论姑山铁矿床的形成条件

On the basis of geological characteristics the Gushan iron deposit should be assigned to volcano-hydruthermal type with hematite qusrtz as its principal mineral assemblage.Iron concentration of the ore-forming fluid has been estimated from the ratio of hematite to quartz in the ores. By using experimental and thermodynamic data the soinbilities of iron minerals at elevated temperatures and pressures are calculated in the system FeO-Fe2O3-NaCl-HCl-H2O. The effect of T, P, pH, fe2 and total concentration of chlorine on the solubilities of iron minerals are discussed. Thermodynamic calculations based on presumed physicochemical conditions for the ore-forming solutions are in good agreement with geological observation. The calculation shows that iron minerals were deposited at log fo2=-21--25, log(mKCl mbl^ ) =-2,5--3, P=1-0.75 (or 0.5) Kb,T=400-350℃. It is believed that the original fluid was an acid NaCl-bearing solution of magmatic derivation. However, iron in the solution was enriched with falling temperature by dissolving pre-exist iron minerals in the consolidated rocks rather than extracted directly from the magma. Either decreasing temperature (below 400℃) or pressure is capable of depositing iron minerals from the solution, but the ratio of Fe to Si in the ore is dependent mainly upon the pH. The widespread silica vein at later stages is a reflection of decreasing acidity of the solution. Increase in fo2 will also favor the deposition of iron minerals. The hypabyssal occurrence and the existance of the Huangmaqing shale contribute greatly to the formation of hematite.