安哥拉Bonga铌矿床成矿碳酸岩岩石地球化学和C-O同位素研究

安哥拉Bonga碳酸岩型铌矿床位于Parana'-Angola-Etendeka碱性岩-碳酸岩火成岩省东部,是一个孤立产出的中心式岩栓,侵入于元古宙花岗岩基底中。岩石地球化学研究表明,Bonga岩体由钙碳酸岩和少量的镁碳酸岩组成,岩体成分从钙碳酸岩向镁碳酸岩演化。矿物组合上,钙碳酸岩以方解石为主,副矿物有磷灰石、磁铁矿、烧绿石和少量稀土矿物;镁碳酸岩以白云石为主,烧绿石含量降低,稀土矿物含量增高。富钙碳酸岩(摩尔比值Ca O/Ca O+Mg O+Fe O+Mn O0.83)中Nb含量较高,变化于148.1×10~(-6)~8394×10~(-6),平均为2127×10~(-6),∑REE变化于1441×10~(-6)~9452×10~(-6),平均为2791×10~(-6),LREE/HREE变化于16.7~58.3,平均为25.0;富镁碳酸岩(摩尔比值Ca O/Ca O+Mg O+Fe O+Mn O0.83)Nb含量降低,变化于300.9×10~(-6)~3910×10~(-6),平均为1502×10~(-6),∑REE升高,变化于1659×10~(-6)~18849×10~(-6),平均为7111×10~(-6),轻稀土更加富集,LREE/HREE增大,变化于19.1~114,平均为57.6。铌在碳酸岩浆演化的早期富集,铌矿化主要与富钙碳酸岩有关;稀土元素的富集相对较晚,主要与富镁碳酸岩有关。对碳酸岩碳氧同位素的瑞利分馏模拟计算(RIFMS模型)结果表明,Bonga碳酸岩的铌矿化(烧绿石沉淀)主要受岩浆作用控制,其温度不低于600℃。     

碳酸岩岩浆演化过程中REE富集与分异的研究进展及碳酸岩中的矿物学分带

稀土元素(REE)作为"三稀资源"之一,是中国重要的战略性矿产资源,碳酸岩型稀土矿床是世界稀土的主要来源.成矿碳酸岩的岩浆演化以及稀土元素的富集和分异机理一直是碳酸岩型稀土矿床研究的热点和难点,国内外学者对碳酸岩的岩浆起源、岩浆演化过程中稀土元素富集与分异的机理进行了大量的研究与探讨,但仍存在较多的争议,限制了碳酸岩型稀土元素成矿理论的发展及国内外碳酸岩型稀土矿床的找矿勘查工作.文章重点对稀土成矿碳酸岩的起源、岩浆演化过程及在此过程中REE的富集与分异行为进行了详细的文献调研和评述,同时,基于笔者在冕宁牦牛坪稀土矿床前期的研究工作和最新发现,认为碳酸岩中普遍存在矿物学分带,它是岩浆演化过程的最佳记录,是不同成分矿物结晶分异作用的体现.对牦牛坪稀土矿床碳酸岩的矿物学分带特征及其中的熔体、熔流体和流体包裹体进行了初步描述与探讨,以期为研究碳酸岩的岩浆演化、岩浆-流体转化过程及稀土元素的富集与分异机理提供新的思路,促使对稀土碳酸岩矿物学分带及其对REE富集与分异的研究引起更多的关注和重视.     

东秦岭地区一种富稀土热液型钡解石的发现及其意义

对东秦岭地区河南嵩县一带进行地质调查,发现了一系列具有一定规模的含稀土碱性碳酸岩矿脉并在其中发现一种特殊的钡解石矿物。依据该钡解石主量元素组成,计算分子式为Ba_1._(04) Ca_0._(81)Sr_(0.14)(CO_3)_2,为锶钡解石,LA-ICP-MS分析表明其富Na、K、Mn、Pb、REE、Y等元素,稀土元素总量最高为4 080×10-6,总体表现为轻稀土元素富集、重稀土元素亏损。该矿物与常见于沉积岩中的钡解石存在显著差别。钡解石呈现出与霓辉石共生(钡解石正晶型,霓辉石围绕钡解石生长;霓辉石正晶型,钡解石围绕霓辉石生长),或与石英、方解石、磷灰石共生(它形)两种状态。早期方解石与钡解石共生,形成于碱性岩演化早期的碳酸盐与硅酸盐不混溶阶段;晚期方解石则以布丁状分布于钡解石和霓辉石中,为碳酸盐交代阶段产物。霓辉石、钾长石、钠长石、辉石、磷灰石、方解石、石英和钡解石共生的组合与已知火成碳酸岩的矿物组合相似。该区碳酸岩富集REE、Ba和Sr,与已知大型富稀土碳酸岩矿床(如牦牛坪稀土矿)特征一致。结合已发现矿脉地质特征,认为该区有较大的成矿潜力,为东秦岭地区寻找火成岩型稀土矿提供了依据。     

牦牛坪矿-(Ce):一种新发现的稀土元素矿物

牦牛坪矿-(Ce)属硅钛铈矿亚族的新成员,发现于四川牦牛坪稀土矿床的碳酸岩、伟晶碳酸岩和碱性岩等矿脉中.与已知的同亚族矿物相比,新矿物要么是chevkinite-(Ce)B位上的Fe3 类似物,要么同时是polyakovite-(Ce)B位和C位上的Fe3 类似物.牦牛坪矿-(Ce)直接从一类富F、水和REE的岩浆-热液过渡阶段的成矿流体中结晶所成.新矿物得名于产地和稀土元素中Ce居优.牦牛坪矿-(Ce)及其命名,已获国际矿物协会新矿物及矿物命名委员会投票批准.     

牦牛坪矿-(Ce):一种新发现的稀土元素矿物

牦牛坪矿- (Ce)属硅钛铈矿亚族的新成员,发现于四川牦牛坪稀土矿床的碳酸岩、伟晶碳酸岩和碱性岩等矿脉中。与已知的同亚族矿物相比,新矿物要么是chevkinite - (Ce)B位上的Fe3 + 类似物,要么同时是polyakovite- (Ce)B位和C位上的Fe3 + 类似物。牦牛坪矿- (Ce)直接从一类富F、水和REE的岩浆 热液过渡阶段的成矿流体中结晶所成。新矿物得名于产地和稀土元素中Ce居优。牦牛坪矿- (Ce)及其命名,已获国际矿物协会新矿物及矿物命名委员会投票批准。     

汉诺坝-阳原火成碳酸岩成因探讨

大多数幔源硅酸盐岩浆都含少量碳酸盐岩浆,这些少量的碳酸盐岩浆在地幔演化中起了非同寻常的作用。本文报道了发现于汉诺坝、阳原地区新生代玄武岩中鲜见的火成碳酸岩。碳酸岩脉贯穿于玄武岩及其捕虏体橄榄岩,并导致橄榄岩强烈的碳酸盐化现象。碳酸岩脉主要由方解石组成(90%以上),岩石类型为方解石碳酸岩,含少量被裹挟的地幔橄榄石、斜方辉石、单斜辉石和尖晶石等矿物。碳酸岩化橄榄岩由原先的黄、绿色变为紫褐色,灰白色网状碳酸岩细脉穿插其中。碳酸岩脉和碳酸盐化橄榄岩的全岩稀土含量很低(∑REE=8.7×10-6～13.7×10-6),球粒陨石标准化REE模式呈LREE略微富集(～10×球粒陨石)分布模式,微量元素也只显示轻微富集(数倍于原始地幔),它们的δ13C均为负值(-11.2‰～-12.3‰),δ18O均为正值(22.0‰～22.6‰)。碳酸岩的Sr、Nd、Pb同位素组成均显示富集(87Sr/86Sr=0.7078～0.7079,143Nd/144Nd=0.5129,206Pb/204Pb=18.0,207Pb/204Pb=15.5,208Pb/204Pb=38.0)。由于碳酸盐岩浆喷出地表后易于风化,导致REE、微量元素和同位素组成明显偏离原生火成碳酸岩。但从张北少数新鲜碳酸岩所具有的原生火成碳酸岩的C、O同位素组成(δ13C=-5.7‰～-7.3‰,δ18O=8.5‰～10.1‰)特征,以及接沙坝碳酸岩的正εNd(5.3～5.5)为亏损地幔的特征,表明汉诺坝碳酸岩与玄武岩的同源性——它们都来自地幔。     

牦牛坪矿-(Ce):一种新发现的稀土元素矿物

牦牛坪矿-(Ce)属硅钛铈矿亚族的新成员，发现于四川牦牛坪稀土矿床的碳酸岩、伟晶碳酸岩和碱性岩等矿脉中。与已知的同亚族矿物相比，新矿物要么是chevkinite-(Ce)B位上的Fe^3 类似物，要么同时是polyakovite-(Ce)B位和C位上的Fe^3 类似物。牦牛坪矿-(Ce)直接从一类富F、水和REE的岩浆-热液过渡阶段的成矿流体中结晶所成。新矿物得名于产地和稀土元素中Ce居优。牦牛坪矿-(Ce)及其命名，已获国际矿物协会新矿物及矿物命名委员会投票批准。     

内蒙古白云鄂博地区识别出新火成碳酸岩

【研究目的】白云鄂博超大型稀土矿床的形成与碳酸岩关系密切。在白云鄂博矿区外围,西矿区西南部中新生代沉积覆盖区,也存在一定规模的碳酸质岩石,其成因属性对白云鄂博矿床的形成具有启示意义。【研究方法】本文通过岩石学及矿物学研究发现,该碳酸质岩石实际为火成碳酸岩。【研究结果】碳酸岩总体受流体交代程度较弱,根据矿物组成,可分为白云石型和方解石型两种类型。岩石地球化学分析表明,碳酸岩样品富Sr(>4940×10^-6),Mn(>2150×10^-6)以及Ba(>106×10^-6),REE平均含量为938×10^-6,远高于本区沉积碳酸盐岩;样品全岩δ¹³C_V-PDB和δ¹⁸O_V-SMOW值范围分别为：-3.7‰～-4.2‰和6.7‰～7.7‰,为典型原始火成碳酸岩特征;岩石具有较均一的Sr同位素组成,⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr=0.702815～0.703185,表明它们为地幔...     

四川牦牛坪稀土矿床萤石Sr、Nd同位素对地幔成矿流体的指示意义

萤石是四川牦牛坪稀土矿床主要的脉石矿物之一，其形成贯穿了整个稀土成矿过程，因此同位素的研究对探讨萤石和稀土成矿流体的来源具有重要的价值。矿区6件萤石样品的Sr、Nd同位素组成没有明显差异，结合围岩（碳酸岩－正长岩，花岗岩）同位素组成特征研究表明，不同颜色、来自不同矿石类型、具有不同REE类型的萤石为同源产物，稀土成矿流体来源于富集地幔，与区内碳酸岩－正长岩岩浆活动密切相关。     

白云鄂博矿区碱性基性岩—碳酸岩岩墙岩石学研究

白云鄂博地区广泛发育碳酸岩墙 -碱性基性岩墙,通过对其岩石学、矿物学、岩石化学、稀土元素、微量元素的系统研究表明,碳酸岩墙为火成碳酸岩,部分碳酸岩墙的REE含量高达14 6 75 %,与赋矿白云石碳酸岩体的REE含量(最高达 10 % )相近,两者均为富稀土矿石。矿区基性岩墙的K2 O +Na2 O含量( >5 % )高于普通基性岩石(4 % ),表明它们属于碱性岩类,是碱性基性岩墙。碳酸岩墙 -碱性基性岩墙的REE与微量元素的分配型式近似,Sr、Nd、Pb同位素特征亦相近,表明它们形成于一个比较特殊的、近似的源区,两者有一定的成因关系。     

S, C, O, H Isotope Data and Noble Gas Studies of the Maoniuping LREE Deposit, Sichuan Province, China： A Mantle Connection for Mineralization

The Maoniuping REE deposit, located about 22 km to the southwest of Mianning, Sichuan Province, is the second largest light REE deposit in China, subsequent to the Bayan Obo Fe-Nb-REE deposit in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Tectonically, it is located in the transitional zone between the Panxi rift and the Longmenshan-Jinpingshan orogenic zone. It is a carbonatite vein-type deposit hosted in alkaline complex rocks. The bastnaesite-barite, bastnaesite-calcite, and bastnaesite-microcline lodes are the main three types of REE ore lodes. Among these, the first lode is distributed most extensively and its REE mineralization is the strongest. Theδ34Sv-CDT values of the barites in the ore of the deposit vary in a narrow range of +5.0 to +5.1‰in the bastnaesite-calcite lode and +3.3 to +5.9‰in the bastnaesite-barite lode, showing the isotopic characteristics of magma-derived sulfur. Theδ13Cv-PDB values and theδ518OV-SMOW values in the bastnaesite-calcite lode range from -3.9 to -6.9‰and from +7.3 to +9.7‰, respectively, which fall into the range of "primary carbonatites", showing that carbon and oxygen in the ores of the Maoniuping deposit were derived mainly from a deep source. Theδ13Cv-PDB values of fluid inclusions vary from -3.0 to -5.6‰, with -3.0 to -4.0‰in the bastnaesite-calcite lode and -3.0 to -5.6‰in the bastnaesite-barite lode, which show characteristics of mantle-derived carbon. TheδDv-SMOW values of fluid inclusions range from -57 to -88‰, with -63 to -86‰in the bastnaesite-calcite lode and -57 to -88‰in the bastnaesite-barite lode, which show characteristics of mantle-derived hydrogen. Theδ18OH2OV-SMOW values vary from +7.4 to +8.6‰in the bastnaesite calcite lode, and +6.7 to +7.8‰in the bastnaesite-barite lode, almost overlapping the range of +5.5 to +9.5‰for magmatic water. The 4He content, R/Ra ratios are (13.95 to 119.58×10-6 (cm3/g)STP and 0.02 to 0.11, respectively, and 40Ar/36Ar is 313±1 to 437±2. Considering the 4He increase caused by high contents of radioactive elements, a mantle-derived fluid probably exists in the inclusions in the fluorite, calcite and bastnaesite samples. The Maoniuping deposit and its associated carbonatite-alkaline complex were formed in 40.3 to 12.2 Ma according to K-Ar and U-Pb data. All these data suggest that large quantities of mantle fluids were involved in the metallogenic process of the Maoniuping REE deposit through a fault system.     

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987110000125

<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.     

Deducing the source and composition of rare earth mineralising fluids in carbonatites: insights from isotopic (C,O, <Superscript>87</Superscript>Sr/<Superscript>86</Superscript>Sr) data from Kangankunde,Malawi

Carbonatites host some of the largest and highest grade rare earth element (REE) deposits but the composition and source of their REE-mineralising fluids remains enigmatic. Using C, O and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotope data together with major and trace element compositions for the REE-rich Kangankunde carbonatite (Malawi), we show that the commonly observed, dark brown, Fe-rich carbonatite that hosts REE minerals in many carbonatites is decoupled from the REE mineral assemblage. REE-rich ferroan dolomite carbonatites, containing 8–15 wt% REE₂O₃, comprise assemblages of monazite-(Ce), strontianite and baryte forming hexagonal pseudomorphs after probable burbankite. The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr values (0.70302–0.70307) affirm a carbonatitic origin for these pseudomorph-forming fluids. Carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of strontianite, representing the REE mineral assemblage, indicate equilibrium between these assemblages and a carbonatite-derived, deuteric fluid between 250 and 400 °C (δ¹⁸O + 3 to + 5‰_VSMOW and δ¹³C ? 3.5 to ? 3.2‰_VPDB). In contrast, dolomite in the same samples has similar δ¹³C values but much higher δ¹⁸O, corresponding to increasing degrees of exchange with low-temperature fluids (< 125 °C), causing exsolution of Fe oxides resulting in the dark colour of these rocks. REE-rich quartz rocks, which occur outside of the intrusion, have similar δ¹⁸O and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr to those of the main complex, indicating both are carbonatite-derived and, locally, REE mineralisation can extend up to 1.5 km away from the intrusion. Early, REE-poor apatite-bearing dolomite carbonatite (beforsite: δ¹⁸O + 7.7 to + 10.3‰ and δ¹³C ?5.2 to ?6.0‰; ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr 0.70296–0.70298) is not directly linked with the REE mineralisation.     

Magmatic graphite in dolomite carbonatite at Pogranichnoe,North Transbaikalia,Russia

A recently discovered dolomite carbonatite at Pogranichnoe, North Transbaikalia, Russia, dated at 624 ± 3 Ma, contains xenoliths of calcite-bearing dolomite carbonatite with graphite spherulites. Apatite and aegirine are the other rock-forming minerals. Chemically the carbonatites are ferrocarbonatite and ferruginous calciocarbonatite. The graphite forms <1 mm up to 1.5 mm diameter spherulites, with Raman spectra similar to published spectra of microcrystalline, amorphous carbon and disordered graphite, with G and D bands at 1,580−1,600 cm⁻¹ and at around 1,350 cm⁻¹. Alteration has formed Fe-bearing calcite to Ca-bearing siderite compositions not previously reported in nature around the graphite along cracks and fractures. Mineral and stable isotope geothermometers and melt inclusion measurements for the carbonatite all give temperatures of 700°–900°. It is concluded that the graphite precipitated from the ferrocarbonatite magma. There are three candidates to control the precipitation of graphite (a) a redox reaction with Fe^II in the magma, (b) potential presence of organics in the magma (c) seeding of, or dissolution in, the magma of graphite/diamond from the mantle, and further work is required to identify the most important mechanism(s). Graphite in carbonatite is rare, with no substantial published accounts since the 1960s but graphite at other localities seems also to have precipitated from carbonatite magma. The precipitation of reduced carbon from carbonatite provides further evidence that diamond formation in carbonate melts at high mantle pressures is feasible.     

Features of mineral and chemical composition of the Khamambettu Carbonatites, Tamil Nadu

The paper presents mineralogical features and EPMA results of the Khamambettu carbonatites. The mineralogical data suggest that these rocks have been generated in magmatic and hydrothermal stages. Mineral geothermometer for carbonatite give temperatures of 790°–980°C. Fluid inclusion measurements in monazite (hydrothermal stage) give temperatures of 220°–290°C. One of the features of the carbonatites is high content of magnesia that is defined by the presence of dolomite, olivine, spinel, phlogopite, Mg-rich ilmenite. Chloritization, serpentinization, amphibolization, silicification processes and occurrence of barite, monazite-(Ce), strontianite, celestine are related to hydrothermal stage. Hydrothermal minerals at the Khamambettu were formed by recrystallization of primary carbonatite minerals in the presence of Ba, (SO₄)^2?, REE and Si carried in solution by the hydrothermal fluid.     

A model for carbonatite hosted REE mineralisation — the Mianning–Dechang REE belt,Western Sichuan Province,China

The Mianning–Dechang (MD) REE belt of Sichuan, China is one of the most important REE belt in China, which includes Maoniuping, the third largest REE deposit in the world and a series of large to small REE deposits. Mineralization styles varied across the belt, as well as within different parts of the same deposit. Styles include vein-stockworks, pegmatites, breccias and disseminated REE mineralization. Based on geological, geochemical and inclusion studies, this paper proposes a new model for carbonatite hosted REE mineralization. The results show that ore-forming fluid is derived from carbonatite magma, which has high temperature, pressure and density, and is characterized by high K, Na, Ca, Sr, Ba, REE and SO₄ contents. The supercritical ore fluid underwent a distinctive evolution path including phase separation, exolution of sulfate melt and unmixing between aqueous fluid and liquid CO₂. Rapid geochemical evolution of a dense carbonatite fluid causes REE mineralization and associated alteration to occur within or proximal to the source carbonatite. Veins, pegmatites and carbonatite comprise a continuum of mineralization styles. Veins occur in the outer zone of the upper levels of the deposit. Pegmatites occur in the inner zone of upper levels, whereas disseminated REE ore occurs at the base of the carbonatite. High water solubility in the carbonatite magma and low water, high REE in the exsolved ore-forming fluids, imply that a giant carbonatite body and deep magma chamber are not necessary for the formation of giant REE deposits.     

Petrogenesis of early cretaceous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyres in a diatreme in the Batain Nappes,Eastern Oman continental margin

Allochthonous carbonatite and ultramafic lamprophyre occur in a diatreme at the beach of the Asseelah village, northeastern Oman. The diatreme consists of heterogeneous deposits dominated by ‘diatreme facies’ pyroclastic rocks. These include aillikite and carbonatite, which intrude late Jurassic to early Cretaceous cherts and shales of the Wahra Formation within the Batain nappes. Both rock types are dominated by carbonate, altered olivine, Ti–Al–phlogopite and Cr–Al–spinel and contain varying amounts of apatite and rutile. The carbonatite occur as fine-grained heterolithic breccias with abundant rounded carbonatite xenoliths, glimmerite and crustal xenoliths. The aillikite consists of pelletal lapilli tuff with abundant fine-grained carbonatite autoliths and crustal xenoliths, which resemble those in the carbonatite breccia. The aillikite and carbonatite are characterized by low SiO₂ (11–24 wt%), MgO (9.5–12.4 wt%) and K₂O (<0.3 wt%), but high CaO (18–22 wt%), Al₂O₃ (4.75–7.04 wt%), Fe₂O_3tot (8.7–13.8 wt%) and loss-on-ignition (24–30 wt%). Higher CaO, Fe₂O_3total, Al₂O₃, MnO, TiO₂, P₂O₅ and lower SiO₂ and MgO content distinguish carbonatite from the aillikite. The associated carbonatite xenoliths and autoliths have intermediate composition between the aillikite and carbonatite. Mg number is variable and ranges between 58 and 66 in the carbonatite, 66 and 72 in the aillikite and between 48 to 64 in the carbonatite autoliths and xenoliths. The Asseelah aillikite, carbonatite, carbonatite xenoliths and autoliths overlap in most of their mineral parageneses, mineral composition and major and trace element chemistry and have variable but overlapping Sr, Nd and Pb isotopic composition, implying that these rocks are related to a common type of parental magma with variable isotopic characteristics. The Asseelah aillikite, carbonatite and carbonatites xenoliths are LREE-enriched and significantly depleted in HREE. They exhibit similar smooth, subparallel REE pattern and steep slopes with (La/Sm) _n of 6–10 and relative depletion in heavy rare earth elements (Lu = 3–10 chondrite). Initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios vary from 0.70409 to 0.70787, whereas initial ¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd ratios vary between 0.512603 and 0.512716 (εNd _i between 2.8 and 3.6). ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb _i ratios vary between 18.4 and 18.76, ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb _i ratios vary between 15.34 and 15.63, whereas ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb _i varies between 38.42 and 39.05. Zircons grains extracted from the carbonatite have a mean age of 137 ± 1 Ma (95% confidence, MSWD = 0.49). This age correlates with large-scale tectonic events recorded in the early Indian Ocean at 140–160 Ma. Geochemical and isotopic signatures displayed by the Asseelah rocks can be accounted for by vein-plus-wall-rock model of Foley (1992) wherein veins are represented by phlogopite, carbonate and apatite and depleted peridotite constitutes the wall-rock. The carbonatite and aillikite magmatism is probably a distal effect of the breaking up of Gondwana, during and/or after the rift-to-drift transition that led to the opening of the Indian Ocean.     

四川牦牛坪稀土矿床碳酸岩Sm—Nd等时线年龄及其地质意义

川西冕宁-德昌REE成矿带是中国最重要的REE成矿带之一,包括牦牛坪超大型REE矿床、大陆槽大型REE矿床：木落寨中型REE矿床和里庄小型REE矿床等。REE成矿作用与碳酸岩-碱性杂岩体有关,受印度-亚洲大陆碰撞带的一系列新生代走滑断裂系统控制。碳酸岩-碱性岩杂岩体主要侵位于元古代结晶基底岩石和古生代-中生代沉积盖层。碳酸岩主要为方解石碳酸岩,碱性正长岩以英碱正长岩为主,两者微量元素分布模式及Sr-Nd同位素组成特征相一致,表明两者为岩浆不混溶产物,因此两者的成岩时代应该基本相近。然而,前人研究成果表明,牦牛坪碳酸岩中钠铁闪石K-Ar年龄为31．7Ma,正长岩全岩K—Ar年龄为40．8Ma,两者相差10Ma。此外,研究表明,大陆槽、木落寨和里庄REE矿床碳酸岩-正长岩杂岩体成岩年龄与其相应的成矿年龄基本一致,而牦牛坪REE矿床两者相差甚远。本文利用碳酸岩中方解石进行了Sm—Nd等时线年龄测定,结合前人资料,重新厘定了牦牛坪REE矿床碳酸岩的成岩年龄和矿床的成矿年龄,分别为29．9Ma和26～27Ma,两者在误差范围内相一致。     

A rare earth element-rich carbonatite dyke at Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, North China

Summary ?A carbonatite dyke, extremely enriched in rare earth elements (REE), is reported from Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, North China. The REE content in the dyke varies from 1 wt% to up to 20 wt%. The light REEs are enriched and highly fractionated relative to the heavy REEs, and there is no Eu anomaly. Although carbon isotope δ¹³C (PDB) values of the carbonatites (−7.3 to −4.7‰) are within the range of normal mantle (−5±2‰), oxygen isotope δ¹⁸O (SMOW) (11.9 to 17.7‰) ratios apparently are higher than those of the mantle (5.7±1.0‰), indicating varying degrees of exchange with hydrothermal fluids during or after magmatic crystallization. The carbonatite is the result of partial melting followed by fractional crystallization. Primary carbonatite melt was formed by less than 1% partial melting of enriched mantle, leaving a garnet-bearing residue. The melt then rose to a crustal magma chamber and underwent fractional crystallization, producing further REE enrichment. The REE and trace element distribution patterns of the carbonatites are similar to those of fine-grained dolomite marble, the ore-host rock of the Bayan Obo REE–Nb–Fe giant mineral deposit. This fact may indicate a petrogenetic link between the dykes described here and the Bayan Obo mineral deposit. Received November 1, 2001; revised version accepted June 16, 2002