Mineralization of pegmatites in parts of the Oban Massif, Southeastern Nigeria： A preliminary analysis

The Oban Basement Massif of southeastern Nigeria is composed of metamorphosed rocks including phyllites, schists, gneisses and amphibolites cut by pegmatitic dykes of varying length and thickness, which intruded the metamorphic rocks. Preliminary geochemical study and analysis of these pegmatites from western Oban Massif at Uyanga, Akwa Ibami, Iwuru I, Iwuru Ⅱ and Igbofia showed that the pegmatites are highly albitized. This is incon-sistent with earlier postulations that the pegmatites in this part of Nige...     

Zur Geochemie einiger Pegmatite der Ostalpen

Zusammenfassung 139 Proben von Gesteinen und Mineralen des Villacher Granites und von Pegmatitvorkommen im Kärntner Altkristallin (Kärnten/Österreich) sowie vergleichsweise 13 Proben von anderen Pegmatiten der Ostalpen und solchen der Böhmischen Masse wurden mit Hilfe flammenphotometrischer, emissionsspektrographischer, röntgenfluoreszenzspektrometrischer und teilweise auch gammaspektrometrischer Methoden auf die Elemente Li, Na, K, Rb, Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, B, Sc, Y, Yb, (Th, U), Ti, Zr, Ni und Ga analysiert.Es konnte gezeigt werden, daß zwischen dem voralpidischen Villacher Granit und dem pegmatitischen und aplitischen Ganggefolge im Kärntner Altkristallin zwischen Ossiacher See und Drautal Blutsverwandtschaft bestehen sollte.Mit zunehmender Größe des Pegmatitvorkommens und offenbar auch mit Annäherung an den Granit nimmt der Gehalt an Li, Rb, Be, B, Ga und Pb zu, der Gehalt an Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Sc u. a. hingegen ab. Das K/Rb-Verhältnis ist ebenso ein verläßlicher Indikator. In kleineren Pegmatitkörpern nähert sich der Gehalt der pegmatophilen Spurenelemente dem des Nebengesteins.Es werden Abhängigkeiten zwischen Mindestkonzentrationen und Mineralisationen gefunden: Granite der Ostalpen mit Berylliumgehalten über 5 ppm Be lassen Beryllmineralisationen in ihren Pegmatiten erwarten. In Pegmatit-Proben mit über 50 ppm Be sind unter dem Mikroskop Beryllnädelchen nachweisbar.Zinnstein tritt auf, wenn das Pegmatitgestein mehr als 20 ppm Sn enthält, Spodumen bei>0,1% Li und Xenotim bei>20 ppm Y.

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Contribution to the geochemistry of some pegmatites in the Eastern Alps

Summary 139 samples of rocks and minerals from the granite of Villach and from pegmatites of the Carinthian Old Cristalline Complex (Austria) and additional 13 samples for comparison purposes from other pegmatites in the Eastern Alps and the Bohemian Mass were analyzed for the elements Li, Na, K, Rb, Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, B, Sc, Y, Yb, (Th, U), Ti, Zr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Ga using flamephotometric, emission-spectrographic, x-ray-fluorescence spectrometric and partially gamma-spectrometric methods.It could be shown that the prealpidic granite of Villach and the pegmatites of the Carinthian Old Cristalline Complex lying between the Lake of Ossiach and the Drau Valley are probably consanquineous. The contents of Li, Rb, Be, B, Ga, and Pb increase with the size of the pegmatite and with increasing proximity to the granite. Other elements, like Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Sc, show the reverse relation.Also the K/Rb-ratio is a good indicator. The trace-element content of small pegmatite bodies approaches that of the wall rocks.Relationships between the concentration of some elements and the mineralization have been found: One may expect beryllium minerals in pegmatites of granites of the Eastern Alps if the granite contains more than 5 ppm Be. Pegmatites samples containing more than 50 ppm Be show needles of beryll under the microscope. Cassiterite appeares, if the content of the pegmatitic rock reaches 20 ppm Sn, spodumen, if it exceeds 0,1% Li, and Xenotim, if it exceeds 20 ppm Y.

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Beitrag zur Geochemie österreichischer Granitoide

Zusammenfassung Es wurden 122 Proben granitoider Gesteine, die größtenteils aus dem Bereiche der Alpen und der südlichen Böhmischen Masse stammen, mit Hilfe instrumenteller Methoden auf die Elemente Be, Ca, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, K, Li, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sc, Sn, Sr, Ti, Tl, V, Y, Zn und Zr analysiert. Dabei fanden die Emissionsspektral-analyse und die Röntgenfluoreszenzanalyse Anwendung. Für die Bestimmung sehr geringer Konzentrationen der Elemente Pb, Sn, Tl und Zn in sauren Silikatgesteinen wurde eine spezielle Doppelbogenmethode ausgearbeitet.Aus den Analysendaten wurden die Durchschnittsgehalte der einzelnen Elemente errechnet und mit Literaturwerten über die Gehalte von seltenen Elementen in Granitoiden verglichen. Bei den meisten Daten wurde Übereinstimmung gefunden, bei einigen anderen (Be, Co, Ni, Rb, Sc) Korrekturvorschläge gemacht.Die Variationsbreiten der Konzentrationen der einzelnen Elemente wurden an Hand von Histogrammen beschrieben und kurz diskutiert.

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Summary 122 samples of granitoidic rocks from the Alps and the southern part of the Bohemian Massif were analysed for the elements Be, Ca, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, K, Li, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sc, Sn, Sr, Ti, Tl, V, Y, Zn, and Zr by means of emission-spectrochemical analysis and X-ray fluorescence analysis. A special method employing a double arc was developped for determining very small concentrations of the elements Pb, Sn, Tl, and Zn in acid silicate rocks.The average contents of the individual elements were calculated from the data of analysis and compared with the data on the contents of rare elements in granitoidic rocks, as quoted in literature. In most cases the data were conformable, however, in some other cases (Be, Co, Ni, Rb, Sc) corrections were suggested.The ranges of the concentrations of the individual elements were described by means of histograms and were discussed briefly.

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Herrn Professor Dr.F. Machatschki zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

Tourmaline geochemistry and δ<Superscript>11</Superscript>B variations as a guide to fluid–rock interaction in the Habachtal emerald deposit,Tauern Window,Austria

Tourmalines from the Habachtal emerald deposit in the Eastern Alps formed together with emerald in a ductile shear zone during blackwall metasomatism between pelitic country rocks and a serpentinite body. Electron microprobe and secondary ion mass spectrometric (SIMS) analyses provide a record of chemical and B-isotope variations in tourmalines which represent an idealized profile from metapelites into the blackwall sequence of biotite and chlorite schists. Tourmaline is intermediate schorl-dravite in the country rock and become increasingly dravitic in the blackwall zones, while F and Cr contents increase and Al drops. Metasomatic tourmaline from blackwall zones is typically zoned optically and chemically, with rim compositions rich in Mg, Ti, Ca and F compared with the cores. The total range in δ¹¹B values is −13.8 to −5.1‰ and the within-sample variations are typically 3–5‰. Both of these ranges are beyond the reach of closed-system fractionation at the estimated 500–550°C conditions of formation, and at least two boron components with contrasting isotopic composition are indicated. A key observation from tourmaline core analyses is a systematic shift in δ¹¹B from the country rock (−14 to −10‰) to the inner blackwall zones (−9 to −5‰). We suggest that two separate fluids were channeled and partially mixed in the Habachtal shear zone during blackwall alteration and tourmaline-emerald mineralization. A regional metamorphic fluid carried isotopically light boron as observed in the metapelite country rocks. The other fluid is derived from the serpentinite association and has isotopically heavier boron typical for MORB or altered oceanic crust. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Interactions between serpentinite devolatilization, metasomatism and strike-slip strain localization during deep-crustal shearing in the Eastern Alps

The Greiner shear zone in the Tauern Window, Eastern Alps, changes from a zone of distributed (dominantly sinistral) shear in supracrustal rocks to a series of narrow, gully forming dextral splays where it enters basement gneisses. Within these splays, granodiorite is transformed into quartz‐poor biotite and/or chlorite schists, reflecting hydration, removal of Si, Ca and Na, and concentration of Fe, Mg and Al. Stable isotope analyses show a prominent increase in δD and a decrease in δ¹⁸O from granodiorite into the shear zones. These changes indicate significant channelized flow of an externally derived, low‐δ¹⁸O, high‐δD fluid through the shear zones. The shear zone schists are chemically similar to blackwall zones developed around serpentinite bodies elsewhere in the Greiner zone and the stable isotope data support alteration via serpentinite‐derived fluid. Monazite in schist from one shear zone yields spot dates of 29–20 Ma, indicating that the fluid influx and switch from sinistral to dextral shear occurred at or shortly after the thermal peak of the Alpine orogeny (c. 30 Ma). We suggest that Alpine metamorphism of serpentinites released large amounts of high‐δD, low‐δ¹⁸O, Si‐undersaturated, Fe + Mg‐saturated fluids that became channelized along prior zones of weakness in the granodiorite. Infiltration of this fluid facilitated growth of chlorite and biotite, which in turn localized later dextral strain in the narrow splays via cleavage‐parallel slip. This dextral strain event can be linked to other structures that accommodated tectonic escape of major crustal blocks during dextral transpression in the Eastern Alps. This study shows that serpentinite devolatilization can play an important role in modifying both the chemistry and rheology of surrounding rocks during orogenesis.     

Petrology and Li-Be-B geochemistry of muscovite-biotite granite and associated pegmatite near Yellowknife,Canada

Prosperous granite (Rb-Sr 2520±25 Ma) occurs as several plutons (1–380 km² outcrop area) in a thick succession of metamorphosed greywacke-mudstone of the Yellowknife Supergroup. The average mineral content of the Sparrow pluton (in vol.%) is quartz (32), plagioclase (31), K-feldspar (24), muscovite (9), biotite (3), and apatite (<1). Average trace-element concentrations (in ppm) are Li (140), Be (4), B (28), Zn (47), Rb (250), Sr (76), Zr (75) and Ba (360). The central portion of the pluton is slightly richer in K, Sr, and Ba than the margin. Li is concentrated in mica (Li in biotite/Li in muscovite=4.7), and Be and B in muscovite and plagioclase. Countless pegmatite dikes occur in the Sparrow pluton and in schist-hornfels to the east; the outer limit is marked by the cordierite isograd, 9 km from the granite contact. Dikes vary greatly in size (1 km to a few cm in length), in mineral content (quartz, albite, K-feldspar, muscovite, tourmaline, beryl, spodumene), in major element composition (especially the NaK ratio), and in trace-element content (Li 18–5000 ppm, Be 5–260 ppm, B 20–150 ppm). Compared with Prosperous granite, the pegmatite bodies are richer in P and Rb, and poorer in Ti, Fe, Mg, Zr, and Ba. Dikes rich in tourmaline, beryl, and spodumene occur in overlapping zones situated progressively farther from the centre of the Sparrow pluton. The composition of tourmaline is related to host rock; the highest concentrations of Fe and Zn occur in crystals from pegmetite and the highest concentrations of Mg and V occur in crystals from tourmalinized schist, while those from granite and quartz veins occupy on intermediate position. Complex compositional zoning is present in some tourmaline crystals in pegmatite. Estimates of temperature (500°–600° C) and pressure (2–4 kb) of granite emplacement, based on the distribution of andalusite and sillimanite in the contact rocks, suggest that the final stage of granite emplacement occurred at sub-solidus conditions. A vaportransport model is proposed to explain the widespread distribution of the pegmatite dikes and their extreme compositional variability. Some of the pegmatite constituents, including Li, Be, and B, were possibly derived from Yellowknife graywacke and mudstone.     

Trace element chemistry of lithium-rich micas from rare-element granitic pegmatites

Summary Granitic pegmatites characterized by advanced accumulation and fractionation of incompatible rare lithophile elements (Li, Rb, Cs, Be, Ta Nb, B, P and F), often contain mineral assemblages which host lithium-rich micas. Lepidolite and lithian muscovite occur in high-pressure spodumene, low-pressure petalite, phosphorus-enriched amblygonite and fluorine-rich lepidolite subtypes of orogenic affiliated complex type granitic pegmatites and rarely in anorogenic affiliated amazonite-bearingTrace element data determined by X-ray fluorescence for lepidolite of various pegmatite subtypes, morphology (book, scaly, fine-grained), position within the pegmatite (primary zones, replacement units, pockets), mineral assemblages and tectonic affinity (orogenic vs anorogenic) show extreme fractionation of Rb and Cs; modest levels of T1, Ga, Nb, Ta, Sn and Zn; and typically low abundances of Ba, Sr, Ni, Pb, Y, V, W and Zr. Extreme fractionation is indicated by low values of K/Rb, K/Cs and Nb/Ta which are lowest in lepidolite from petalite subtype pegmatites.No systematic differences in trace element content is evident among the different lepidolite morphologies or paragenetic position. Lepidolite from spodumene subtype pegmatites are generally slightly less fractionated than those from petalite or lepidolite subtype pegmatites.

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Spurenelement-Chemie von Lithium-reichen Glimmern aus granitischen Pegmatiten

Zusammenfassung Granitische Pegmatite, die durch fortgeschrittene Anreicherung und Fraktionierung von inkompatiblen, seltenen, lithophilen Elementen (Li, Rb, Cs, Be, Ta Nb, B, P und F) charakterisiert sind, enthalten häufig Mineralparagenesen mit Lithium-reichen Glimmern. Lepidolith und Li-Muskowit treten in Hochdruck-Spodumen, in Niedrigdruck-Petalit, in mit Phosphor angereichertem Amblygonit und in Fluor-reichen Lepidolith-Unterarten aus komplexen orogenen granitischen Pegmatiten und selten auch aus anorogenen, Amazonit-führenden Pegmatiten, auf.Spurenelement-Daten aus der Röntgenfluoreszenzanalyse von Lepidolith aus verschiedenen Pegmatit-Untertypen, die Morphologie (tafelig, schuppig, feinkörnig), die Position innerhalb des Pegmatits (primäre Zonen, verdrängte Einheiten, Taschen), Mineralbestände und tektonische Affinität (orogen gegen anorogen) zeigen eine extreme Fraktionierung von Rb und Cs, bescheidene Gehalte an TI, Ga, Nb, Ta, Sn und Zn; und typischerweise geringe Häufigkeiten von Ba, Sr, Ni, Pb, Y, V, W und Zr. Die extreme Fraktionierung wird durch niedrige Werte von K/Rb, K/Cs und Nb/Ta angezeigt, die in Lepidolith von Pegmatiten des Petalit-Subtyps am niedrigsten sind.Aus den verschiedenen Morphologien oder paragenetischen Positionen von Lepidolith sind keine systematischen Unterschiede im Spurenelementgehalt ersichtlich. Lepidolith aus Pegmatiten des Spodumen-Subtyps sind generell etwas weniger fraktioniert als jene von Pegmatiten des Petalit- oder Lepidolith-Subtyps.

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Micas of the muscovite-lepidolite series from the fregeneda pegmatites (Salamanca,Spain)

Summary In the Fregeneda area different types of pegmatites can be recognized by their mineralogy, morphology, internal structure and field relationships. The most common type corresponds to a simple pegmatite with homogeneous internal structure, but zoned Li-bearing pegmatites also are relatively widespread. Cassiterite-bearing pegmatites are subordinate. The pegmatites are spatially associated to the Lumbrales granite. This is a parautochthonous, fine- to medium-grained, two-mica granite, one of the syntectonic massifs which were deformed during the third phase of Hercynian deformation. Representative micas selected from the different groups of pegmatites were studied to determine wether the pegmatites can be related by a common fractionation path, and how different pegmatite types are related to the spatially associated Lumbrales granite. Compositional variations in the micas depend on the pegmatite type. Muscovite coexisting with Li-micas in the Li-bearing pegmatites is one of the richest in Al₂O₃ (35.4–37.7 wt%) and the poorest in FeO (0.2–1.5 wt%) and MgO (0–0.3 wt%), whereas muscovite of the simple discordant pegmatites shows the highest FeO (2.2–3.3 wt%) and that from the Lumbrales granite is the richest in MgO (0.5–0.7 wt%) and TiO₂ (0.6–1.1 wt%). On the other hand, Sn (70–1168 ppm), Li (< 5–22253 ppm), F (880–21470 ppm), Cs (< 5–1696 ppm), Rb (800–9181 ppm) and other trace elements seem to increase with distance from the Lumbrales granite, and K/Rb decreases. According to this ratio, the exterior Li-bearing pegmatites are the more evolved, whereas the interior pegmatites are less evolved, and are richer in Cs, Li and Zn than other pegmatite types.

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Glimmerminerale der Muscovit-Lepidolith-Serie aus den Pegmatiten von Fregeneda, Salamanca, Spanien

Zusammenfassung Im Gebiet von Fregeneda sind auf Grund ihrer Mineralogie, Morphologie, Internstruktur und Geländebeziehungen verschiedene Pegmatittypen zu unterscheiden. Am häufigsten sind einfache homogen aufgebaute Pegmatite. Zonar gebaute Li-Pegmatite sind ebenfalls weit verbreitet, Zinnstein-führende Pegmatite treten hingegen zurück, Die Pegmatite sind räumlich mit dem Lumbrales Granit, einem paraautochtonen, fein- bis mittelkörnigen Zwei-Glimmergranit, assoziiert, Dieser gehört einem der syntektonischen Massive, die während der dritten Phase der hercynischen Deformation deformiert wurden, an. Repräsentative, aus den verschiedenen Pegmatittypen separierte Glimmerminerale wurden untersucht, um zu klären, inwieweit die Pegmatite über einen direkten Fraktionierungspfad zu verbinden sind und in welcher Beziehung sie zu dem Lumbrales Granit stehen. Die Variation der Zusammensetzung der Glimmer hängt vom Pegmatittyp ab. Muscovite, die mit Li-Glimmern koexistieren, sind die relativ Al₂O₃-reichsten (32–37.7 Gew.%) und Fe- (0.2–1.5 Gew.%.) und Mg-ärmsten (0–0.3 Gew.%). Jene aus dem Lumbrales Granit sind die reich an MgO (0.5–0.7) und TiO₂ (0.6–1.1 Gew.%). Die Gehalte von Sn (70–1168 ppm), Li (< 5–22253 ppm). F (880-21470 ppm), Cs (< 5–1696 ppm), Rb (800–9181 ppm) und anderer Spurenelemente nehmen mit der Entfernung vom Lumbrales Granit zu, während K/Rb abnimmt. Auf Grund dieses Verhältnisses sind die externen Li-führenden Pegmatite höher, die internen Pegmatite hingegen geringfügiger entwickelt. Erstere sind daher auch reicher an Cs, Li und Zn.

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Rubidium-Strontium-Altersbestimmungen an Biotit-Muskowit-Granitgneisen (Typus Augen- und Flasergneise) aus dem nördlichen Großvenedigerbereich (Hohe Tauern)

Zusammenfassung An vier Proben aus dem Augen- und Flasergneiskomplex in Großvenedigergebiet (Hohe Tauern) wurden Rb–Sr-Altersbestimmungen durchgeführt. Die Biotit-Alterswerte lagen bei zirka 20 M. J. Sie sind der alpidischen Tauernkristallisation zuzuordnen. Eine Gesamtgesteinsisochrone von drei typischen Augen- und Flasergranitgneisen ergab 246 M. J. und wird als Bildungsalter eines magmatischen Granitkörpers interpretiert. Es muß daher zur Perm-Zeit in den westlichen Hohen Tauern ein ausgedehnter Granitmagmatismus angenommen werden. Auf die Schwierigkeiten, dieses Ereignis in das derzeitige geologische-Entstehungsbild einzuordnen, wurde hingewiesen.

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Rubidium-strontium age determinations on biotite-muscovite-gneisses (Augen-and Flaser-gneisses) from the Northern Grossvenediger region (Tauern, Austrian Alps)

Summary Rb–Sr ages were determined for 4 samples from the Augen- and Flaser-gneiss complex of the Grossvenediger region, Hohe Tauern, Austria. The biotite ages of 20 m. y. may be attributed to the Tauern-crystallization of Alpidic age. A total rock isochrone of 246 m. y. based on 3 typical Augen- and Flaser-granite gneisses is interpreted as the age of a granite body. Thus extensive granite magmatism is assumed to have prevailed in the western part of the Hohe Tauern during the Permian. There are, however, difficulties in correlating this event with the present picture of the geologic evolution in this region.

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Multistage Growth of a Rare-Element, Volatile-Rich Microgranite at Argemela (Portugal)

The small Argemela microgranite body in central Portugal displaysmany of the mineralogical and chemical features characteristicof peraluminous, Li, P-rich, rare-element pegmatites. Its mineralogyconsists predominantly of quartz, albite, white mica (partlyreplaced by lepidolite) and a phosphate of the amblygonite series.K-feldspar is noticeably absent or scarce. Cassiterite, beryland columbite are the main accessories. The microgranite showsextreme enrichment in incompatible elements such as F, P, Rb,Cs, Li, Sn and Be, and extreme depletion in Sr, Ba, Zr and REE.It is highly sodic and strongly peraluminous. The micrograniteoverall is interpreted as a mixture of two components: a crystalmush injected from below (seen in narrow dykes intersected duringdrilling, composed of quartz, albite and phengite) and interpretedas ‘feeders’, overprinted by a second highly evolvedcomponent dominated by Li, F, P (Rb, Cs, Be, Sn, Nb, Ta, etc.)considered as a ‘lubricant’ medium for the ascendingmush and occasionally quenched (quartz, albite, skeletal lepidoliteand amblygonite). This second component has the mineralogicaland chemical characteristics of rare-element pegmatites. Allthese petrological characteristics are magmatic. Only a fewnarrow cross-cutting veinlets with quartz, K-feld-spar and F-pooramblygonite are considered as fluid derived. A model of crystallizationin successive steps is proposed where concentration in fluxingagents (F, Li, P, etc.) is progressively enhanced up to saturationwith the crystallization of magmatic lepidolite and amblygonite. KEY WORDS: petrogenesis; microgranite; pegmatite; volatiles; Portugal ^*Corresponding author.     

Trace elements in the Goze Delchev coal deposit, Bulgaria

The geochemistry of trace elements in the underground and open-pit mine of the Goze Delchev subbituminous coal deposit have been studied. The coals in both mines are highly enriched in W, Ge and Be, and at less extent in As, Mn and Y as compared with the world-wide Clarkes for subbituminous coals. Ni and Ti are also enhanced in the underground coals, and Zr, Cr and Mo in the open-pit mine coals.Characteristic for the trace element contents in the deposit is a regular variation with depth. The following patterns were distinguished for profile I: a — the element content decreases from the bottom to the top of the bed paralleling ash distribution (Fe, Co, As, Sb, V, Y, Mo, Cs, REE, Hf, Ta, Th, P and Au); b — Ge and W are enriched in the near-bottom and near-top coals; c — in the middle part of the bed the content of K and Rb is maximal, while that of U is slightly enriched; d — Ba content decreases from the top to the bottom of the bed. In profile II, W and Be contents decrease from the bottom to the top. The near-bottom, and especially the near-roof samples of profile IV are highly enriched in Ge, while for W the highest is the content of the near-bottom sample.Ge, Be, As, Mn, Cl and Br are mainly organically associated. The organic affiliation is still strong for Co, B, Sr, Ba, Sb, U, Th, Mo, La, Ce, Sm, Tb and Yb in the underground coals, and Fe, Co, Na, W, Sr, Y and Ag in the coals from the open-pit mine. K, Rb, Ti, Zr, Hf and Ta are of dominant inorganic affinity. The chalcophile and siderophile elements correlate positively with Fe and each other and may be bound partly with pyrite or other sulphides and iron containing minerals.Compared statistically by the t-criteria, the elements Na, Li, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr, Ni, Co, Mo, Fe and Be are of higher content in the open-pit mine. Tungsten is the only element of higher concentration in the underground mine. The contents of Ge, As, Sr, V, Mn, Y, Zr and P are not statistically different in both mines.It was supposed that there were multiple sources of the trace elements in the deposit. The source of the highly enriched elements (W, Ge, Be, and As) most probably were the thermal waters in the source area. The contemporary mineral springs are of high content of these elements. Another source were the hosting Mesta volcanic rocks, which are enriched in Sb, Mo, Hf, U, Th, As, Li and Rb. Some of the volcanics were hydrothermally altered and enriched or depleted of many elements. Thus, the hydrothermal solutions were also suppliers of elements for the coals. It is obvious that the contents, distribution and paragenesis, of the trace elements in both Goze Delchev coals reflect the geochemical specialization of the source area, including rocks, paleo- and contemporary thermal waters.     

Late Paleozoic rare-metal granitoid magmatism of the Southern Baikal region

The Late Paleozoic intraplate magmatism of the Selenga-Vitim structural zone of the Baikal region (Khamar-Daban Range) produced granitoids of different geochemical types: palingenic calc-alkaline granitoids, subalkaline monzogranites, and rare-metal Li-F granitoids and their subvolcanic analogues. Subalkaline and rare-metal granitoids occur in the periphery of the Late Paleozoic magmatic zone. Rare metal granite magmatism is manifested in this region as nearly N-S trending intrusive-dike belts comprising multiphase intrusions (Kharagul, Urugudei, and Bitu-Dzhida massifs) with an exposed area of ∼10 km² and an age of formation from 311 to 321 Ma and series of accompanying dikes. The early phases of the intrusions are made up of biotite granites usually with fluorite, which are changed during the late stage by typical topazbearing rare-metal amazonite-albite granites. In the subvolcanic facies, thicker subalkaline dikes of monzonite porphyry, granite porphyry, and elvan are changed by ongonites, topaz rhyolites, and topazites, which occasionally serve as cement in eruptive and fluid-explosive breccias. The development of multiphase intrusions from early biotite granites to late amazonite-albite granites with Li-F mica was accompanied by an increase in SiO₂ and, especially, Na₂O contents, whereas the level of (FeO + Fe₂O₃), CaO, and K₂O declined. Geochemical evolution includes an increase in the same direction in the contents of F, Li, Rb, Cs, Sn, Be, Ta, and Pb and a decrease in Ba, Sr, Zn, Zr, Th, and U. Similar evolution is also characteristic of the subvolcanic rocks, which emphasizes the genetic relation of the whole intrusive-dike complex of the Khamar-Daban province. Significant differences were detected in the distribution of K, Ba, Sr, and Zr between the calc-alkaline granitoids and rare-metal Li-F granites. The continental crust-normalized patterns of the raremetal granites show positive anomalies for Li, Rb, Nb, and Pb. The rare-metal Li-F granites could not be produced by palingenesis only, and their formation required specific conditions causing extensive accumulation of characteristic trace elements. During the evolution of granite melts, Li, Rb, Ta, Nb, Sn, W, and F are extensively accumulated in late intrusive phases, which indicates an important role of the processes of magmatic and fluid-magmatic differentiation during their formation. The composition and isotope geochemical characteristics of the supposed magma source material correspond to the ancient Precambrian continental crust with a mean model age of more than 1200 Ma.     

山西平朔安太堡露天矿9号煤层中的微量元素

使用ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ方法对安太堡露天矿９号煤层中的微量元素进行了系统测定,检测出５３种微量元素,将研究煤样的平均微量元素质量分数与世界范围微量元素平均质量分数相比较,煤样中Ｌｉ,Ｇａ,Ｓｒ,Ｚｒ,Ｎｂ,Ｓｎ和Ｔａ具有较高的富集,而Ｃｒ,Ｃｏ,Ｎｉ,Ｇｅ,Ｒｂ,Ｙ,Ｃｓ和Ｂａ具有较低的富集,研究资料表明不同微量元素在垂向剖面上其质量分数具有不同的分布特征。经相关分析表明：（１）与镜质组含量相关的元素有     

Effect of Natural Organic Acids on Mobilization of Macro- and Microelements from Rocks

Doklady Earth Sciences - Experimental study of leaching of the main cations (Na, K, Mg, and Ca), alkaline and alkali-earth microelements (Li, Rb, Cs, Be, Sr, and Ba), heavy metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni,...     

The use of geochemical indicator elements in the exploration for hot water sources within geothermal fields

Soils, rocks, altered rocks, hot and cold waters, and hot spring precipitates were sampled within and on the outskirts of geothermal fields in China. The contents of thirty trace elements in soils and rocks show that Hg, As, Sb, Bi, Li, Rb, Cs, Au, Ag, B, W, Sn, Pb, Zn, Mn, Ni and Co can serve as direct and indirect indicators for geothermal field exploration. Large amounts of data indicate that Hg, As and Sb are the best indicators of hot water sources. Altered rocks contain higher Hg, As, Sb, Bi and Be than unaltered rocks. Based on their abundances in hot waters, it is suggested that the following elements may be used as hydrochemical indicators of high-temperature hot-water geothermal systems: K⁺, Na⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, SO²⁻₄, HCO⁻₃, F⁻, Cl⁻, SiO₂, HBO₂, CO₂, pH, total dissolved solids and hydrochemical types, as well as Hg, As, Sb, Be, Li, Rb and Cs. Modern precipitates associated with hot springs have high contents of Ba, Be, Fe, Ti, Hg, As, Sb and Bi. Using these geochemical data, the authors have had much success in locating hot water drill sites within geothermal fields. Case histories are described for five geothermal areas.     

Die Metarodingite der Habachformation,Hohe Tauern (Österreich)

Zusammenfassung Zwei Metarodingitvorkommen aus der Habachformation im nördlichen Vendigermassiv wurden geochemisch und petrologisch untersucht. Die Metarodingite bestehen aus Granat, Klinopyroxen und wechselnden Mengen von Titanit, Ilmenit, Epidot, Chlorit und Calcit und sind von den sie umgebenden Antigoritserpentiniten durch Blackwallbidung getrennt. Sowohl Granat als auch Klinopyroxen sind in zwei Generationen vertreten. Die ältere Generation (Grant, um 95% Grandit-Anteil mit 50–70% Andraditkomponente; Klinopyroxen, Diopsid mit 0,2–0,6% Al₂O₃) entspricht mitT=420°C beiP=2 kb dem niedriggradigen herzynischen Metamorphoseereignis, die jüngere Generation (Granat, und 90% Grandit mit 5% Andraditkomponente; Klinopyroxen, Diopsid mit bis zu 2,5% Al₂O₃), für dieT=480–500°C beiP=5 kb ermittelt werden konnten, entspricht der alpidischen Metamorphose. Mit CaO-Gehalten von bis zu 30 Gew.% und Na₂O- und K₂O-Gehalten von < 0,03 Gew.% sind die Hauptelementchernismen typisch für Rodingite, lassen aber naturgemäß keine Aussage über die Ausgangsgesteine zu. Spurenelement analysen zeigen, daß auch immobile Elemente wie Ti, Zr und Y keine sichere Abletung der Ausgangsgesteine gestatten. Dasselbe gilt für die Verteilung der REE sowie für die Cr-, Co- und Ni-Gehalte, die nur die allgemeine Aussage, daß es sich bei den Ausgangsgesteinen um Gesteine basaltischer Zusammensetzung handelt, zulassen. Stark schwankende, zum Teil sehr hohe W-Gehalte in den Metarodingiten und Blackwalls werden auf Mobilisierungen aus den, die Serpentinite umgebenden Gesteinsserien. zurückgeführt.

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The metarodingites of the Habach Formation, Hohe Tauern, Austria

Summary Geochemical and petrological investigations have been carried out on two occurrences of metarodingites from the Habach Formations within the Venediger massif, Hohe Tauern Austria. The metarodingites consitst of garnet, clinopyroxene and varying amounts of sphene, ilmenite, epidote, chlorite, and calcite. They are surrounded by antigorite-serpentinites from which they are separated by blackwall zones. Garnet and clinopyroxene are present in two generations. The older one (garnet with about 95% grandite content and 50–70% andradite; diopside with 0,2–0,6% Al₂O₃) represents the low grade Hereynian metamorphic event with an equilibration temperature of 420°C atP=2 kb. The younger generation (garnet with about 90% grandite and 5% andradite; diopside with up to 2.5% Al₂O₃) is of Alpine age and could be fixed atT=480–500°C andP=5 kb. The main element contents are typical for rodingites and show CaO-concentrations up to 30% and K₂O- as well as Na₂O-concentrations of less than 0.03%. Trace element analyses indicate that even immobile elements like Ti, Zr and Y do not allow a clear reconstruction of the original rocks from which the rodingites are derived. The same holds true for the distribution of REE-patterns and the contents of Cr, Co, and Ni. However, a primary basattic composition of the original rocks can be deducted. Additionally, there are varying, in part very high W-contents (up to 2.7% WO₃) in the metarodingites and the blackwall zones which are certainly derived by mobilisation from the surrounding rocks.

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Zur Bestimmung der Feldspäte in Gesteinen

Zusammenfassung Gesteinsbildende Feldspäte aus Graniten und Gneisen wurden durch Bestimmung ihrer chemischen und Phasen-Zusammensetzung charakterisiert. Zum Vergleich wurden Plagioklase aus Anorthositen, Pegmatiten und Klüften auf gleiche Art untersucht. Die Feldspäte wurden durch schwere Flüssigkeiten aus den Gesteinen isoliert. Zur Bestimmung der chemischen Zusammensetzung dienten Naßchemie, Flammenphotometrie und Röntgenfluoreszenz; ferner wurden die Feldspäte mittels Röntgendiffraktometrie und Lichtmikroskopie auf ihre Phasen-Zusammensetzung untersucht. Die modale Zusammensetzung verschiedener untersuchter Gesteine wurde durch eine Kombination von Schweretrennung, chemischer Analyse und Rönigendiffraktometrie ermittelt.Die Aussagemöglichkeiten der erhaltenen Werte werden diskutiert und an Beispielen (Feldspatmetamorphose, östliche Hohe Tauern; Granite des Moldanubikums und Moravikums) erläutert.Mit 7 Textabbildungen     

Die Herkunft des Mo,V, As und Cr im Wulfenit der alpinen Blei-Zinklagerstdtten

Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse Zur Ermittlung der Herkunft der Elemente Mo, V, As, Cu, Cr und Ni, die teils im Wulfenit, teils im Vanadinit und Descloizit auf einigen alpinen Blei-Zinklagerstätten des Wettersteinkalkes enthalten sind, wurden 59 Proben von Mineralien und Nebengesteinen dieser Lagerstätten im Kohlebogen spektrographiert und etwa tausend Einzelbestimmungen durchgeführt. Außer den 6 erwähnten Elementen wurden die meisten Proben auch auf Pb, Zn, Cd, Mn, Fe, Co, Ti, Ba, Sr, Be, Al, Si, Ca und Mg untersucht, entweder zur Prüfung des Reinheitsgrades der Proben oder allgemein genetischer Verhältnisse wegen.Bei 6 verschiedenen alpinen Wulfeniten konnten spektrochemisch folgende Gehalte, die zwischen den angegebenen Werten stark schwanken, festgestellt werden: für V 0,02–0,8%, As 0,1–0,7%, Ca 0,007 bis über 5%, Cu < 0,0005 bis 0,01%. Ferner wurden in den Wulfeniten noch geringe Mengen von Mg, Fe, Mn, A1 und Si festgestellt (Tabelle 1, S. 698). Cr konnte nur in, einer von 6 Proben mit 0,003% bestimmt werden.Die spektrographische Analyse eines Vanadinits von Bleiberg zeigte unter anderem 0,01 % Ni und 0,03 % Cr an, die eines Descloizits von Eisenkappel 0,03 % Ni, 0,05 % Cu und 0,1 % Cr neben geringen Mengen von Na, K u. a. Elementen (S. 698).Nach dem geochemischen Untersuchungsbefund ist der Wulfenit auf den alpinen Blei-Zinklagerstättenkeine hydrothermale Bildung, wie bisher fast allgemein angenommen, sondernein Produkt der Oxydationszone. Auch die beiden auf einigen alpinen Blei-Zinklagerstätten neben Wulfenit vorkommenden Mineralien.Vanadinit undDeseloizit sind durch Vorgänge der Oxydationszone entstanden.     

酸性矿山排水影响的水库沉积物微量元素地球化学特征

为了解酸性矿山排水（AMD）影响下水库沉积物中微量元素的质量分数水平及其分布特征,对常年受酸性废水影响的贵州兴仁猫石头水库沉积物中26种微量元素的质量分数、相关性及控制因素进行了分析。结果表明：猫石头水库沉积物柱中Sr、Ba、Zr、V、Cr和As质量分数平均值超过了100 μg/g,其中As质量分数最高,平均值超过800 μg/g;Be、Ta、Co、Ag、Cd、Sn和Se质量分数的平均值都在5 μg/g以下;其他元素质量分数平均值则在10~60 μg/g之间。相较未受AMD影响的水系沉积物,研究区水库沉积物具有明显的As和Sb富集特征。水库沉积物中Li、Be、Rb、Sr、Cs、Ba、Sc、Y、Zr、Hf、Nb、Ta、Th之间存在显著正相关关系,而As与这些元素之间存在显著负相关关系。元素相关分析、因子分析及微量元素图解表明,Li、Be、Rb、Sr、Cs、Ba、Sc、Y、Zr、Hf、Nb、Ta、Th、Cr、Sb等元素受控于流域岩石化学风化和土壤物理侵蚀,这也是控制研究区元素分布最重要的因素,而Cu、Cd等重金属元素则与AMD对地层中元素的溶蚀析出和有机质等细颗粒物的吸附有关。另外,研究区重金属元素中,Cd、Cu、Pb、Cr、Zn的生态风险轻微,而As和Sb则具有很强的潜在生态风险。     

White mica trace element and boron isotope evidence for distinctive infiltration events during exhumation of deeply subducted continental crust

ABSTRACT

Previous study of subducted continental crust within the Luliang Shan terrane in Northwest China has documented metasomatic formation of thick, hydrated phengite + garnet-rich selvages at the interface between mafic eclogite blocks and quartzofeldspathic host gneiss. Whole rock concentrations of Cs and Ba within the selvage are enriched by two orders of magnitude relative to the eclogite blocks and host gneiss. We performed in situ ion microprobe analyses of Li, Be, B, Rb, Sr, Cs and Ba and δ¹¹B of phengite within the Luliang Shane terrane to better constrain the source(s) of the infiltrating fluid. The phengite within the selvage are enriched in Li, Cs and Ba and yield δ¹¹B values between ?30‰ and ?9‰, values that are lower than mantle values. High Ba/Rb, Cs/Rb coupled with low B/Be, B/Li and highly negative δ¹¹B values indicate that the high-pressure fluid that formed the selvage was derived from highly devolatilized rocks within the subduction channel. In contrast, muscovite, which crystallized in the adjacent host gneiss during a subsequent lower pressure phase of fluid infiltration at approximately 0.9 GPa depths, has much lower Li, Cs and Ba relative to the high-pressure phengite. These retrograde muscovite have very high concentrations of B (up to 5500 ppm) and Be (up to 50 ppm) and high (?2 to +8‰) δ¹¹B values that are consistent with crystallization from a fluid derived from shallower and less devolatilized regions of the subduction zone. Additional host gneiss samples, regionally distributed and kilometres away from the studied area lack the B-rich signature and indicate that the late stage fluids were likely localized to the region near the studied traverse.