辽西杨家杖子侵入岩地球化学和年代学特征及其与成矿的关系

辽西杨家杖子地区位于华北板块北缘,燕山褶皱带东段。该区侵入岩主要有4种类型:中粗粒钾长花岗岩、斑状钾长花岗岩、似斑状钾长花岗岩和细粒角闪二长岩。其中:主体岩石为中粗粒钾长花岗岩、斑状钾长花岗岩和似斑状钾长花岗岩,均呈较大的岩基出露,沿北东向展布,锆石U-Pb同位素测年结果显示其形成于早侏罗世(181~188 Ma);细粒角闪二长岩多呈岩墙或岩脉产出,近南北向展布,锆石U-Pb同位素测年结果显示其形成于晚三叠世(227 Ma左右)。岩石地球化学分析结果显示:斑状钾长花岗岩和似斑状钾长花岗岩属于弱过铝质高钾钙碱性系列岩石;细粒角闪二长岩属于准铝质高钾钙碱性系列岩石。斑状钾长花岗岩和似斑状钾长花岗岩富集高场强元素Th、La、Nd、Hf和Gd,亏损高场强元素Ti、Ho和大离子亲石元素Ba、Sr;细粒角闪二长岩富集高场强元素Gd、Er和大离子亲石元素Ba、Sr,亏损高场强元素Nb、Hf、Ti、Pr、Y、Yb。稀土配分模式图均为右倾型,轻稀土元素分馏明显,重稀土元素分馏不明显。研究表明该区中生代岩浆作用主要发生在早侏罗世,且与著名的杨家杖子钼矿有着密切的成因联系,而晚三叠世岩浆作用相对较弱。     

西秦岭闾井花岗岩体锆石U-Pb年龄、岩石地球化学及其意义

闾井岩体是西秦岭"五朵金花"岩体群的成员之一。岩石类型主要为似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩、含斑黑云母二长花岗岩、中细粒黑云母二长花岗岩及粗粒黑云母二长花岗岩。对似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩、粗粒黑云母二长花岗岩和中细粒黑云母二长花岗岩的LA-ICP-MS锆石U_Pb定年分别获得221±1 Ma(N=20,MSWD=0.11)、221±1 Ma(N=24,MSWD=0.04)和218±1 Ma(N=15,MSWD=0.13)的年龄,表明该岩体形成于晚三叠世,其中似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩比中细粒黑云母二长花岗岩形成略早。该花岗岩的A/CNK=1.02~1.16,Na_2O+K_2O=7.65%~8.84%,K_2O/Na_2O=1.37~1.82,属于过铝质-强过铝质、高钾钙碱性-钾玄岩系列,为I型花岗岩。稀土元素配分曲线为右倾型,轻、重稀土元素分馏明显,具有显著的负Eu异常。地球化学上总体富集Rb、Th、K元素,不同程度亏损Sr、Nb、P、Ti元素。锆石饱和温度计算显示,闾井岩体成岩温度为736~818℃。该岩体与"五朵金花"岩体群中的中川岩体具有相似的形成时代及地球化学特征,表明闾井岩体与中川岩体可能具有相似的成岩机制,其外围可能也具有和中川岩体一样的成矿潜力。     

广东三岗山二长花岗岩体形成时代、地球化学特征及地质意义

为探讨广东三岗山二长花岗岩体的形成年代及地球化学特征,对该岩体进行了 LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb同位素年龄及主、微量元素和稀土元素分析.结果显示,中粗粒黑云母二长花岗岩和细粒斑状黑云母二长花岗岩的成岩年龄分别为(96.2±1.3)Ma和(99.5±1.2)Ma,为晚白垩世.二者均具有富硅、K＞Na、准铝质-弱过铝质、低钙、低镁、较贫铁等特征;二者均明显富集大离子亲石元素(Rb、Th、U),强烈亏损元素Ba、Sr、Ti、P,略有亏损Nb;二者稀土元素总量较低-中等,中粗粒黑云母二长花岗岩稀土总量相对较高,轻重稀土分馏较为明显,稀土配分曲线总体呈较陡的右倾式"V"型,具有中等-弱的负Eu异常(δEu为0.64～0.77).岩石学与地球化学特征表明,二者均为准铝质-弱过铝质的Ⅰ型花岗岩,为壳幔混合成因.构造图解反映三岗山岩体形成于火山弧花岗岩环境,推断其与太平洋板块俯冲引起的弧岩浆作用有关,该岩体可能形成于太平洋板块俯冲和后缘拉张导致的伸展构造环境.     

大兴安岭中部石场山侵入体锆石U-Pb定年及构造意义

对大兴安岭中部石场山侵入体进行了同位素年代学及岩石地球化学研究。测年结果表明,石场山侵入体似斑状细粒(细中粒)二长花岗岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄加权平均值为201.69±0.72Ma和202.09±0.69Ma,表明该侵入体是晚三叠世侵位形成的。岩石学及地球化学成分显示其属于碱性、过铝质系列花岗岩。岩石具有高硅、富碱、高铁镁比、贫钙、贫镁和低钛特征。稀土元素配分曲线呈现"海鸥式"分布特征,显示强烈的负Eu异常。微量元素特征显示具有较高的Zr、Yb和Y含量,较低的Sr、B含量,微量元素原始地幔标准化蛛网图显示明显的Sr、Ba和Ti负异常。以上特征表明,石场山侵入体为铝质A型花岗岩。岩石具有高的Rb/Sr值和Rb/Nb值,显示壳源岩浆的成分特征。综合分析表明,本区似斑状细粒(细中粒)二长花岗岩为低压下长英质地壳部分熔融的产物。根据岩石构造环境判别,结合区域构造演化,认为似斑状细粒(细中粒)二长花岗岩为受前造山期控制下的伸展、裂解作用形成的。     

胶西北新城金矿床二长花岗岩岩石地球化学、锆石U-Pb年龄及Lu-Hf同位素组成

胶东是我国最重要的金矿集区,也是环太平洋中、新生代金成矿系统的重要组成部分,其内花岗质岩石分布广泛,95%以上的金资源储量赋存在晚侏罗世玲珑型花岗岩和早白垩世早期郭家岭型花岗质岩中。关于花岗岩类的成因,尤其是早白垩世花岗质岩的岩石类型及其源区仍存有争议。新城金矿床位于胶东西北部焦家断裂带北段,是迄今为止在胶东矿集区内发现的赋存在早白垩世花岗质岩中最大的金矿床,其内已探明金资源储量大于200t。该金矿床的赋矿围岩为新城花岗岩体,由中细粒石英二长岩和中粗粒似斑状二长花岗岩组成,形成于127~132Ma。进一步的地质观察表明中粗粒似斑状二长花岗岩两侧的岩石粒度逐渐变细,斑晶逐渐变小,长英质矿物增多,明显不同于中粗粒似斑状二长花岗岩,应为中细粒似斑状二长花岗岩。论文对该中细粒似斑状二长花岗岩进行了系统的岩石地球化学、锆石LA-ICP-MS定年和Lu-Hf同位素组成研究,并进一步探讨了该类岩石的地球化学类型、形成时代、岩浆源区性质及其与新城花岗岩体的关系。岩石地球化学研究表明中细粒似斑状二长花岗岩具有高的SiO2(71.18%~73.72%)、全碱(K2O+Na2O=7.07%~8.64%)、Ba(793×10-6)、Sr(729×10-6)和轻稀土含量(71.14×10-6),低的Al2O3(13.57%~15.73%)、MgO(0.22%~0.39%)、Rb(91.7×10-6)、Th(7.4×10-6)、U(4.51×10-6)、Nb(4.49×10-6)、Ta(0.26×10-6)、Y(3.67×10-6)和重稀土含量(7.47×10-6),无明显的铕异常,明显亏损Nb、Ta、P、Ti等高场强元素,显示出典型的高Ba-Sr花岗岩所具有的地球化学特征,属高BaSr花岗岩。锆石LA-ICP-MS定年结果表明中细粒似斑状二长花岗岩形成于123±1Ma,而石英二长岩和中粗粒似斑状二长花岗岩的锆石LA-ICP-MS年龄为127±2Ma~132±1Ma,3种类型岩石具有相似的主量元素组成及稀土和微量元素分布模式,表明新城花岗岩体的形成时代应为123±1Ma~132±1Ma。Lu-Hf同位素测试结果显示中细粒似斑状二长花岗岩岩浆锆石的εHf(t)为-20.76~-18.66,二阶段模式年龄tDM2为2351~2479Ma;在εHf(t)-锆石U-Pb年龄图解中,所有数据点均落在球粒陨石演化线之下的壳源区域。金矿床已有石英二长岩、中粗粒似斑状二长花岗岩和区域玲珑型花岗岩Hf同位素组成及该中细粒似斑状二长花岗岩中2个太古代(2629±14Ma、2402±18Ma)和3个中生代(150±7Ma、151±1Ma、147±1Ma)的继承锆石年龄,表明新城金矿床内中细粒似斑状二长花岗岩应来源于前寒武纪变质基底岩石,岩浆上升过程中遭受了上地壳(主要是玲珑黑云母花岗岩)的混染。     

江西大湖塘中生代花岗岩的成因与构造指示意义:年代学、矿物化学、地球化学与Lu Hf同位素制约

江西大湖塘地区发育多期次与钨、铜、钼多金属成矿关系密切的中生代花岗岩。本文对该地区出露的似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩和黑云母花岗斑岩进行矿物化学、岩石地球化学、锆石U-Pb年代学和Lu-Hf同位素研究。其中似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩样品的成岩年龄分别为145.6±1.4 Ma(昆山岩体)、148.4±2.4 Ma(燕子崖岩体中部)和145.7±2.9 Ma(燕子崖岩体边部);黑云母花岗斑岩成岩时代为143.7±2.4 Ma(狮尾洞岩体),四者的继承锆石均来自新元古代花岗岩源区。岩石地球化学特征显示主量元素特征相似,似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩和黑云母花岗斑岩普遍高硅(SiO_2分别为72.37%～73.33%和70.16%～73.8%);富铝,二者铝饱和指数A/CNK分别为1.23～1.47和1.30～3.02,均属过铝质高钾钙碱性系列,而稀土、微量元素特征存在明显差异,其中似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩轻重稀土分馏明显,(La/Yb)_N平均为26.18,Eu负异常明显,稀土元素配分曲线呈明显右倾型,富集大离子亲石元素(LILE)Cs、Rb、Th、U、K、Pb,亏损高场强元素(HFSE)Zr、Nb、Ti、Y,低Ba、Sr;而黑云母花岗斑岩轻重稀土分馏不显著,(La/Yb)_N平均为9.76,Eu负异常明显,稀土元素配分曲线呈"海鸥型",并显示"M"型四分组效应,微量元素富集LILE,亏损HFSE。似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩的锆石ε_(Hf)(t)值为-7.39～-5.19,两阶段模式年龄(T_(DM2))为1.53～1.67 Ga。综合分析表明,大湖塘晚侏罗世似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩应产于古太平洋板块向华南板块俯冲的构造背景之下,由中上地壳的新元古代黑云母花岗闪长岩部分熔融形成;而早白垩世黑云母花岗斑岩形成于古太平洋板块向华南板块俯冲—俯冲后伸展的构造转换背景之下,由于软流圈地幔上涌,诱发上地壳新元古代黑云母二长花岗岩部分熔融,且在结晶分异过程中还受到富Cl流体的交代。     

北祁连牛心山似斑状正长花岗岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

青海省祁连县西出露一个似斑状正长花岗岩体,运用LA-ICP-MS方法,对似斑状正长花岗岩中的锆石进行U-Pb同位素分析。测年结果显示,似斑状正长花岗岩的形成年龄为166.6±2.4Ma,表明其形成于燕山期中侏罗世,继承锆石显示前寒武纪源区的时代信息。岩石地球化学特征表明,似斑状正长花岗岩具有高硅、富碱特点,属于过铝质高钾钙碱性岩,具弱负Eu异常,富集Rb、Th、K,亏损Ba、Nb、P、Ti,Rb/Sr值平均为1.86,反映出壳源特点,为S型花岗岩。     

甘肃北山南带沙枣园复式岩体年代学、地球化学特征及其构造意义

北山南带沙枣园复式岩体由中细粒黑云母花岗闪长岩、细粒黑云母石英闪长岩、中粒黑云母二长花岗岩和中粗粒黑云母正长花岗岩4个岩相单元组成。LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年结果表明,中细粒黑云母花岗闪长岩、细粒黑云母石英闪长岩和中粒黑云母二长花岗岩侵位于晚二叠世(252.1±1.9Ma、252.2±2.1Ma和248.8±3.5Ma),为海西晚期的产物;而中粗粒黑云母正长花岗岩侵位于早三叠世(246.4±2.0Ma),为印支早期的产物。该花岗质岩石均具有稀土元素的球粒陨石标准化配分曲线呈右倾型,轻重稀土分馏大,轻稀土富集且分异明显,而重稀土亏损且分异不显著特征。中细粒黑云母花岗闪长岩和细粒黑云母石英闪长岩具有较高的SiO_2、Al_2O_3和Na_2O含量,以及较低的MgO含量,强烈富集Sr而亏损Yb和Y,具轻微的铕异常(δEu=0.75～1.16),表现出典型的埃达克岩特征;中粒黑云母二长花岗岩和中粗粒黑云母正长花岗岩总体富硅(SiO_2)、富钾(K_2O)、富碱(K_2O+Na_2O),Al_2O_3含量中等,铕分别呈现负异常(δEu=0.45～0.73)和强负异常(δEu=0.02～0.08)。年代学及地球化学特征研究表明:①中细粒黑云母花岗闪长岩和细粒黑云母石英闪长岩属准铝质-弱过铝质的钙碱性Ⅰ型花岗岩,并具有典型的埃达克岩特征,中粒黑云母二长花岗岩属弱过铝质的高钾钙碱性Ⅰ型花岗岩,中粗粒黑云母正长花岗岩属弱过铝质的高钾钙碱性A2型花岗岩;②中细粒黑云母花岗闪长岩、细粒黑云母石英闪长岩和中粒黑云母二长花岗岩的岩浆来源于下地壳玄武质岩石部分熔融源区,并在上升过程中混染了下地壳物质,而中粗粒黑云母正长花岗岩的岩浆来源于年轻地壳中富含黑云母的变质泥岩部分熔融源区;③中细粒黑云母花岗闪长岩、细粒黑云母石英闪长岩和中粒黑云母二长花岗岩是俯冲-碰撞构造背景条件下的岩浆产物,而中粗粒黑云母正长花岗岩是同碰撞-碰撞后构造背景条件下的岩浆产物。     

辽东半岛丹东地区中生代花岗岩锆石U-Pb年龄、Hf同位素特征及其地质意义

为了确定辽东半岛丹东地区中生代花岗岩岩石类型、成岩时代及其形成构造背景.选取三股流岩体、五龙背岩体和丁岐山岩体开展岩相学、锆石LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年代学、岩石地球化学和锆石Hf同位素地球化学研究.结果表明:三股流岩体由花岗闪长岩、似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩和中粗粒黑云母二长花岗岩组成,后两者成岩年龄分别为137.2±1.2 Ma和123.2±1.3 Ma;丁岐山岩体由中细粒碱长花岗岩、石英正长岩和石英二长岩组成,获得中细粒碱长花岗岩成岩年龄为121.1±1.5 Ma;五龙背岩体由中粗粒二长花岗岩组成,成岩年龄为146.8±0.8 Ma.元素和同位素地球化学特征表明,三股流岩体的花岗闪长岩为钾玄岩系列,似斑状黑云母二长花岗岩和中粗粒黑云母二长花岗岩以及五龙背岩体和丁岐山岩体均为高钾钙碱性,3个岩体不同岩石类型的A/CNK均小于1.1,为I型花岗岩;岩体均富集轻稀土元素和大离子亲石元素,亏损重稀土元素和高场强元素,具Eu负异常;ε_Hf（t）值为-22.40~-9.77,两阶段Hf模式年龄T_DM2为2 999~1 915 Ma,揭示三股流岩体、五龙背岩体和丁岐山岩体可能是古元古代古老地壳部分熔融形成.结合区域构造演化认为三股流岩体、五龙背岩体和丁岐山岩体均形成于活动大陆边缘,五龙背岩体形成于古太平洋板块向欧亚板块的俯冲挤压的构造背景,三股流岩体和丁岐山岩体形成于古太平洋板块向欧亚板块的俯冲后的伸展环境.      

浙皖晚中生代仙霞岩体锆石U Pb年代学、地球化学及成岩地质意义

仙霞岩体是浙北和皖南交界区域明显受北东向学川-孝丰断裂构造带控制的大岩体,其内部岩性复杂,主要由早期中粒二长花岗岩、巨斑状二长花岗岩和晚期中粗粒正长花岗岩、细粒正长花岗岩组成,后期有大量细晶岩、石英正长岩、闪长玢岩、安山岩、辉绿岩等脉岩侵入。锆石U-Pb年龄数据显示早期二长花岗岩大约侵位于145.1~144.2Ma,晚期正长花岗岩大约侵位于131.7~130.8Ma,后期辉绿岩脉侵位于128.3Ma。两期岩石均具高SiO_2、高K_2O+Na_2O和低P_2O_5特征;早期二长花岗岩为准铝质、高钾钙碱系列岩石,稀土配分曲线强右倾,中等负Eu异常,富集Rb、Th、U、K,亏损Ba、Nb、Sr、P、Ti等特征;晚期正长花岗岩为准铝质-过铝质、钾玄岩系列岩石,稀土配分曲线弱右倾、强负Eu异常,同样富集Rb、Th、U、K,强亏损Sr、P、Ti等特征;均属高分异I型花岗岩类。两期岩石均具有相对高的(86Sr/87Sr)i值(0.70807~0.70988)和εNd(t)值(-8.87~-5.14),Nd二阶段模式年龄为1.36~1.65Ga。成岩可能与古太平洋板块俯冲角度的改变,构造背景由中晚侏罗世(165±5~145±5Ma)的挤压环境向早白垩世早期(145±5~125Ma)的伸展拉张环境转变有关,致使古老江南造山带地壳物质熔融并可能混染扬子岩石圈地幔物质形成的两期岩浆经高程度结晶分离作用先后侵位,也表明浙西北乃至华南地区晚中生代构造转换时间为145Ma左右,且在早白垩世发生了多期次伸展拉张作用。     

Roles of xenomelts,xenoliths, xenocrysts,xenovolatiles, residues,and skarns in the genesis,transport, and localization of magmatic Fe-Ni-Cu-PGE sulfides and chromite

Most sulfide-rich magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits form in dynamic magmatic systems by partial melting S-bearing wall rocks with variable degrees of assimilation of miscible silicate and volatile components, and generation of barren to weakly-mineralized immiscible Fe sulfide xenomelts into which Ni-Cu-Co-PGE partition from the magma. Some exceptionally-thick magmatic Cr deposits may form by partial melting oxide-bearing wall rocks with variable degrees of assimilation of the miscible silicate and volatile components, and generation of barren Fe ± Ti oxide xenocrysts into which Cr-Mg-V ± Ti partition from the magma. The products of these processes are variably preserved as skarns, residues, xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and xenovolatiles, which play important to critical roles in ore genesis, transport, localization, and/or modification. Incorporation of barren xenoliths/autoliths may induce small amounts of sulfide/chromite to segregate, but incorporation of sulfide xenomelts or oxide xenocrysts with dynamic upgrading of metal tenors (PGE > Cu > Ni > Co and Cr > V > Ti, respectively) is required to make significant ore deposits. Silicate xenomelts are only rarely preserved, but will be variably depleted in chalcophile and ferrous metals. Less dense felsic xenoliths may aid upward sulfide transport by increasing the effective viscosity and decreasing the bulk density of the magma. Denser mafic or metamorphosed xenoliths may also increase the effective viscosity of the magma, but may aid downward sulfide transport by increasing the bulk density of the magma. Sulfide wets olivine, so olivine xenocrysts may act as filter beds to collect advected finely dispersed sulfide droplets, but other silicates and xenoliths may not be wetted by sulfides. Xenovolatiles may retard settling of – or in some cases float – dense sulfide droplets. Reactions of sulfide melts with felsic country rocks may generate Fe-rich skarns that may allow sulfide melts to fractionate to more extreme Cu-Ni-rich compositions. Xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and xenovolatiles are more likely to be preserved in cooler basaltic magmas than in hotter komatiitic magmas, and are more likely to be preserved in less dynamic (less turbulent) systems/domain/phases than in more dynamic (more turbulent) systems/domains/phases. Massive to semi-massive Ni-Cu-PGE and Cr mineralization and xenoliths are often localized within footwall embayments, dilations/jogs in dikes, throats of magma conduits, and the horizontal segments of dike-chonolith and dike-sill complexes, which represent fluid dynamic traps for both ascending and descending sulfides/oxides. If skarns, residues, xenoliths, xenocrysts, xenomelts, and/or xenovolatiles are present, they provide important constraints on ore genesis and they are valuable exploration indicators, but they must be included in elemental and isotopic mass balance calculations.     

深部矿井水煤共采水文地质数值分析

针对兖州煤田下组煤深部开采受奥灰高承压水威胁以及当地大型煤化工企业生产用水量大的现状,在已进行的水文地质勘探及放水试验基础上,评价奥灰富水性,并采用有限差分法进行奥灰疏水降压数值模拟研究,提出水煤共采观点。研究结果表明:兖州煤田深部奥灰水压高,合理布置水煤共采孔,可以实现奥灰水位的有效疏降,疏降中心区水位最大降深可达110 m,突水系数显著下降,提高了下组煤开采的安全性;同时可提供煤化工43200 m3/d的供水量,能达到可持续的、水资源保护性的供水效果,实现下组煤的水煤共采。     

Coprecipitation of Ti,Mo, Sn and Sb with fluorides and application to determination of B,Ti, Zr,Nb, Mo,Sn, Sb,Hf and Ta by ICP-MS

We examined the coprecipitation behavior of Ti, Mo, Sn and Sb in Ca–Al–Mg fluorides under two different fluoride forming conditions: at < 70 °C in an ultrasonic bath (denoted as the ultrasonic method) and at 245 °C using a Teflon bomb (denoted as the bomb method). In the ultrasonic method, small amounts of Ti, Mo and Sn coprecipitation were observed with 100% Ca and 100% Mg fluorides. No coprecipitation of Ti, Mo, Sn and Sb in Ca–Al–Mg fluorides occurred when the sample was decomposed by the bomb method except for 100% Ca fluoride. Based on our coprecipitation observations, we have developed a simultaneous determination method for B, Ti, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Sb, Hf and Ta by Q-pole type ICP-MS (ICP-QMS) and sector field type ICP-MS (ICP-SFMS). 9–50 mg of samples with Zr–Mo–Sn–Sb–Hf spikes were decomposed by HF using the bomb method and the ultrasonic method with B spike. The sample was then evaporated and re-dissolved into 0.5 mol l^− 1 HF, followed by the removal of fluorides by centrifuging. B, Zr, Mo, Sn, Sb and Hf were measured by ID method. Nb and Ta were measured by the ID-internal standardization method, based on Nb/Mo and Ta/Mo ratios using ICP-QMS, for which pseudo-FI was developed and applied. When 100% recovery yields of Zr and Hf are expected, Nb/Zr and Ta/Hf ratios may also be used. Ti was determined by the ID-internal standardization method, based on the Ti/Nb ratio from ICP-SFMS. Only 0.053 ml sample solution was required for measurement of all 9 elements. Dilution factors of ≤ 340 were aspirated without matrix effects. To demonstrate the applicability of our method, 4 carbonaceous chondrites (Ivuna, Orgueil, Cold Bokkeveld and Allende) as well as GSJ and USGS silicate reference materials of basalts, andesites and peridotites were analyzed. Our analytical results are consistent with previous studies, and the mean reproducibility of each element is 1.0–4.6% for basalts and andesites, and 6.7–11% for peridotites except for TiO₂.     

Partition coefficients of Hf,Zr, and REE between zircon,apatite, and liquid

Concentration ratios of Hf, Zr, and REE between zircon, apatite, and liquid were determined for three igneous compositions: two andesites and a diorite. The concentration ratios of these elements between zircon and corresponding liquid can approximate the partition coefficient. Although the concentration ratios between apatite and andesite groundmass can be considered as partition coefficients, those for the apatite in the diorite may deviate from the partition coefficients. The HREE partition coefficients between zircon and liquid are very large (100 for Er to 500 for Lu), and the Hf partition coefficient is even larger. The REE partition coefficients between apatite and liquid are convex upward, and large (D=10–100), whereas the Hf and Zr partition coefficients are less than 1. The large differences between partition coefficients of Lu and Hf for zircon-liquid and for apatite-liquid are confirmed. These partition coefficients are useful for petrogenetic models involving zircon and apatite.     

Distribution of Cu,Co, As,and Fe in mine waste,sediment, soil,and water in and around mineral deposits and mines of the Idaho Cobalt Belt,USA

The distribution of Cu, Co, As and Fe was studied downstream from mines and deposits in the Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB), the largest Co resource in the USA. To evaluate potential contamination in ecosystems in the ICB, mine waste, stream sediment, soil, and water were collected and analyzed for Cu, Co, As and Fe in this area. Concentrations of Cu in mine waste and stream sediment collected proximal to mines in the ICB ranged from 390 to 19,000 μg/g, exceeding the USEPA target clean-up level and the probable effect concentration (PEC) for Cu of 149 μg/g in sediment; PEC is the concentration above which harmful effects are likely in sediment dwelling organisms. In addition concentrations of Cu in mine runoff and stream water collected proximal to mines were highly elevated in the ICB and exceeded the USEPA chronic criterion for aquatic organisms of 6.3 μg/L (at a water hardness of 50 mg/L) and an LC50 concentration for rainbow trout of 14 μg/L for Cu in water. Concentrations of Co in mine waste and stream sediment collected proximal to mines varied from 14 to 7400 μg/g and were highly elevated above regional background concentrations, and generally exceeded the USEPA target clean-up level of 80 μg/g for Co in sediment. Concentrations of Co in water were as high as in 75,000 μg/L in the ICB, exceeding an LC50 of 346 μg/L for rainbow trout for Co in water by as much as two orders of magnitude, likely indicating an adverse effect on trout. Mine waste and stream sediment collected in the ICB also contained highly elevated As concentrations that varied from 26 to 17,000 μg/g, most of which exceeded the PEC of 33 μg/g and the USEPA target clean-up level of 35 μg/g for As in sediment. Conversely, most water samples had As concentrations that were below the 150 μg/L chronic criterion for protection of aquatic organisms and the USEPA target clean-up level of 14 μg/L. There is abundant Fe oxide in streams in the ICB and several samples of mine runoff and stream water exceeded the chronic criterion for protection of aquatic organisms of 1000 μg/L for Fe. There has been extensive remediation of mined areas in the ICB, but because some mine waste remaining in the area contains highly elevated Cu, Co, As and Fe, inhalation or ingestion of mine waste particulates may lead to human exposure to these elements.     

Isotopic systematics of He,Ar, S,Cu, Ni,Re, Os,Pb, U,Sm, Nd,Rb, Sr,Lu, and Hf in the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits

This paper reports the first results of a study of 11 isotope systems (³He/⁴He, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar, ³⁴S/³²S, ⁶⁵Cu/⁶³Cu, ⁶²Ni/⁶⁰Ni, ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd, ^206–208Pb/²⁰⁴Pb, Hf–Nd, U–Pb, and Re–Os) in the rocks and ores of the Cu–Ni–PGE deposits of the Norilsk ore district. Almost all the results were obtained at the Center of Isotopic Research of the Karpinskii All-Russia Research Institute of Geology. The use of a number of independent genetic isotopic signatures and comprehensive isotopic knowledge provided a methodic basis for the interpretation of approximately 5000 isotopic analyses of various elements. The presence of materials from two sources, crust and mantle, was detected in the composition of the rocks and ores. The contribution of the crustal source is especially significant in the paleofluids (gas–liquid microinclusions) of the ore-forming medium. Crustal solutions were probably a transport medium during ore formation. Air argon is dominant in the ores, which indicates a connection between the paleofluids and the atmosphere. This suggests intense groundwater circulation during the crystallization of ore minerals. The age of the rocks and ores of the Norilsk deposits was determined. The stage of orebody formation is restricted to a narrow age interval of 250 ± 10 Ma. An isotopic criterion was proposed for the ore-bearing potential of mafic intrusions in the Norilsk–Taimyr region. It includes several interrelated isotopic ratios of various elements: He, Ar, S, and others.     

Distribution of copper,cobalt and nickel in ores and host-rocks,Ingladhal, Karnataka,India

Stratiform quartz-sulphide lodes in Ingladhal occur in a typical Precambrian green-stone-belt environment comprising metabasalts, tuff, chert and cherty iron-sulphide formation. Unusually high cobalt contents of metavolcanics and of sulphide minerals in orebodies suggest a consanguinity between ores and rocks. 90% of total nickel, 70% of total cobalt but only 30% of total copper in rocks occur in silicate phases and thus indicate an early separation of copper from cobalt and nickel. Unusually high non-sulphide copper in barren bedded cherts implies availability of Cu-rich solution prior to their lithification. Pyrite in sediments, in volcanics, and in orebodies is characterized by a distinctive pattern of Co-Ni distribution in each case. Partitioning of Co and Ni between coexisting sulphide pairs is complex, but gross equilibrium is indicated. Very high trace metal content of orebody pyrite sharply contrasts with very low such values in pyrite from adjacent sediments and points to a higher temperature of formation of orebodies.     

Partitioning of Hf,Lu, Ti,and Mn between olivine,clinopyroxene and basaltic liquid

The crystal/liquid partition coefficients of Lu, Hf, Ti, Mn and Ca have been measured between olivine, clinopyroxene and basaltic melt. The Ti, Mn, and Ca partition coefficients were determined at natural abundance levels. The Lu and Hf partition coefficients were determined at doping levels ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 wt% “trace element” as oxide in order to allow analysis by electron microprobe. Olivine/liquid partition coefficients for Lu, Hf, Ti, Mn, and Ca were determined at 1 bar and temperatures from 1150 to 1177° C. Clinopyroxene/liquid partition coefficients were determined for Lu, Hf, Ti, and Mn at pressures of 10, 15, and 20 kbars and temperatures from 1250 to 1290° C. The olivine/liquid partition coefficients of Hf, Lu, Ti, and Ca are small. D(Hf-ol) is zero within the analytical uncertainty. Both D(Lu-ol) and D(Mn-ol) decrease with increasing temperature, but D(Ti-ol) and D(Ca-ol) are constant over the narrow temperature range studied. The partition coefficient results are summarized below.