The Geochemical Features and Evolution of Laterite in the Karst Areas of Guizhou Province

Guizhou is one of the dominating karst regions,where laterite is widespread,in China.Seventy-two laterite samples were taken from twelve laterite sections in the karst areas of Guizhou Province,which are possessed of typical subtropical karst geomphological and ecological environmental features and have evolved completely from dolostones and limestones.In terms of the major,trace and REE deta for thd samples this paper discusses the geochemical characteristics of laterite in the karst areas with an attempt to disclose the geochemical process and evolutionary rule of laterite formation.There have been involved three important pedogenetic geochemical precesses in the formation of laterite in the karst areas:(1)enrichment of silicon and aluminum and depletion of calcium and magnesium;(2)enrichment of iron and manganese;and(3) enrichment of aluminum and depletion of silicon.During the formation and evolution of laterite,obvious enrichment and differentiation of trace elements such as Cu,Pb,Zn,Ni,Co,Cr,Pb,F,Cl,and As can be observed,but for the rare-earth elements,their enrichment is remarkable against a weak differentiation.The REE distribution patterns in the laterite are similar to those of its parental carbonate rocks.     

Environmental Geochemistry of Fluorine in the Rock—Soil—Water System in the Karst Region of Central Guizhou Province

Systematic determination of and adsorption experiment on fluorine in the carbonate rock-soil-water system in the karst region studied in Guzhou Province,in conjunction with the mineral surface and soil chemistry data,have revealed the geochemical characteristics of F and the mechanisms of its transport and entrichment in the rock-soil-water-system of the karst region central guizhou province,Deep-seated underground waters(-100m or lower)and soil layers in the karst region of central Guizhou are characterized by high-F anomalies whereas shallow-level underground and surface waters by low contents of F(mostly lower than 05mg/L).Fluorine in soil and water in the region studied comes largely from Triassic marine strata dominated by gypsum-bearing carbonate rocks.The special adsorption and desorption of F on the surface of geothite in soil layers are the important mechanisms of its transport and enrichment in the rock-soil-water system of the karst region studied.     

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<正>Carbonatites are commonly related to the accumulation of economically valuable substances such as REE.Cu,and P.The debate over the origin of carbonatites and their relationship to associated silicate rocks has been ongoing for about 45 years.Worldwide,the rocks characteristically display more geochemical enrichments in Ba,Sr and REE than sedimentary carbonate rocks.However,carbonatite's geochemical features are disputed because of secondary mineral effects.Rock-forming carbonates from carbonatites at Qinling.Panxi region,and Bayan Obo in China show REE distribution patterns ranging from LREE enrichment to flat patterns.They are characterized by a Sr content more than 10 times higher than that of secondary carbonates.The coarse- and fine-grained dolomites from Bayan Obo H8 dolomite marbles also show similar high Sr abundance,indicating that they are of igneous origin.Some carbonates in Chinese carbonatites show REE(especially HREE) contents and distribution patterns similar to those of the whole rocks.These intrusive carbonatites display lower platinum group elements and stronger fractionation between Pt and Ir relative to high-Si extrusive carbonatite.This indicates that most intrusive carbonatites may be carbonate cumulates.Maoniuping and Daluxiang in Panxi region are large REE deposits.Hydrothermal fluorite ore veins occur outside of the carbonatite bodies and are emplaced in wallrock syenite.The fiuorite in Maoniuping has Sr and Nd isotopes similar to carbonatite.The Daluxiang fiuorite shows Sr and REE compositions different from those in Maoniuping.The difference is reflected by both the carbonatites and rock-forming carbonates,indicating that REE mineralization is related to carbonatites.The cumulate processes of carbonate minerals make fractionated fluids rich in volatiles and LREE as a result of low partition coefficients for REE between carbonate and carbonatite melt and an increase from LREE to HREE.The carbonatite-derived fluid has interacted with wallrock to form REE ore veins.The amount of carbonatite dykes occurring near the Bayan Obo orebodies may support the same mineralization model,i.e.that fluids evolved from the carbonatite dykes reacted with H8 dolomite marble,and thus the different REE and isotope compositions of coarse- and fine-grained dolomite may be related to reaction processes.     

REE Geochemistry of Loess in Xinjiang ,China

The total rare-earth element values(ΣREE)of loess in the Xinjiang region vary over a range of 128-200 ppm ,with an average of 153ppm .The average REE content of loess lies between the earth‘s crust (155ppm) and sedimentary rocks(151ppm).The Xinjiang loess,with the REE distribu-tion patterns characterized by negative slopes ,is rich in the Ce-family elements, and has a distribu-tion pattern characteristic of sedimentary rocks.The North Xinjiang loess is relatively depleted in Tb,but rich in Yb and Lu.The South Xinjiang loess is relatively rich in light rare-earth elements.This is full proof that the Xinjiang loess comes partly from weathered materials(clay rock,sandstone)in the region studied.The REE distribution patterns in the Xinjiang loess are similar to those in the precipitated dust and Aeolian sand,indicating the same material source.The REE distribution pat-terns in the Xinjiang loess are also similar to those in loess from the middle Yellow River Valley,China and Taskent,the former USSR.This implies that loesses of the three locations(Xinjiang,the mid-dle Yellow River Valley and Taskent) come from a common material source.But the REE patterns in the Xinjiang loess are different from those in wall rocks (volcanic rock,K-bearing volcanic rock).Generally ,LREE/HREE,Eu/Eu* and Ce/Ce* ratios reflect the features of parent materials of loess,indicating that the parent rocks were probably in the early stage of alkaline weathering and the weathered materials existed in an oxidation environment with basic mediums under arid-climatic conditions before transport.As a result,the migration ability of the REE is weak.     

REE Geochemical Characteristics of Volcanic Rocks in Zhejiang and Jiangxi Provinces and Their Gological Significance

Based on the data of 64 samples ,the REE geochemical characteristics of volcanic rocks in northern Zhejiang and eastern Jiangxi provinces are discussed in this paper.The REE distribution patterns in acid and intermediate-acid volcanic rocks in these areas display some similarities,as indicated by rightward-inclined V-shaped curves with negative Eu anomalies,which are parallel to earch other.In addi-tion,their REE parameters(ΣREE,ΣLREE/ΣHREE,δEu,Ce/Yb,La/Sm,La/Yb,etc)also va-ry over a narrow range with small deviations.HREE are particularly concentrated in the volcanic rocks as-sociated with uranium mineralization.The initial ^87Sr/^86Sr ratio in the volcanic rocks is about 0.7056-0.7139.All these features in conjunction with strontium isotopic data indicate that the rock-forming materials come from the sialic crust.The REE distribution patterns and REE geochemical parameters of the volcanic rocks ,as well as La/Sm-La and Ce/Yb-Eu/Yb diagrams may be applied to the sources of rock-forming and ore-forming materials.     

Characteristics of rare-earth elements （REE）, strontium and neodymium isotopes in hydrothermal fluorites from the Bailashui tin deposit in the Furong ore field,southern Hunan Province,China

In this paper the authors present the REE concentrations and Sr and Nd isotopic compositions of fluorites from the Bailashui tin deposit of the Furong ore field, southern Hunan Province. The results showed that the total amount of REE in fluorites is usually low, ranging from 0.705 to 8.785 μg/g with the chondrite-normalized REE distribution patterns similar to those of the Qitianling granites in the study area, characterized by LREE-enrichment patterns with pronounced negative Eu anomalies. The fluorites vary in Sr isotopic composition within the range of 0.7083-0.7091, the values are lower than those of the granites and higher than those of the host carbonate rocks in this area. The εNd（t） values of fluorites vary between -9.4 and ＋10.3, revealing that both the crust- and mantle-source materials were involved in the ore-forming hydrothermal fluids. Combined with previous studies on this ore deposit, the Bailashui tin deposit is temporally and spatially closely related with granitic magmatism in this area. The hydrothermal fluorites are the product of fluid/rock interactions between granitic magmatic hydrothermal fluid and marine carbonate rocks. The REE and F in the ore-forming fluid were derived from the granites, whereas Sr in the ore-forming fluid came mainly from the granitic magmatic hydrothermal fluid and marine carbonate rocks, although variations in Sr isotopic composition cannot be explained by a simple mixture of these two end-members. Evidence demonstrated that the ore-forming fluids are of crustal-mantle mixing origin, but that the fluids were probably incompletely homogenized and this may be caused by inhomogeneous mixing of the fluids of different sources.     

Geochemistry of the trace elements and rare-earth elements at the boundary between Cambrian Series 2 and Series 3 at Jianshan, South China: Paleoenvironmental and stratigraphic implications

The Jianshan section in Jianhe County,Guizhou Province,is a very important auxiliary section to the candidate stratotype at the boundary between Cambrian Series 2 and Series 3.Twenty four samples collected from the Jianshan section of the Kaili Formation were analyzed for the concentrations of trace element and rare-earth elements(REEs) by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.The trace element and REE geochemical characteristics of the Kaili Formation at the Jianshan section show that trace element composition and REE distribution patterns across the section are covariant.Notably,at 44 m above the base of the Kaili Formation,most trace element contents and REEs concentrations are lower than those values observed below 44 m.Above 44 m,an increasing trend in the concentration of both trace elements and REEs is observed.These geochemical data indicate important,but subtle,changes at the 44 m horizon.If this is,in fact,verified by work in progress,geochemical criteria can provide additional supports for defining the top surface of Cambrian Series 2,especially in sections where Oryctocephalus indicus is absent.Trace element ratios,specifically Ni/Co,V/Cr,V/(Ni+V) and Th/U as well as Ce and Eu anomalies indicate that the sedimentary environment of the Kaili Formation at the Jianshan section was oxidizing,that benthic redox conditions were less oxic,and may have been influenced by freshwater as compared to the Balang area.Moreover,the Eu anomalies observed in the Kaili Formation are similar to the negative Eu anomalies observed in post-Archean sedimentary rocks,and reveal fluctuations in oxygen content from the bottom to the top of the Kaili Formation.     

我国台湾浅滩海底沉积物稀土元素地球化学

REE geochemistry of sea-floor sediments from the Taiwan Shallow has been studied.∑ REE of 76 samples from the Taiwan Shallow was determined by chemical extraetion-spectrophotometry, of which 7 samples were analyzed for 15 rare earth elements by XRF. The analytical results show that ,∑ REE of the samples increases gradually with a decrease in grain size. The average REE contents are 60 ppm for coarse-grained sediments,82 ppm for medium-coarse-grained ones, 145 ppm for fine-grained ones, and 211 ppm for silt. The REE content of the samples is controlled mainly by the grain size and mineralogical composition of sediments. The ehondrite-normalized REE distribution patterns in sediments from the Taiwan Shallow are similar to those in granites in Fujian Province, China, which show a negative Eu anomaly and a positive Ce anomaly. The distribution curves are negative in slope. It is considered that based on REE geochemical characteristics, mineralogical composition and related oceanographic information, the Taiwan Shallow sediments seem to be largely residual deposits of ancient littoral facies from various types of continental rocks during Pleistocene glacial period. These sediments have also been reworked by modern sedimentatoion.     

黄土中稀土元素的初步探讨

REE oxides in loess are estimated to amount to about 200 ppm. The REE distribution patterns in loess and its clay fraction are characterized by the enrichment of rare earth elements of Ce family. The REE distribution patterns of loess in the middle Huanghe (Yellow River) Valley are consistent with those of sands from the Tengeli desert, probably indicating the consistency of their material sources. The REE distribution patterns are similar to each other in the elay fractions of Malan loess everywhere in the middle Huanghe Valley, indicating the homogeneity in their composition. Close to the average value of the earth‘s crust, the REE distribution patterns in loees and its clay fraction are similar to that of sedimentary rocks (e.g., North American shales), but different from that of chrondrites. It seems to show that large amounts of loessic material were transported from the provenance by moving water into sedimentarysy stems after it had been separated from its precursor, and then transported by wind to where it is now distributed.     

The geochemical characteristics of aqueous rare-earth elements in shallow karst groundwater in Guiyang City,China

Fifty-seven shallow groundwater samples were collected from Guiyang karst basin, China, to analyze the aqueous rare-earth elements in low-water seasons and it is shown that the total amount of rare-earth elements (ΣREE) in karst groundwater is exceedingly low compared with that in carbonate rocks or weathering crusts of carbonate rocks, and ranges from 0.01 to 0.43, from 0.03 to 0.27, from 0.03 to 0.19 and from 0.05 to 1.38 μg·L-1 for dolomite, dolomitic & limestone, limestone and clastic rock aquifer, respectively. Both distributions and contents of rare-earth elements (REE) in karst groundwater reflect the lithology of host rocks or weathering crusts of carbonate rocks through which groundwater flows. The chondrite-normalized patterns show a non-flat profile with higher enrichment of slightly light rare-earth elements (LREE) than heavy rare-earth elements (HREE), prominent fractionation between LREE and HREE, negative Ce anomalies and negative or positive Eu anomalies. There is more obvious fractionation between LREE and HREE in groundwater than that in carbonate rocks and their weathering crusts due to high contents of HCO3? and PH in groundwater. In shallow karst groundwater, REE(CO3)n2n-3 (n=1 and 2) is the main inorganic species of REE. But for a clastic rock aquifer, both REESO4+ and REECO3+ are the main inorganic species of REE. Species of REE in groundwater is closely associated with the hydrochemical type of groundwater which is predominated by the lithology of host rocks, groundwater-rock interaction and weathering-pedogenesis of carbonate rocks.     

中国东部大陆尺度地球化学走廊带碳酸盐岩稀土元素分布特征与影响因素

碳酸盐岩是地球表层岩石圈的重要组成部分,其化学组成可提供沉积环境与海洋水体演化等信息,然而,前人对碳酸盐岩中稀土等元素的分布与变化特征关注不足。本文选择穿越中国东部6个一级大地构造单元的3条地球化学走廊带,系统采集了582件碳酸盐岩地层样品,并准确分析了包括稀土元素(REE)在内的81项指标的含量。结果表明,中国东部地球化学走廊带碳酸盐岩稀土元素(REE＋Y)总量为(0.59～183)×10-6,均值为24.0×10-6,纯净碳酸盐岩(CMC含量≥99％)均值为4.80×10-6。PAAS标准化后其显示具有轻稀土相对于中稀土和重稀土略亏损、δEu轻微正异常、δCe中度负异常等特征。白云岩中稀土含量、LREE/HREE值一般低于石灰岩;砂泥质含量相近时,前中生代各时代碳酸盐岩稀土分布模式相差不大,各构造单元稀土分布特征基本相似;与其他时代相比,中生代及中新元古代碳酸盐岩具有相对较平坦的稀土分布模式。研究表明,碳酸盐岩中稀土分布受碎屑物质影响明显,表现为稀土元素含量与碳酸根负相关,与碎屑物质相关元素(Si、Ti、Rb、Cs、Th、Zr等)、黏土相关元素(Al、Fe、K等)等正相关。成岩过程及白云化过程对较纯净碳酸盐岩中稀土分布特征影响不明显。我国古生代纯净碳酸盐岩分布模式受控于海相环境,其分布模式与现今海水相近;中生代纯净石灰岩受到陆相或海陆交互相的影响,具有较平坦的稀土分布模式。氧化还原条件对δCe的影响较δEu更为明显,δCe值受海相环境控制,极端正异常值(δCe＞1.3)受到还原环境或/和热液影响。若假定海水中REE自中元古代至今无太大变化,各时代稀土元素分配系数均值介于103.55～102.39,分配系数差异是造成碳酸盐岩中轻稀土亏损、Ce负异常及Y正异常的主要原因。微生物(席)可富集稀土等金属元素并改变沉积环境,这可能是造成中新元古界碳酸盐岩较平坦的稀土分布模式的主要原因。     

REE geochemical characteristics of the two types of granitic rocks in Jiangxi Province and their metallogenic significance

Preliminary studies have shown that REE geochemical characteristics are useful criteria to discriminate the two types of granitic rocks in Jiangxi Province. They are also of significant indication of metallization. The principal REE geochemical indices are ΣREE, ΣCe/ΣY andδEu, as well as REE distribution pattern. Each of the two types of granitic rocks has a metallogenic evolutionary series of its own with a successive decrease inδEu. The application of REE geochemistry in the study of petrogenesis and ore genesis has been receiving increasing attention. As will be shown in this paper, REE geochemical characteristics, especially ΣREE, ΣCe/ΣY,δEu and REE distribution pattern, are efficient indicators for distinguishing between the two series of granitic rocks in Jiangxi, and thus enable us to have a better understanding of the ore-forming processes in this region.     

华南热水沉积硅质岩建造及其成矿效应

华南地区热水沉积建造发育。文中介绍该地区热水沉积建造 ,特别是震旦系顶部、泥盆系榴江组和二叠系当冲组 3个重要层位的硅质岩建造 ,分析它们的地质地球化学特征。研究表明 ,华南三层位沉积硅质岩的共同特征是TiO2 、Al2 O3 和K2 O含量一致偏低 ,大部分微量元素含量偏低 (与地壳克拉克值相比 ) ,但Ba、As、Sb富集 ,具有较为典型的热水沉积成因特点。多元统计分析显示 ,大部分微量元素在第一个主因子上均有显著因子载荷 ,与它们在基底的富集或亏损无关 ,代表了古地热系热水循环中的淋滤因子。华南三层位热水成因硅质岩具有相似的REE地球化学特征。REE总量低 ,稀土配分模式落在典型热水沉积物的上、下限之间 ,多数样品呈现δCe和δEu负异常。正常沉积的混入使部分硅质岩的REE配分模式复杂化。最后 ,讨论了与热水沉积建造相关的成矿效应 ,为金属矿床成因和评价提供约束条件     

Rare Earth Element Patterns in the Karst Terrains of Guizhou Province, China: Implication for Water/Particle Interaction

The authors determine the concentrations of dissolved (<0.22 μm) rare earth elements (REE) and suspended particulate matter (SPM) of typical karst rivers in Guizhou Province, China during the high-flow period. The concentrations of acid-soluble REE extracted from SPM using diluted hydrochloric acid are also obtained to investigate water/particle interaction in the river water. The dissolved REE contents in the river water are extremely low in the rivers of the study. The dissolved REE distribution patterns normalized by the Post Archean Australia Shale (PAAS) in the karst rivers are not flat, show slight enrichment of heavy REE to light REE, and also have significant negative Ce and Eu anomalies. The acid-soluble REE appears to have similar distribution patterns as characterized by MREE enrichment and slight LREE depletion, with unremarkable Ce and Eu anomalies. The PAAS-normalized REE distribution patterns of SPM are flat with negative Eu anomalies. The contents and distribution patterns of REE in the SPM are closely related to the lithological character of the source rocks. The SPM contains almost all the REE produced in the process of surficial weathering. This demonstrates that particle-hosted REE are the most important form of REE occurrence. REE fractionation, which takes place during weathering and transport, leads to an obvious HREE enrichment in the dissolved loads relative to the SPM. Y/Ho ratio can be used to shed light on REE behaviors during water/particle interaction.     

扬子地区典型剖面二叠系不同沉积相地球化学特征

对扬子地区2个典型剖面即四川广元上寺剖面和贵州罗甸纳水剖面二叠系系统采样,在沉积相研究的基础上,对华南二叠系碳酸盐岩地层不同沉积相地球化学特征进行了分析。研究表明:Co、Ba、V、Rb等具有指相意义的元素,在越靠近深水环境,Co、Ba、V、Rb平均丰度越高,而w(Sr)/w(Ba)值从开阔台地相到盆地相整体有降低趋势。贵州罗甸纳水剖面为斜坡沉积背景的典型剖面,从台地前斜坡相→陆棚相→斜坡相→盆地相,w(ΣREE)值逐渐增大,且各相带稀土元素配分模式存在明显的Ce异常。四川广元上寺剖面二叠系浅海陆棚相下部和盆地相地层中平均残余有机碳丰度大于1.5%,说明这2个沉积相带可能为该地区优质烃源岩发育相带,该剖面二叠系显示从开阔台地相到盆地相具有有机质逐渐富集的特点。     

辽宁本溪大台沟铁矿床地球化学特征及成因探讨

为探讨辽宁大台沟铁矿床的成矿物质来源及形成环境,选取典型铁矿石5块进行主量元素、微量元素和稀土元素分析测试。结果显示:大台沟铁矿床保存有明显的化学沉积特征,化学成分主要由Fe_2O_3,FeO和SiO_2组成(Fe_2O_3+FeO+SiO_2=87.33%～96%),其他组分(MnO,MgO,CaO,Na_2O,K_2O,TiO_2,P_2O_5,Al_2O_3)含量较低;页岩标准化后的稀土元素配分曲线显示为稀土总量低(ΣREE平均为19.65×10^-6),轻稀土元素相对亏损,重稀土元素相对富集;且具有一定的Eu(Eu/Eu~*=1.52～2.72),Y(Y/Y~*=1.18～1.52),La(La/La~*=1.17～2.26)的正异常,弱的Ce(Ce/Ce~*=0.79～0.92)异常;Y/Ho值平均34.19接近于海水的分布范围;Sr/Ba值平均1.79,属于火山岩和海相沉积物;Ti/V值平均38.84,属于火山建造。这些特征表明:该矿床的形成可能与海相火山沉积物有关,属于火山沉积变质型铁矿范围;成矿物质来源于热水和海水的混合作用;矿床形成于相对于缺氧的环境。     

巴颜喀拉盆地长石头山二叠纪—三叠纪碳酸盐岩丘的沉积岩石学和地球化学特征

青海巴颜喀拉盆地长石头山二叠纪—三叠纪碳酸盐岩丘是由罕见的块状纯灰岩组成,灰岩具团块结构,由泥微晶方解石团块和栉状生长的泥微晶方解石胶结物组成,部分泥微晶方解石发生了重结晶作用。灰岩的矿物组成主要为方解石,平均含量达97%,化学成分除CaO外,其余均低于5‰。灰岩的5%HNO3可溶相（碳酸盐矿物）稀土元素页岩配分模式具...     

贵州丹寨下、中寒武统界线划分

本研究是首次对贵州丹寨凯里组界线剖面界线层的沉积岩地球化学特征进行研究：分析沉积岩中的微量元素，探讨稀土元素分布模式及微量元素含量沿剖面变化的规律性，对沉积环境进行分析，结合古生物学者对界线剖面宏观生物组合和疑源类的研究所确定的划分定义，确定界线划分的地球化学划分方案，从而为丹寨下、中寒武统界线划分提供地球化学依据。并且根据对丹寨界线剖面下、中寒武统界线层化学事件研究结果，将界线置于3层－4层之间。