾拉勒铁矿带东段,矿体呈层状、似层状、透镜状,赋存于下石炭统大哈拉军山组火山岩系中。矿床的成矿过程分为岩浆期和热液期两个成矿期,其中热液成矿期分为硅酸盐-氧化物阶段、硫化物阶段和石英-碳酸盐阶段。磁铁矿石和火山岩围岩稀土元素配分模式均为轻稀土相对富集的平缓右倾型,轻、重稀土元素之间分馏程度强,轻稀土元素及重稀土元素内部分馏程度均较弱,Eu负异常或异常不明显,无Ce异常。矿石和火山岩围岩微量元素配分曲线特征总体上基本一致,相对富集Rb、U等元素,亏损Ba、Ta、Nd、Ti等元素。磁铁矿δ18O值(3.7%~3.9%)与岩浆成因磁铁矿的δ18O值一致,δ32S值整体表现为幔源硫或岩浆硫特征。这些稀土、微量元素及同位素地球化学特征说明本区矿石和火山岩围岩具有同源性,成矿物质来源于大陆岛弧环境下的深源岩浆;该岩浆形成于准噶尔洋洋壳向南中天山-伊犁地块之下俯冲的岛弧环境中,岩浆在上侵过程中发生一定程度的地壳混染。结合矿床地质特征,认为智博铁矿的形成与岩浆活动有关,受矿浆贯入影响,后期热液作用对成矿有一定的贡献。     

Emplacement of the Ardara pluton (Ireland): new constraints from magnetic fabrics, rock fabrics and age dating

The Ardara pluton as part of the Donegal batholith was intruded into Neoproterozoic metasediments and metadolerites at mid-crustal levels. The emplacement mechanism of the Ardara granite is very controversial, and mechanisms ranging from diapirism, ballooning and stoping followed by nested diapirism have been proposed. Magnetic fabrics, rock fabrics and K/Ar dating of micas are used here to constrain the emplacement history. The compositional zoning of the Ardara pluton is clearly reflected in the different bulk magnetic susceptibilities between the outer quartz monzodiorite and the central granodiorite, whereas the intervening tonalite is of intermediate nature. The magnetic carriers are characterized by the anisotropy of the magnetic susceptibility (AMS), thermomagnetic measurements and through high field analyses (HFA). The separation of the ferrimagnetic and paramagnetic contributions revealed that biotite and magnetite control the AMS in the quartz monzodiorite. Both minerals are oriented in such a way that their summed contribution is constructive and originates from the shape fabric of magnetite and the texture of biotite. Biotite is responsible mainly for the AMS in the tonalite and granodiorite. The magnetic foliation can be directly related to the macroscopic foliation and also to the D4 structures in the country rocks. The foliation is consistent with the geometry of the roughly circular shape and has a mostly steep to vertical dip. Towards the central granodiorite the magnetic foliation dies out, although plagioclase texture measurements indicate a weak magmatic shape fabric. With the exception of the tail, the K_max axes (magnetic lineation) vary from steeply to gently plunging. The so-called lineation factor is approximately 1.01 and therefore points to a less significant axial symmetry. These observations coincide with strain estimates on mafic enclaves that show a very consistent pattern of K ∼0 flattening strain. Texture analyses of biotite and quartz additionally support the observations made by the strain analyses and the magnetic fabric data. Microstructural investigations give evidence that the fabrics are associated with the emplacement over a range of temperatures from truly magmatic to high-temperature solid-state conditions. The age of the intrusion is still under discussion, but a new cooling age was determined by K/Ar dating of biotite at 403.7±8 Ma corresponding to a temperature range between 450 and 300°C. For a mylonite along the southern contact between the Ardara pluton and the country rock a K/Ar muscovite age of 378.8±7 Ma indicates a minimum age for the shear zone when the Ardara pluton must have already been cooled down below 350±50°C. Received: 28 January 1999 / Accepted: 28 December 1999     

Features and significance of the Yudai porphyry copper deposit in the Kalatag district, eastern Tianshan, NW China

<正>1 Introduction The eastern Tianshan region covers around 60000 km2in area and is located in the eastern part of Xinjiang.The district contains various types mineral commodities including Cu,Ni,Au,Fe,Pb and Zn(Wang et al.,2006).The Dannanhu belt in eastern part of the area is interpreted as a volcanic arc and forms an important mineralized zone bordered by the Turpan-Hami Basin to the north and Kanggur back-arc basin to the south.     

西天山石炭纪式可布台铁矿沉积-成岩过程: 岩相学与矿物学的证据

式可布台铁矿位于西天山阿吾拉勒成矿带西端, 是该成矿带内典型的沉积型铁矿床, 目前该矿床在成因方面存在喷流沉积和化学沉积(类似条带状铁建造)两种认识。前人多聚焦于矿床地质和地球化学特征的探讨, 对矿石和矿物组成及沉积-成岩(成矿)过程的分析较为薄弱。为此, 本文选取式可布台铁矿中不同类型矿石开展详细的岩相学和矿物学研究, 力图为揭示铁矿形成过程提供关键信息。岩相学分析表明, 式可布台铁矿主要由赤铁矿、铁碧玉(石英)、黄铁矿、重晶石以及少量菱铁矿组成。赤铁矿根据形态特征可划分为板柱状、鳞片状(叶片状)、粒状和微粒状四种结构, 其中微粒状极细粒赤铁矿为原生矿物, 推测可能由Fe(Ⅲ)氢氧化物在成岩早期脱水形成; 粗粒状赤铁矿是在成岩晚期或浅变质过程中由早期微粒状赤铁矿重结晶形成。菱铁矿结晶程度一般较差, 其内部常见细粒石英和赤铁矿包裹体, 与有机质共存, 指示其可能是由Fe(Ⅲ)氢氧化物在成岩阶段通过异化铁还原作用(DIR)形成。黄铁矿主要为粗粒结构, 其Co/Ni比值位于热液成因区(平均为3.44), 表明黄铁矿属于热液成因型黄铁矿。重晶石多为他形-半自形结构, 粒径较细, 表明重晶石也应为海底热液沉淀物。依据矿体特征、矿石组构、矿物类型以及矿物颗粒间相互关系及矿物成因, 可将成矿过程划分为两期: 沉积期和成岩期。在沉积期以原始沉积物为主, 包括Fe(Ⅲ)氢氧化物、无定形二氧化硅、无定形Si-Fe(Ⅲ)氢氧化物凝胶等松散沉积物以及重晶石和黄铁矿等结晶矿物。在成岩期, 早期沉积物脱水形成赤铁矿、石英和铁碧玉, 部分Fe(Ⅲ)氢氧化物与有机质反应形成菱铁矿。式可布台铁矿矿物组合以赤铁矿为主, 含典型矿物铁碧玉、黄铁矿和重晶石, 而缺少硅酸盐矿物, 与现代海底含金属沉积物和古生代铁碧玉矿床相似, 而与前寒武纪条带状铁建造中以大量磁铁矿、石英和硅酸盐矿物的矿物组合特征不同, 指示矿床的形成过程与现代海底热液成因含金属沉积物相似, 说明式可布台铁矿应为海底喷流沉积成因。

     

东天山地区两类钒钛磁铁矿型矿床含矿岩石对比

新疆东天山地区产出有两类岩浆型钒钛磁铁矿矿床，分别以尾亚和香山西矿床为代表。尾亚是以铁钛为主的中型钒钛磁铁矿矿床，香山西则是以钛为主的大型钛铁矿矿床，与铜镍矿床共生。尾亚矿床含矿岩石的岩石学、岩石化学、稀土及微量元素特征与典型的钒钛磁铁矿矿床相似。而香山西矿床含矿岩石的碱度、镁铁指数（FeO^＊／MgO）、岩浆酸度（αsi）、钙碱富集指数（calk／m）等地球化学参数，氧逸度和硫逸度等物理化学参数均介于独立的典型铜镍硫化物和典型钒钛磁铁矿矿床之间。两类矿床含矿岩石特征的差异可能在于其产出的构造背景不同，导致其含矿岩浆演化过程中处于不同的物理化学条件。     

新疆东天山玉海铜(钼)矿床流体包裹体和稳定同位素研究

玉海铜(钼)矿床成矿岩体为石英闪长(玢)岩,矿化呈细脉状、细脉-浸染状和稀疏浸染状。围岩蚀变主要为钾硅酸盐化、石英-绢云母化、青磐岩化和黏土化蚀变。矿床类型为斑岩型。铜(钼)矿化主要发育于钾硅酸盐化阶段、石英-绢云母化阶段和青磐岩化阶段。流体包裹体可划分为气液两相包裹体、含子晶三相包裹体和CO_2包裹体3种类型。钾硅酸盐化阶段的均一温度为307~423℃,盐度w(NaCleq)为4.18%~10.11%,密度0.62~0.77g/cm~3,属于高温、中-低盐度流体;石英-绢云母化阶段均一温度为172~336℃,盐度为w(NaCleq)为3.23%~8.55%,密度0.70~0.93 g/cm~3,属于中温、低盐度流体;晚期青磐岩化阶段均一温度155~296℃,盐度w(NaCleq)为3.71%~9.08%,密度0.80~0.96 g/cm~3,属于中低温、低盐度流体。从早阶段到晚阶段,成矿流体温度逐渐下降,各成矿阶段成矿流体盐度均小于11%,但钾硅酸盐化阶段成矿流体盐度稍高。石英-绢云母化阶段成矿流体δD=-91.6‰~-72.1‰,δ~(18)OH_2O=-1.8‰~6.3‰;青磐岩化阶段成矿流体δD=-97.1‰~-68.3‰,δ~(18)OH_2O=-6.3‰~2.2‰;成矿流体具有岩浆水和大气降水混合特征,但青磐岩化阶段大气降水含量更高。硫化物的δ~(34)S值为-3.5‰~2.8‰,硫来自石英闪长(玢)岩。     

东天山马庄山金矿床流体包裹体和同位素地球化学研究及其对矿床成因的制约

在详细的矿床地质研究基础上，对马庄山金矿床流体包裹体和氢、氧、硫、铅同位素组成进行了研究。成矿流体具有中温、中低盐度、富H2O、CO2和富Na^ 、K^ 、Cl^-离子等特征。氢、氧、硫同位素组成表明，成矿流体存在着两个主要来源：岩浆流体和大气降水来源的加热地下水。铅同位素组成分布区间较为宽广且构成良好的线性相关（R^≥0.98），反映金属物质的多源性以及地壳和地幔各个储库的混合趋势。显微温度计及气体组分间的协变关系的不一致性，排除了去气作用存在的可能性。流体包裹体和同位素综合研究表明，两种来源流体发生了混合作用，从而导致了矿石矿物和金的沉淀。     

Mineralogy,fluid inclusions,and isotopes of the Cihai iron deposit,eastern Tianshan,NW China: Implication for hydrothermal evolution and genesis of subvolcanic rocks-hosted skarn-type deposits

Most skarn deposits are closely related to granitoids that intruded into carbonate rocks. The Cihai (>100 Mt at 45% Fe) is a deposit with mineral assemblages and hydrothermal features similar to many other typical skarn deposits of the world. However, the iron orebodies of Cihai are mainly hosted within the diabase and not in contact with carbonate rocks. In addition, some magnetite grains exhibit unusual relatively high TiO₂ content. These features are not consistent with the typical skarn iron deposit. Different hydrothermal and/or magmatic processes are being actively investigated for its origin. Because of a lack of systematic studies of geology, mineral compositions, fluid inclusions, and isotopes, the genetic type, ore genesis, and hydrothermal evolution of this deposit are still poorly understood and remain controversial.The skarn mineral assemblages are the alteration products of diabase. Three main paragenetic stages of skarn formation and ore deposition have been recognized based on petrographic observations, which show a prograde skarn stage (garnet-clinopyroxene-disseminated magnetite), a retrograde skarn stage (main iron ore stage, massive magnetite-amphibole-epidote ± ilvaite), and a quartz-sulfide stage (quartz-calcite-pyrite-pyrrhotite-cobaltite).Overall, the compositions of garnet, clinpyroxene, and amphibole are consistent with those of typical skarn Fe deposits worldwide. In the disseminated ores, some magnetite grains exhibit relatively high TiO₂ content (>1 wt.%), which may be inherited from the diabase protoliths. Some distinct chemical zoning in magnetite grains were observed in this study, wherein cores are enriched in Ti, and magnetite rims show a pronounced depletion in Ti. The textural and compositional data of magnetite confirm that the Cihai Fe deposit is of hydrothermal origin, rather than associated with iron rich melts as previously suggested.Fluid inclusions study reveal that, the prograde skarn (garnet and pyroxene) formed from high temperature (520–600 °C), moderate- to high-salinity (8.1–23.1 wt.% NaCl equiv, and >46 wt.% NaCl equiv) fluids. Massive iron ore and retrograde skarn assemblages (amphibole-epidote ± ilvaite) formed under hydrostatic condition after the fracturing of early skarn. Fluids in this stage had lower temperature (220°–456 °C) and salinity (8.4–16.3 wt.% NaCl equiv). Fluid inclusions in quartz-sulfide stage quartz and calcite also record similar conditions, with temperature range from 128° to 367 °C and salinity range from 0.2 to 22.9 wt.% NaCl equiv. Oxygen and hydrogen isotopic data of garnet and quartz suggest that mixing and dilution of early magmatic fluids with external fluids (e.g., meteoric waters) caused a decrease in fluid temperature and salinity in the later stages of the skarn formation and massive iron precipitation. The δ¹⁸O values of magnetite from iron ores vary between 4.1 and 8.5‰, which are similar to values reported in other skarn Fe deposits. Such values are distinct from those of other iron ore deposits such as Kiruna-type and magmatic Fe-Ti-V deposits worldwide. Taken together, these geologic, geochemical, and isotopic data confirm that Cihai is a diabase-hosted skarn deposit related to the granitoids at depth.     

冀东沉积变质型铁矿床瞬变电磁响应研究

本文介绍瞬变电磁方法在冀东沉积变质型铁矿勘查中的应用。根据冀东地区成矿地质背景,以及BIF型铁矿的矿体形态、产状、赋存部位、规模大小及含矿岩层特征,建立了层状模型、透镜体模型与向形模型三种地质模型。将地质模型转化为可处理的地球物理模型,按实际地质情况改变模型参数,完成了瞬变电磁的时域二维正演计算。分析了三种模型在多种情况下（低阻覆盖层、不同倾角、不同深度、发射源特征和不同电阻率）的瞬变电磁响应特征。结果表明,低阻覆盖层对于瞬变电磁场的扩散有一定的屏蔽作用,因而减小探测深度;随着矿体倾角的逐渐增大,瞬变电磁响应强度逐渐减弱,水平板状矿体比垂直板状矿体的响应要更为明显;勘探效果随着地质体埋深的增加而逐渐减弱;发射磁矩的大小对于瞬变电磁场的强弱产生直接影响,在实际应用中需要结合多方面因素,选择最佳的发射边长来达到最佳的勘查效果。利用冀东司家营地区进行的瞬变电磁勘察数据,研究了该地区铁矿床瞬变电磁响应特征,验证了上述模型的结论。     

新疆东天山突出山铜铁矿区岩浆岩年代学、地球化学特征及地质意义

突出山铜铁矿床赋存于上石炭统底坎尔组火山岩中, 地质特征表明矿床成因为火山热液交代型。矿区玄武岩具有高Al、Na, 贫K、P、Ti的特点, 属于钙碱性系列火山岩。岩石具有轻稀土元素、大离子亲石元素相对富集和高场强元素相对亏损的特点。微量元素特征表明岩石与俯冲带流体作用有关, 经历了橄榄石(±辉石)和铬铁矿的结晶分异作用, 形成于石炭纪弧后盆地环境, 指示铁矿床的成矿环境为弧后盆地环境。矿区闪长岩和钾长花岗岩的锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb谐和年龄分别为326.2±1.6 Ma与318.2±2.5 Ma, 均为石炭纪岩浆活动的产物。根据闪长岩、钾长花岗岩、矿体与底坎尔组火山岩的穿插关系, 限定矿床的铁成矿作用时间为底坎尔组火山岩的形成时代, 早于闪长岩的形成时代(326 Ma), 而铜成矿作用时间与闪长岩的形成时代相近或稍晚。     

东天山土屋特大型斑岩铜矿成矿地质特征与矿床对比

土屋特大型斑岩铜矿位于东天山吐鲁番—哈密陆块南部边缘岛弧环境中。多期岩浆活动和矿化是铜金属超常堆集的主要因素。海底火山活动和热泉沸腾逸散造就了铜金属的预富集(矿源层),闪长玢岩和斜长花岗斑岩的侵位和叠加矿化使铜金属进一步富化和最终成矿。以细碧角斑质为主的火山岩喷发于潮坪—滨海环境,闪长玢岩、斜长花岗斑岩形成于较强的氧化环境;强还原示踪矿物黄铁矿含量较少。矿石的低品位、矿石的结构构造、蚀变特征以及矿石建造具典型斑岩矿床特征;矿石高品位、矿床形成较低温度及大量硅化蚀变又表现为某些热液矿床特征(次火山岩热液)。典型斑岩铜矿床、次火山热液矿床、土屋铜矿床对比,土屋铜矿床矿床类型仍不失为斑岩型铜矿,并具有自身特征。     

西天山智博铁矿床黄铁矿成分特征及硫同位素研究

智博大型磁铁矿床位于新疆西天山阿吾拉勒铁铜成矿带东段,主要矿石矿物为磁铁矿,主要共生金属矿物为黄铁矿。文章通过对黄铁矿进行矿物成因研究来推测矿床成因及特征。本次研究选择2个成矿期的矿石及围岩中的黄铁矿进行电子探针及硫同位素研究。电子探针数据显示岩浆期黄铁矿w(Co)平均为4703×10~(-6),大于热液期w(Co)(735.71×10~(-6)),Co/Ni比值(平均18.53)也大于热液期黄铁矿Co/Ni比值(平均0.96);S/Se比值多数集中于1000～8000之间。部分Co/Ni、Se/Te、S/Se比值落入热液成因范围内,暗示了热液流体参与成矿的可能性。而Co-Co/Ni图解显示岩浆期矿石和热液期矿石具有一定的继承性。黄铁矿中δ~(34)S值介于-1.2‰和0.3‰之间,表明硫主要来源于幔源硫。智博铁矿床矿石主要为岩浆成因,但岩浆期后热液及其他热液流体也参与了晚阶段的成矿作用。     

西天山敦德铁矿床磁铁矿原位LA-ICP-MS元素分析及意义

敦德铁矿床是天山成矿带内新近发现并勘查的一处大型海相火山岩型铁矿床。该矿床的矿石可划分为浸染状、稠密浸染状、条带状和块状4种主要类型。其中的条带状矿石包括磁铁矿_矽卡岩条带和磁铁矿_方解石条带2种亚类型。块状矿石内出现围岩或矽卡岩角砾时则构成角砾状矿石,其磁铁矿的成因无甚差异。根据野外观察和矿相显微研究,认为磁铁矿形成于早期矽卡岩阶段后的退化蚀变阶段,之后又被更晚的硫化物阶段和绿泥石_碳酸盐阶段的矿物叠加。敦德磁铁矿内主要发生了Al、Mn、Mg和Zn的类质同象置换,此外,也含有Ti、Si、Ca等次要元素以及Na、K、V、Cr、Ni、Co等多种可检测到的微量元素。磁铁矿内元素含量在空间上显示出直观的差异,由深部到浅部,Mn、Zn含量升高,Si、Ca、Na、K、Pb、Ba、Sr、Sb、Cu等含量降低。在Ti O2_Al2O3_Mg O图解、Ti O2_Al2O3_(Mg O+Mn O)图解和Ca+Al+Mn_Ti+V图解上,敦德磁铁矿的分析数据均投影于热液交代(矽卡岩)成因区域。综上认为,该矿床的磁铁矿可能为热液充填交代成因。     

新疆西天山查岗诺尔铁矿床磁铁矿和石榴石微量元素特征及其对矿床成因的制约

查岗诺尔大型磁铁矿床位于西天山阿吾拉勒东段,赋存于下石炭统大哈拉军山组安山岩及安山质火山碎屑岩之中,主体矿底板夹透镜状的大理岩,矿体主要为层状、似层状、透镜状。根据矿石组构和矿物共生特征,可以划分为岩浆期和热液期两个成矿期,后者包括矽卡岩和石英-硫化物两个亚成矿期,进一步可以细分为6个成矿阶段。岩浆期的磁铁矿∑REE很低,稀土配分模式大致呈轻稀土、重稀土较富集而中稀土亏损的U型,富Ti、V、Cr,表明铁质可能来自安山质岩浆的结晶分异作用; 矽卡岩亚成矿期的磁铁矿∑REE极低,略微富集LREE,其它稀土元素亏损强烈,贫Ti、V,略富集Ni、Co和Cu。矽卡岩亚期的含矿和无矿矽卡岩中的石榴石的稀土配分模式类似,∑REE含量相对较高,呈HREE富集、LREE亏损、弱正Eu异常的分布型式,显示了交代成因石榴石的特征,暗示与其共生的磁铁矿也是通过热液流体与围岩地层的交代反应生成的,铁质来自围岩。结合矿床地质与微量元素地球化学,认为查岗诺尔铁矿可能是岩浆型和矽卡岩型(主要)的复合叠加矿床。