新疆准噶尔北缘索尔库都克铜钼矿氦-氩同位素组成及地质意义

索尔库都克铜钼矿床位于准噶尔北缘,矿体呈似层状、透镜状、脉状产于中泥盆世北塔山组安山岩和矽卡岩中。采用稀有气体同位素质谱法,对矿床中绿帘石矽卡岩、安山岩和矿石3种产状的黄铁矿中流体包裹体氦和氩同位素组成进行测试分析。测试结果显示,黄铁矿中流体包裹体的4He含量为(0.882 1~13.341 0)×10-8cm3STP/g,3He/4He为0.88~1.76 Ra(Ra为大气中的3He/4He,Ra=1.4×10-6),幔源He占13.27%~26.93%,表明成矿流体中氦主要来源于地壳。40Ar含量为(4.237 6~13.970)×10-8cm3STP/g,40Ar/36Ar为301.07~331.55,40Ar*含量占1.71%~10.87%,表明成矿流体中Ar主要来源于大气降水。3种产状的黄铁矿中氦、氩同位素组成及特点相似,结合矿床流体包裹体和稳定同位素研究,认为成矿流体来源于壳-幔相互作用的岩浆流体和大气降水,矿床的形成与安山岩和矽卡岩关系密切,暗示矿床成因为矽卡岩型。     

对新疆萨日达拉金矿成矿流体的He、Ar同位素示踪

采用稀有气体同位素质谱方法,通过分析萨日达拉金矿载金黄铁矿中流体包裹体的He、Ar同位素组成,对成矿流体进行示踪研究。结果表明,萨日达拉金矿黄铁矿流体包裹体中He同位素组成变化范围较大,R/Ra值为0.34~1.59,显示壳幔混合特征,二元混合模型计算结果显示以地壳放射性成因氦为主,并有地幔氦的加入;Ar同位素组成较均一,~(40)Ar/~(36) Ar值为305~359,平均336,~(36)Ar/~(38)Ar值为5.34~5.44,平均5.40,显示叠加有部分放射性成因~(40)Ar的大气降水成因氩同位素组成。综合分析结果表明,萨日达拉金矿成矿流体为由大气降水深循环改造而成的地壳流体,其所具有的地幔He同位素组成应继承自下部地壳中隐伏的壳幔混合成因地质体。     

中条山地区铜矿壳源流体成矿：来自铜矿峪、胡家峪流体包裹体氦、氩同位素的证据

山西中条山地区是我国重要的铜成矿带,发育铜矿峪斑岩型铜矿和“胡(家峪) 篦(子沟)”型铜矿。本文对铜矿峪铜矿的黄铁矿和黄铜矿、胡家峪铜矿的黄铁矿开展了流体包裹体中的He、Ar同位素组成研究。铜矿峪黄铁矿、黄铜矿流体包裹体中的 4 He含量为46. 23×10 -8 ~1195. 75×10 -8 cm 3 STP/g, 3 He/ 4 He比值为0. 01~0. 06Ra, 40 Ar含量为1. 69×10 -8 ~74. 11×10 -8 cm 3 STP/g; 40 Ar/ 36 Ar为407~2327. 8。胡家峪黄铁矿流体包裹体中 4 He含量为314. 06×10 -8 ~3815. 87×10 -8 cm 3 STP/g; 3 He/ 4 He为0. 003~0. 014Ra , 40 Ar含量为25. 62×10 -8 ~761. 51×10 -8 cm 3 STP/g; 40 Ar/ 36 Ar 值为936. 1~4108. 6。中条山地区铜矿床 3 He/ 4 He值明显指示壳源He特征,铜矿峪、胡家峪样品中幔源He的含量介于0~0. 56%之间,幔源He对成矿的贡献可忽略不计。在成矿流体的 40 Ar/ 36 Ar- 3 He/ 4 He和 40 Ar*/ 4 He 3 He/ 4 He关系图解中所有样品均投点于壳源流体区域,显示Ar为地壳来源。因此,中条山地区大规模成矿作用以壳源流体成矿为主,并未发现幔源流体参与成矿的踪迹。     

新疆阿尔泰南缘克因布拉克铜锌矿床成矿流体的氦-氩同位素示踪

克因布拉克铜锌矿床赋存于二长花岗岩外接触带的上志留—下泥盆统康布铁堡组黑云石英片岩、变质石英砂岩中,矿体呈似层状、透镜状及脉状。本文对铜锌矿石中的黄铁矿流体包裹体氦和氩同位素组成进行了研究。黄铁矿中流体包裹体的4He含量为0.241×10-7~5.288×10-7cm3STP/g,Rc/Ra值为0.95~1.89,幔源He的含量为14.1%~28.8%,表明成矿流体中氦主要来源于地壳,存在幔源氦的加入。40Ar含量为4.345×10-8~7.752×10-8cm3STP/g,40Ar/36Ar比值变化于302.10~436.96,40Ar*含量为2.2%~32.4%,表明成矿流体中存在含有放射性成因氩的大气降水加入。结合矿床地质特征及氢、氧、碳、硫同位素特征,认为成矿流体来源于高温深源壳幔混合成因的岩浆流体,具大气氩同位素组成特征的低温大气降水。     

粤北诸广南部铀矿田流体包裹体的氦氩同位素组成及成矿流体来源示踪

粤北诸广南部铀矿田是我国重要的花岗岩型铀矿产地之一,有关诸广南部花岗岩型铀矿田的成因,多年来一直存在较大的争议。本文以诸广南部铀矿田典型铀矿床成矿期萤石、方解石和黄铁矿中流体包裹体为测试对象,研究了成矿流体的He、Ar同位素地球化学。研究表明,萤石流体包裹体的~3He/~4He比值为0. 021～0. 186Ra,~(40) Ar/~(36)比值为298. 4～2515. 7;方解石流体包裹体的3He/4He比值为0. 027～0. 209Ra,~(40) Ar/~(36)比值为295. 9～327. 2;黄铁矿流体包裹体的3He/4He比值为0. 021～1. 543Ra,~(40) Ar/~(36)比值为326. 9～1735. 1; He-Ar同位素系统显示成矿流体的3He/4He比值略高于地壳氦同位素特征值(0. 01～0. 05Ra),但低于幔源氦同位素特征值(6～9Ra),~(40) Ar/~(36)比值接近或高于大气氩的同位素组成(~(40) Ar/~(36)=295. 5),成矿流体为壳-幔混合来源。结合H-O、He-Ar、C和Sr等多元同位素证据表明,成矿流体由两个端元组成:一是含有一定放射性成因Ar的大气降水的地壳流体,二是含幔源He的地幔流体。进一步研究表明,受NNW向断裂控制的棉花坑、书楼丘、长排等铀矿床受地幔流体影响比较大,而受NE向断裂控制的蕉坪、东坑、烟筒岭铀矿床受大气降水影响比较大。     

新疆阿尔泰阿舍勒VHMS型铜锌矿床成矿流体 的氦—氩同位素示踪

阿舍勒大型铜锌矿是我国典型的海相火山岩块状硫化物(VHMS)型矿床,赋存于阿舍勒盆地早—中泥盆世阿舍勒组海相火山—沉积岩系中。1号主矿体呈似层状或大透镜体状,矿石呈块状、浸染状、条带状、层纹状、细脉状。本文对块状、浸染状、条带状矿石的黄铁矿中流体包裹体He和Ar同位素进行了研究。黄铁矿中流体包裹体的4He含量为(64.5~173.0)×10-7cm3STP/g,n(3He)/n(4He)值为(0.1358~0.379)Ra,幔源He的含量为1.79%~5.55%,表明成矿流体中He主要来源于地壳。40Ar含量为(0.318~4.69)×10-7cm3STP/g,n(40Ar)/n(36Ar)值变化于389.1~9425,40Ar*含量为24.06%~96.89%,表明成矿流体中存在含有放射性成因Ar的海水加入。结合矿床的氢、氧、硫同位素特征,认为成矿流体来源为海水和幔源岩浆热液。     

雅鲁藏布江缝合带造山型金矿床成矿流体特征:来自He-Ar同位素的约束

雅鲁藏布江缝合带造山型金成矿带是近些年来在青藏高原新确立的碰撞造山型金成矿带,成矿流体是一套CO_2-H_2O-NaCl-CH_4-N_2体系,以变质水为主。为探讨地幔组分对成矿的影响,本文选取雅鲁藏布江缝合带内邦布矿床和念扎矿床两个大型的造山型金矿为研究对象,对与成矿相关的黄铁矿及胶黄铁矿进行He-Ar同位素分析。结果显示,邦布矿床含金石英脉中黄铁矿中流体包裹体的He和Ar的浓度变化范围较窄,~3He/~4He为0.59～0.70 Ra,~(40)Ar/~(36)Ar为365.1～423.1;2件胶黄铁矿样品的~3He/~4He为0.11 Ra及0.19 Ra,~(40)Ar/~(36)Ar为302.1和305.9;念扎矿床石英-多金属硫化物脉中黄铁矿的~3He/~4He为0.27～0.60 Ra,~(40)Ar/~(36)Ar为370.2～1777.9。雅鲁藏布江造山型金成矿带中造山型金矿成矿流体为壳幔源混合流体,地壳端元主要为变质水,地幔组分在邦布金矿和念扎金矿中的贡献率分别为12.8%～15.2%和5.7%～13.0%;这与藏南拆离系中的金锑成矿作用明显不用,藏南拆离系中的金锑矿床成矿流体主要表现为改造型饱和大气水的特征,未有地幔组分的贡献。     

江西相山沙洲铀矿床He、Ar同位素特征及其地质意义

江西相山沙洲铀矿床位于中国华南赣杭铀成矿带南西段、华南中生代陆相火山岩带西缘。本次工作系统采集了矿区内成矿期黄铁矿、方解石,开展了稳定同位素和稀有气体同位素研究。研究表明方解石的δ13CV-PDB和δ18OV-SMOW值分别为-3.2‰~-7.4‰,8.5‰~15.2‰,成矿流体中的碳主要源自地幔;黄铁矿样品流体包裹体的n(40Ar)/n(36Ar)值为303~326,n(3He)/n(4He)值为0.193~2.946 Ra;成矿流体的He—Ar同位素组成是地壳流体[n(3He)/n(4He)值较低,n(40Ar)/n(36Ar)值与大气近似]和地幔流体[高n(3He)/n(4He)和n(40Ar)/n(36Ar)值]两端元的不同比例混合产物。     

新疆卡鲁安硬岩型锂矿床成矿流体性质：来自He—Ar同位素证据

卡鲁安锂矿床位于新疆北部的阿尔泰造山带,是以锂辉石为主要矿石矿物的硬岩型锂矿床。前人对该矿床的岩石成因、成矿机制及构造背景已经有了初步的认识,但对该矿区内成矿流体的研究仍是空白,这将在一定程度上影响对矿床成因的认识。本文通过分析卡鲁安伟晶岩中锂辉石和石英流体包裹体He、Ar同位素组成,对成矿流体进行示踪研究。研究表明,含矿伟晶岩的n(3He) /n(4He) 为0. 25~3.19 Ra（平均0.97 Ra）,无矿伟晶岩与外围伟晶岩n(3He) /n(4He)为0.13~5.32 Ra（平均1.13 Ra）,均介于壳源与幔源He之间。根据成矿流体的壳幔二元混合模式进行计算：含矿伟晶岩中的地幔流体比例为3.55% ~ 48.92%,平均值为14.67%;无矿伟晶岩与外围伟晶岩地幔流体占比为1.70% ~ 81.79%,平均值为17.13%。含矿伟晶岩成矿流体的n(40Ar) /n(36Ar)为552.50~13353. 00,n(40Ar*)相对含量为46.52% ~ 97.79%,平均值为87.25%,大气的Ar贡献平均为12.75%。分析结果显示,成矿流体主要以壳源流体为主,部分幔源流体和改造型饱和大气水的混合流体,随着成矿作用的进行,地幔He与大气饱和水改造Ar皆有所减少。值得注意的是卡鲁安锂矿床成矿流体中幔源物质并非真的来自于地幔物质上侵,更有可能是来源于元古代的不成熟陆壳熔融。新疆卡鲁安锂矿床形成于陆—陆碰撞造山作用晚期的后碰撞造山阶段,造山后期的伸展导致含幔源物质的古老地壳与年轻地壳减压熔融,熔融所形成的岩浆流体随后经大气降水改造为成矿流体。     

新疆卡鲁安硬岩型锂矿床成矿流体性质：来自He—Ar同位素证据

卡鲁安锂矿床位于新疆北部的阿尔泰造山带,是以锂辉石为主要矿石矿物的硬岩型锂矿床。前人对该矿床的岩石成因、成矿机制及构造背景已经有了初步的认识,但对该矿区内成矿流体的研究仍是空白,这将在一定程度上影响对矿床成因的认识。本文通过分析卡鲁安伟晶岩中锂辉石和石英流体包裹体He、Ar同位素组成,对成矿流体进行示踪研究。研究表明,含矿伟晶岩的n(3He) /n(4He) 为0. 25~3.19 Ra（平均0.97 Ra）,无矿伟晶岩与外围伟晶岩n(3He) /n(4He) 为0.13~5.32 Ra（平均1.13 Ra）,均介于壳源与幔源He之间。根据成矿流体的壳幔二元混合模式进行计算：含矿伟晶岩中的地幔流体比例为3.55% ~ 48.92%,平均值为14.67%;无矿伟晶岩与外围伟晶岩地幔流体占比为1.70% ~ 81.79%,平均值为17.13%。含矿伟晶岩成矿流体的n(40Ar) /n(36Ar)为552.50~13353. 00,n(40Ar*)相对含量为46.52% ~ 97.79%,平均值为87.25%,大气的Ar贡献平均为12.75%。分析结果显示,成矿流体主要以壳源流体为主,部分幔源流体和改造型饱和大气水的混合流体,随着成矿作用的进行,地幔He与大气饱和水改造Ar皆有所减少。值得注意的是卡鲁安锂矿床成矿流体中幔源物质并非真的来自于地幔物质上侵,更有可能是来源于元古代的不成熟陆壳熔融。新疆卡鲁安锂矿床形成于陆—陆碰撞造山作用晚期的后碰撞造山阶段,造山后期的伸展导致含幔源物质的古老地壳与年轻地壳减压熔融,熔融所形成的岩浆流体随后经大气降水改造为成矿流体。     

赣南淘锡坑钨矿床He-Ar同位素地球化学研究

华南石英脉型黑钨矿的形成一直被认为是与地壳沉积物质重熔形成的S型花岗岩有关。然而,近年来对南岭中生代成岩成矿机制的研究发现,地幔组分可能参与了钨、锡成矿作用。本文对淘锡坑石英脉型钨多金属矿床与黑钨矿共生的黄铁矿和毒砂中流体包裹体的He、Ar同位素进行了研究。结果显示,上述矿物中流体包裹体的~3He/~4He值为0. 37～2. 11Ra(Ra为空气的~3He/~4He值,1Ra=1. 39×10~(-6)),介于地幔与地壳的~3He/~4He值之间;~(40)Ar/~(36)Ar值为309. 5～383. 6,平均335. 4,略高于大气的~(40)Ar/~(36)Ar比值(295. 5)。研究表明,成矿流体具有壳-幔两端元混合的特征。其中,地壳端元的流体为经过地下循环的低温饱和大气水,地幔端元的流体为矿区隐伏花岗岩体成岩过程中分异出的岩浆流体。结合前人研究成果,认为该矿床的形成与华南中生代燕山期发生的软流圈上涌、岩石圈减薄、地壳伸展等地球动力学作用有密切联系。这种动力学过程为地幔组分带来的热引起地壳沉积物质重熔形成钨多金属成矿花岗岩浆提供了条件。     

The Isotopic Composition of Noble Gases in Gold Deposits and the Source of Ore- Forming Materials in the Region of North Hebei, China

1IntroductionOnthenorthernmarginoftheNorthChinaplatformislocatedoneofthemostimportantAu Ag polymetallicore concentratedzones,wherethereareavarietyoforetypes .Soithasbeenat tractingeverincreasingattentionofmanygeologists (PeiRongfuetal.,1 998;ShenBaofengetal.,1 994 ;LuSongnianetal.,1 997;HuShouxietal.,1 994 ;ChenYuchuan ,1 999;ZhaiYushengetal.,1 999) .Manyscholarspresentedtheirresearchresultsinvariousaspects.How ever ,thesourceofore formingmaterialshaslongbeenafocusofdiscussion .Studieso…     

Stable isotopes and noble gases in the Xishimen gold deposit,central North China Craton: metallogeny associated with lithospheric thinning and crust–mantle interaction

Quartz-vein type gold mineralization at Xishimen is a recently discovered gold deposit in the central North China Craton. More than 50 auriferous quartz veins occur in this region within a NNW–SSE-trending fault zone 4600 m in length and 3–10 m wide. Wall rocks are mainly Precambrian tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) gneisses and associated supracrustals, modified by K-feldspathization and pyrite-phyllic hydrothermal alteration. Based on detailed field and petrographic studies, we identify five episodes of mineralization: pyrite-phyllic stage (I), coarse-grained pyrite-milky white quartz stage (II), fine-grained smoky grey quartz-pyrite stage (III), fine-grained smoky grey quartz-polymetallic sulphide stage (IV), and quartz-carbonate stage (V). We present results of δ³⁴S analysis of sulphide minerals from the different stages which show tightly clustered values in the range of –1.0‰ to 2.1‰, close to those of mantle and meteorite sulphur. Lead isotopic ratios of pyrite from the early to main stages also show restricted ranges with ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb of 16.289–17.286, ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁴Pb of 15.217–15.453, ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb of 37.012–38.232, implying lower crustal input. ³He/⁴He and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar ratios of fluid trapped in pyrite are 0.68 Ra to 1.20 Ra (where Ra is the ³He/⁴He ratio of air = 1.4 × 10^?6) and 540.9–1065, respectively. ³He and ⁴Ar concentrations vary from 10.05 to 18.5 (10^?7 cm³STP/g) and 6.15 to 17.4 (10^?7cm³STP/g), respectively, with calculated mantle helium ranging from 8.47% to 14.96% (average 11.01%). δ¹⁸O_Q and δ¹⁸D_Q values of quartz range from 8.0‰ to 13.2‰ and –101.9‰ to –70.5‰, respectively, with calculated δ¹⁸O_W values of the mineralizing fluid ranging from 1.11‰ to 5.72‰, suggesting the mixing of magmatic aqueous fluid with meteoric water during gold precipitation. We correlate the mixed crust–mantle signature of the ore-forming sources to magmatism and metallogeny associated with Mesozoic inhomogeneous lithosphere thinning in the central North China Craton.     

贵州晴隆锑矿床成矿流体He-Ar同位素地球化学

晴隆锑矿床是华南中生代低温成矿域右江盆地Au-Sb-As-Hg矿集区内的大型锑矿床,成矿时代约150Ma。本文以该矿床矿石矿物辉锑矿中的流体包裹体为测试对象,研究了成矿流体的He和Ar同位素地球化学。研究表明,成矿流体的~3He/~4He为0.13~0.46Ra(Ra为空气的3He/4He值,1.4×10~(-6)),~(40)Ar/~(36)Ar为305~327,He、Ar同位素组成具有一定程度的正相关;成矿流体由两个端元组成:一是含地壳He的低温饱和空气的雨水,二是含地幔He的高温流体。含地幔He的高温流体可能来自右江盆地下部的侏罗纪壳幔混合成因花岗岩浆,这种岩浆的形成机制与华夏地块侏罗纪与钨锡成矿有关的花岗岩具有相似性。晴隆锑矿床以大气降水为主的成矿流体的加热、循环并浸取矿床围岩"大厂层"下伏地层中的成矿元素而成矿,受深部壳幔混合成因花岗岩浆释放出的含幔源He和岩浆S的热流所驱动。     

Mantle-derived noble gases in ore-forming fluids of the granite-related Yaogangxian tungsten deposit,Southeastern China

More than 90% of the tungsten resources of China are in the Nanling region of South China, and the Yaogangxian vein deposit is the largest tungsten deposit in this region. The tungsten deposits have ages of 150–160 Ma, and are spatially, temporally and genetically related to granites which were previously believed to be produced by crustal anatexis. This paper provides He and Ar isotope data of fluid inclusions in pyrite and arsenopyrite from the Yaogangxian W veins. ³He/⁴He ratios range from 0.41 to 3.03 Ra (where Ra is the ³He/⁴He ratio of air?=?1.39?×?10^?6), and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar ratios from 328 to 1,191. Moreover, there are excellent correlations between He and Ar isotopic compositions. The results suggest that the ore-forming fluids are a mixture between a crustal fluid containing atmospheric Ar and crustal ⁴He and a fluid containing mantle components. It is likely that the former is a low temperature meteoric fluid, and the later is a fluid exsolved from the W-associated granitic magma, which formed by crustal melting induced by intrusion of a mantle-derived magma.     

Multiple isotope composition (S, Pb, H, O, He, and Ar) and genetic implications for gold deposits in the Jiapigou gold belt, Northeast China

The Jiapigou gold belt (>150 t Au), one of the most important gold-producing districts in China, is located at the northeastern margin of the North China Craton. It is composed of 17 gold deposits with an average grade around 10 g/t Au. The deposits are hosted in Archean gneiss and TTG rocks, and are all in shear zones or fractures of varying orientations and magnitudes. The δ³⁴S values of sulfide from ores are mainly between 2.7?‰ and 10?‰. The Pb isotope characteristics of ore sulfides are different from those of the Archean metamorphic rocks and Mesozoic granites and dikes, and indicate that they have different lead sources. The sulfur and lead isotope compositions imply that the ore-forming materials might originate from multiple, mainly deep sources. Fluid inclusions in pyrite have ³He/⁴He ratios of 0.6 to 2.5 Ra, whereas their ⁴⁰Ar/³⁶Ar ratios range from 1,444 to 9,805, indicating a dominantly mantle fluid with a negligible crustal component. δ¹⁸O values calculated from hydrothermal quartz are between ?0.2?‰ and +5.9?‰, and δD values of the fluids in the fluid inclusions in quartz are from ?70?‰ to ?96?‰. These ranges suggest dominantly magmatic water with a minor meteoric component. The noble gas isotopic data, along with the stable isotopic data, suggest that the ore-forming fluids have a dominantly mantle source with minor crustal addition.     

金川Cu-Ni-PGE硫化物矿床成矿过程稀有气体同位素组成示踪

稀有气体同位素在示踪成矿作用流体来源方面具有独特优势。本文应用熔融质谱法测定了金川Cu-Ni-PGE硫化物矿床23个硅酸盐矿物和金属硫化物单矿物的He、Ne和Ar丰度和同位素组成。结果表明,硅酸盐矿物的3He/4He比值(0.239Ra)略低于硫化物(平均0.456Ra),且从橄榄石(平均0.291Ra)、斜方辉石(0.215Ra)到单斜辉石(0.174Ra)逐渐降低,20Ne/22Ne-21Ne/22Ne分布于MORB与大陆地壳演化线之间,扣除放射性成因4He*和40Ar*后橄榄石和辉石中3He/4He和40Ar/36Ar接近岩石圈地幔组成。He、Ne和Ar同位素组成示踪表明成矿岩浆中存在岩石圈地幔(SCLM)、地壳(CC)和大气饱和流体(ASW)三种端元成分,硫化物熔体的分离发生在岩浆结晶分异的早期。岩石圈地幔部分熔融形成的成矿初始岩浆经历了两阶段的演化。在深部岩浆房高温成矿岩浆同化围岩引入地壳混染组分,促使硫饱和及硫化物熔体的熔离,同时形成具有壳幔混合特征的混合岩浆组分(MC),上升至上部岩浆房后混入较高比例的大气饱和流体,进一步促使硫饱和及浸染状硫化物就地熔离堆积。     

Helium and argon isotopic compositions of the Longquanzhan gold deposit in the Yishu fault zone and their geological implications

The Longquanzhan gold deposit hosted in granitic cataclasites with mylontization of the foot wall of the main Yishui-Tangtou fault. 3He/4He ratios in fluid inclusions range from 0. 14 to 0. 24 R/Ra,close to those of the crust-source helium. 40Ar/36Ar ratios were measured to be 289-1811, slightly higher than those of atmospheric argon. The results of analysis of helium and argon isotopes suggested that ore-forming fluids were derived chiefly from the crust. The δ18O values of fluid inclusions from vein quartz range from -1.78‰ to 4.07‰, and the δD values of the fluid inclusions vary between -74‰ and -77‰. The hydrogen and oxygen isotope data indicated that the ore-forming fluid for the Longquanzhan gold deposit had mixed with meteoric water in the process of mineralization. This is consistent with the conclusion from the helium and argon isotope data.     

Isotope tracers for deep-seated fluids and noble gases

The role of He and Ar isotopes in tracing the source of ore fluids has aroused great attention of the broad masses of the geological researchers. On the basis of lots of test and measurement of He and Ar isotopes in sulfides from Au, Ag polymetallic ore deposits in northern China, statistics has been made on the published He and Ar isotope data from 27 gold deposits, 13 silver polymetallic ore deposits, 8 polymetallic ore deposits, 1 rare-earth deposit, 3 oceanic incrustations, 3 volcanic springs and their wall rocks and granites. The statistical results indicate that the 3 He/ 4 Ar (×10-6 ) values of the Au, Ag polymetallic ore deposits are within the range of 0.24 9.39, with an average of 3.34×10-6 ; the He/Ar values, 0.007 6.01,with an average of 2.37; the 40 Ar/ 36 Ar values, 265.75 2361, with an average of 699.0; the 4 He/ 40 Ar values, 0.0020 643.86, with an average of 5.85, the 3 He/ 4 Ar (×10-6 ) values of gneiss and granite surrounding the mining area, 0.001 1.79, with an average of 1.00×10-6 , reflecting great differences in source. Mantle-source He in 48 Au, Ag polymetallic ore deposits accounts for 4.55% 83.06%, averaging 29.91%. It falls near the mantle-source region which can be seen in the He isotopic concentration diagram and the 3 He/ 4 He(R/Ra) 40 Ar/ 36 Ar plot. Studies suggested that the ore-forming materials for endogenic Au, Ag polymetallic ore deposits should be derived from the deep interior of the Earth, and with the multi-stage evolution of mantle plumes the deep-seated ore fluids would be transported from the deep interior of the Earth to the shallow levels. During this process the mixing of crust/mantle-source fluids would inevitably occur, therefore, the value range always lies between the mantle and the crust.