Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Late Ediacaran Rare-metalAlbite Granites of the Arabian-Nubian Shield

The Abu Dabbab albite granite(ADAG), in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt, hosts the most significant rare metal ore deposit in the northern part of the Neoproterozoic Arabian-Nubian Shield. Here, we report detailed field,petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical investigation of the ADAG, an isolated stock-like granitic body with sharp intrusive contacts against metamorphic country rocks, probably emplaced at about 600 Ma. The fine-grained porphyritic upper unit is a preserved remnant of the shallowly-emplaced apex of the magma chamber, whereas the medium-grained lower unit crystallized at deeper levels under subvolcanic conditions. The peraluminous leucocratic ADAG shares common geochemical characteristics with post-collisional intraplate A-type magmas. In addition to the conspicuous enrichment in Na2 O, the ADAG is remarkable for its anomalous concentrations of Ta, Nb, Li, Hf, Ga, Sn, Zn and heavy rare-earth elements. Nb-Ta minerals in the ADAG are mixed with Fe-Mn oxides, forming black patches that increase in abundance toward of the base of the intrusion. Columbite-tantalite, cassiterite and wolframite are the most important ore minerals.Pronounced negative Eu anomalies(Eu/Eu* = 0.10–0.24) reflect extreme magmatic fractionation and perhaps the effects of late fluid-rock interaction. The ADAG was most likely generated by partial melting of the juvenile middle crust of the ANS as the geotherm was elevated by erosional uplift following lithospheric delamination and it was emplaced at the intersection of lineations of structural weakness. Although formation of the ADAG and its primary enrichment in rare metals are essentially due to magmatic processes, late-stage metasomatism caused limited redistribution of rare metals. Fluid-driven subsolidus modification was limited to the apex of the magma chamber and drove development of greisen, amazonite, and quartz veins along fracture systems.     

Geochemistry of the Baishitouquan Amazonite—and Topaz—bearing Granite in the Mid—Tianshan Belt,Xinjiang,China

The Baishitouquan amazonite and topaz-bearing granite is one of the typical high-rubidium and high-fluorine granites in the eastern part of the Mid-Tianshan belt. This intrusion is in sharp contact with Mid-Proterozoic schists, gneisses and marbles, and is composed of four zones transitional from the bottom upwards: leucogranite, amazonite granite, topaz-bearing amazonite granite and topaz quartz albitite. The Baishitouquan granite contains highly ordered K-feldspar, Li-rich mica, Mn-rich garnet, α-quartz and low temperature zircon and is chemically high in Si, K, Na, Al, Li, Rb, Cs and F, and low in Ti, Fe, Ca, Mg, P, Co, Ni, Cr, V, Sr and Ba, with Na₂O<K₂O. Amazonite from the amazonite granite zone contains 1867 ppm Rb. The F contents of bulk rocks are 3040 and 4597 for the amazonite granite and topaz-bearing amazonite granite zones, respectively. These two zones have δ¹⁸O values of 8.97–9.85‰ (SMOW) and show flat REE distribution patterns with strong Eu depletion. K-Ar and Rb-Sr ages of this intrusion are 226. 6 Ma and 209. 6 Ma respectively, with an initial⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio of 0.987±0.213. The Baishitouquan granite is the product of crystallization of a low temperature, and water, rubidium and fluorine-rich magma, which may have been derived from partial melting of muscovite-rich crustal rocks. Consolidation of this granite involved two contrasting and successive stages: melt crystallization and hydrothermal metasomatism and precipitation. Various geological features of this granite were formed during the transition from the magmatic to the hydrothermal stage.     

东疆白石头泉含黄玉天河石花岗岩体的地球化学：分带和岩浆演化

白石头泉含黄玉的天河石花岗岩体Rb-Sr等时线年龄209.6±9.6 Ma，从下至上可分为5个连续过渡的岩相带，即淡色花岗岩（a带），含天河石花岗岩（b带），天河石花岗岩（c带），含黄玉天河石花岗岩（d带）以及黄玉钠长花岗岩（e带）。岩体的岩石地球化学特征是高F（> 2 %）、高 Rb (500×10-6～1 087×10-6)，低 P2O5 (≤0.06%)，Na2O>K2O，弱过铝 (A/NKC=1.00~1.11)、翼型稀土元素配分曲线 (ΣREE=28.6×10-6~231.9×10-6)、低(La/Lu)N值 (0.11~0.68)、强烈Eu负异常(Eu/Eu* = 0.0005~0.0110)、Nd同位素富集（εNd (t )= -4.4~-4.9）。该岩体的岩浆是中地壳云母片麻岩部分熔融的产物。从a带到e带的地球化学变化是：（1）F，A2O3和Na2O含量逐渐增加，而SiO2，（Fe2O3+FeO+MgO+MnO）、FeO和K2O含量逐渐减少，在标准矿物的Qz-Ab-Or图上总体向Ab角顶移动；（2）总体而言，Cr，Ni，Co，V，W，Nb，Zr，U，Th和Y含量逐渐减少，而F，Li，Rb，Hf，Ta，Sn，Sc，Ga和Zn含量逐渐增加，但d带到e带间存在Li，Rb，Sn，Sc和Zn含量的突降；（3）K/Rb，Al/Ga，Nb/Ta和Zr/Hf值下降， 但K/Cs，Th/U，(La/Lu)N值上升；（4）全岩的δ18O 值从a带的9.25 ‰~9.75 ‰降低到e带的7.32 ‰，d带与e带间存在2.1‰的δ18O值突降。岩浆从a带到e带的垂向分带是分离结晶和流体输运的共同结果。岩体的d带与e带存在明显的成分间断。在矿物成分上表现为黄玉、钠长石和白云母的剧增，钾长石和天河石的剧减。在主量元素上表现为 Na2O和CaO含量的剧增，SiO2和K2O含量的剧减。在微量元素上表现为F，Ga，Sr和Ba含量的剧增，Li，Rb，Sc，Zn和Sn含量的剧减。在稀土元素上，Eu/Eu*和(La/Lu)N值增加，而ΣREE值降低。在氧同位素特征上，δ18O值显著降低。这种间断不仅受分离结晶和流体输运的制约，也与天水加入、围岩混染和亚固相线淋滤有关。     

我国古代两种珍稀宝玉石文物分析

为了科学辨别易混淆文物的材质,以蓝绿色和蓝紫色宝玉石文物为例,利用外束质子激发X射线荧光、便携式能量色散X射线荧光、激光拉曼光谱和X射线衍射分析等现代无损科技手段,从安徽蚌埠双墩一号春秋墓、河南洛阳烧沟东汉墓和新疆和田皮山古城唐代墓葬中甄别与鉴定出被误认为是绿松石和琉璃（玻璃）器的天河石串珠和青金石耳？及青金石管饰。简要阐述了这两种彩色宝玉石的矿物学特征及应用历史。这三件彩色宝玉石文物的发现,丰富了中国宝玉石史的研究内容,拓宽了对我国古代先民开采、引进及应用宝玉石的认识。     

内蒙古武川县赵井沟铌钽多金属矿床白云母~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar同位素年龄及地质意义

内蒙古赵井沟铌钽多金属矿是近年来取得较大找矿进展的大型稀有金属矿床,初步探明铌钽氧化物储量超过8200吨,前人对其矿床地质特征已有初步研究,但其成矿时代尚未精确厘定。本文以赵井沟铌钽多金属矿区内天河石花岗伟晶岩脉中的白云母为研究对象,利用~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar同位素年代学方法,以确定其成矿时代。研究发现矿区内铌钽矿化主要赋存在碱长花岗岩、碱长花岗细晶岩、云英岩和天河石花岗伟晶岩中,且铌钽矿物与白云母同时形成,有重要的共生关系,故本次研究获得的白云母坪年龄123.57±0.66 Ma和等时线年龄124.0±2.0 Ma具有地质意义,可代表成矿年龄。这一成果表明赵井沟铌钽多金属矿床形成于燕山晚期(至少延续至早白垩世),与前人获得的锆石年龄有较大差异,这对分析其矿床成因有重要意义。同时,结合区域地质资料,本文认为华北地台北缘内蒙古地轴中部在燕山运动的晚期存在一次重要的稀有金属成矿事件。