Cassiterite LA-MC-ICP-MS U/Pb and muscovite 40Ar/39Ar dating of tin deposits in the Tengchong-Lianghe tin district,NW Yunnan,China

The Tengchong-Lianghe tin district in northwestern Yunnan, China, is an important tin mineralization area in the Sanjiang Tethyan Metallogenic Domain. There are three N–S trending granite belts in the Tengchong-Lianghe area, with emplacement ages ranging from Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous and Early Cenozoic. Tin mineralization is spatially associated with these granitic rocks. However, the petrogenetic link between the tin deposits and the host granites is not clear because of the lack of age data for the tin mineralization. We investigate the possibility of direct dating of cassiterite from three typical tin deposits in the Tengchong-Lianghe tin district, using laser ablation multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS). In situ LA-MC-ICP-MS dating of seven cassiterite samples from the Lailishan (LLS-1 and LLS-2), Xiaolonghe (XLH, WDS, DSP, and HJS), and Tieyaoshan (TYS) tin deposits yielded well-defined ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb–²³⁸U/²⁰⁷Pb isochron ages. To assess the accuracy of the in situ U/Pb dating of cassiterite, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating of coexisting muscovite (in samples LLS-1, DSP, and TYS) was also performed. The cassiterite in situ U/Pb ages (47.4?±?2.0, 71.9?±?2.3, and 119.3?±?1.7 Ma, respectively) are in excellent agreement with the coexisting muscovite ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages (48.4?±?0.3, 71.9?±?1.4, and 122.4?±?0.7 Ma, respectively). The U/Pb ages of cassiterite combined with the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar ages of muscovite indicate that there are three tin mineralization events in this district: the Lailishan tin deposit at 47.4?±?2.0 to 52?±?2.7 Ma, the Xiaolonghe tin deposit at 71.6?±?2.4 to 3.9?±?2.0 Ma, and the Tieyaoshan tin deposit at 119.3?±?1.7 to 122.5?±?0.7 Ma. These ages are highly consistent with the zircon U/Pb ages of the host granites. It is su.ggested that the Cretaceous tin mineralization might have taken place in a subduction environment, while the Early Tertiary tin metallogenesis was in a postcollisional geodynamic setting.     

U–Pb dating of zircon and cassiterite from the Early Cretaceous Jiaojiguan iron-tin polymetallic deposit,implications for magmatism and metallogeny of the Tengchong area,western Yunnan,China

The newly discovered Jiaojiguan deposit, a medium-scale skarn iron-tin polymetallic deposit on the Sino-Burma boundary of Yunnan Province (SW China), is spatially associated with the biotite monzonitic granite. Here, we report new in situ zircon LA-MC-ICP-MS U–Pb ages, trace element and Hf isotope data from the granite, and U–Pb dating ages of cassiterite from the ore bodies. In this study, we obtain a weighted mean ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age of 124.1 ± 1.4 Ma for the zircon and a ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb-²³⁸U/²⁰⁶Pb intercept age of 123.8 ± 2.2 Ma for the cassiterite. The granite crystallized during the Early Cretaceous, with zircons exhibiting εHf(t) values from ?5.8 to ?0.6 and two-stage Hf model ages (T_DM2) of 1.21–1.54 Ga. The close temporal and spatial links between pluton emplacement and ore-forming events suggest that magmatic-hydrothermal events were the key factors that triggered the genesis of the iron-tin polymetallic deposits in the area. Regional geochronological data show that tin mineralization took place three times during the Cretaceous–Palaeogene in the Tengchong block due to re-melting of the underlying supposed Proterozoic (1.5 ± 0.5 Ga) Sn-rich strata/materials. Compared with those in the Bangong–Nujiang metallogenic belt (BNMB), we propose that the Cretaceous iron-tin polymetallic mineralization events in Tengchong–Baoshan closely resemble those of the Bangong–Nujiang belt in northern Tibet, both of which have experienced similar tectono-magmatic-metallogenic histories since the Mesozoic.     

华南与花岗岩有关的一种新类型的锡成矿作用：矿物化学、元素和同位素地球化学证据

华南是我国最重要的锡成矿省,产有大量的与花岗岩有关的大型-超大型锡多金属矿床。近年来,在湘南新探明一个超大型锡矿床—芙蓉锡矿床,其中,最重要的锡矿化产在骑田岭花岗岩体西南部的破碎蚀变带内,与绿泥石化密切相关。骑田岭花岗岩富含角闪石,具有较高的氧逸度,显示出准铝的地球化学特征,在花岗岩形成过程中发生过壳-慢岩浆混合作用。这些特点都表明骑田岭花岗宕并不同于一般的 S 型含锡花岗岩,而显示出 A 型花岗岩的地球化学特征。同位素定年分析表明,芙蓉锡矿床主成矿阶段的形成时代要晚于骑田岭花岗岩侵位年龄近20Ma。氢、氧同位素分析表明,发生过水-岩反应的大气降水在成矿流体中占有很重要的地位。硫同位素分析表明花岗岩和地层都提供了成矿所需的硫。因此,用花岗岩浆结晶分异过程中分离出富锡的岩浆流体来形成锡矿的传统模式并不适合于解释芙蓉锡矿的形成。我们认为芙蓉锡矿的形成主要与骑田岭花岗岩的绿泥石化蚀变有关,循环的大气降水与花岗岩发生水-岩反应,富锡的铁镁矿物在蚀变成绿泥石的同时释放出 Sn 和 Ti 等金属到流体中,当物理化学条件改变时,沉淀形成锡矿体。这是一种比较独特的锡矿化模式,丰富了华南与花岗岩有关的锡矿化类型。     

湘南新田岭大型钨钼矿床辉钼矿Re-Os同位素测年及其地质意义

新田岭矿床是湘南地区一大型矽卡岩-石英脉型钨钼多金属矿床,在成因上与骑田岭岩体早期侵位的角闪石黑云母二长花岗岩相关。分别对该矿床矽卡岩型和石英脉型矿石内的辉钼矿单矿物进行了Re-Os同位素测年,结果显示,矽卡岩型矿石中1件辉钼矿的187Re-187Os模式年龄为159.1±2.6Ma,6件石英脉型矿石中辉钼矿的187Re-187Os模式年龄为159.1～160.2Ma,加权平均值为159.4±1.3Ma,对应的等时线年龄为161.7±9.3Ma,与已有的矽卡岩内铁云母Ar-Ar年龄(157.1±0.3Ma)和石英脉内石英流体包裹体的Rb-Sr年龄(157.4±3.2Ma)在误差范围内相吻合,指示新田岭钨钼矿床的成矿时限大致可限定为157.1～161.7Ma,表明钨钼矿化与该区骑田岭岩体早期侵位的角闪石黑云母花岗岩(160～163Ma)具有密切的时间关系。结合已有的研究结果认为,新田岭大型钨钼矿床与骑田岭岩体早期侵位的角闪石黑云母二长花岗岩具有密切的时、空联系,而南部的芙蓉锡矿与晚期侵位的黑云母二长花岗岩更为密切,整个骑田岭A型花岗岩的侵位及相关的钨锡多金属成矿作用应为一个连续的演化过程,均为南岭地区150～160Ma钨锡多金属爆发式成矿作用的产物。该区在中-晚侏罗世(150～165Ma)岩石圈的伸展减薄背景下,软流圈地幔物质沿着深大断裂上涌,强烈的壳幔相互作用可能为大规模的花岗质岩浆活动及钨锡多金属的成矿大爆发提供了主要的热动力和部分物源。     

滇西松山锡矿锡石LA-SF-ICP-MS U-Pb年代学及其对区域锡成矿作用的指示

松山锡矿位于滇西临沧花岗岩基的西北侧。矿体主要赋存于临沧黑云母二长花岗岩与松山组绢云石英片岩接触带矽卡岩以及花岗岩和围岩的裂隙中。由于缺乏精确的成矿年代学数据,在一定程度上限制了对矿床成因的认识,并制约了进一步的找矿勘查工作。本文首次利用LA-SF-ICP-MS微区原位U-Pb同位素测年技术对松山锡矿床矽卡岩型和电气石石英脉型矿石中的锡石矿物开展了 U-Pb年代学研究获得2件锡石样品的~(207) Pb/~(206)Pb-~(238) U/~(206) Pb谐和年龄分别为76.6±1.5Ma和79.6±3.6Ma,说明松山锡矿锡的成矿作用主要发生在晚白垩世,与临沧花岗岩主体侵位时间(三叠纪)明显不同。结合地质特征和前人年代学研究成果本文认为该地区存在明显的晚白垩世锡的成矿事件,研究区下一步的找矿工作应围绕岩体与围岩接触带,以及岩体和围岩中的断裂展开。     

江西彭山锡多金属矿集区尖峰坡锡矿床LA-MC-ICP-MS锡石U-Pb测年及其地质意义

江西彭山锡多金属矿集区位于江西省德安县,处于钦杭成矿带东段靠扬子板块一侧,是扬子板块东南缘地区一个重要的锡多金属矿集区。目前该地区尚缺乏精确可靠的成矿年代学资料。本文应用LA-MC-ICP-MS微区原位U-Pb同位素测年技术,对矿集区内尖峰坡矿床中锡石样品进行了研究,获得尖峰坡锡矿的206Pb/207Pb-238U/207Pb等时线年龄129.7±2.5Ma(N=31,MSWD=5.5),207Pb/206Pb-238U/206Pb谐和年龄为128.3±2.5Ma(N=31,MSWD=7.6),表明尖峰坡矿区锡成矿作用主要发生在早白垩世,与已报道的彭山地区燕山期花岗岩的成岩年龄相一致。紧密的时间以及空间关系显示燕山晚期岩浆-热液活动对形成彭山锡多金属矿集区的大规模成矿作用至关重要。对华南地区锡钨区域成矿年代学对比表明,扬子板块东南缘的锡钨成矿带均形成于早白垩世(146~124Ma),这与其北侧的长江中下游成矿带九瑞-鄂东南铜多金属矿集区的成岩成矿时代相同,而明显不同于南岭地区晚侏罗世(160~150Ma)以及滇东南-桂西北地区晚白垩世(98~76Ma)的锡钨成矿作用,说明扬子板块东南缘具有与南岭以及滇东南-桂西北地区不同的锡钨成矿背景,而应与长江中下游地区的构造岩浆作用事件统一来开展深入研究。     

U–Pb and Re–Os geochronology and geodynamic setting of the Dabaoshan polymetallic deposit, northern Guangdong Province, South China

The Dabaoshan polymetallic deposit in northern Guangdong Province contains iron, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, tungsten and sulfur mineral resources. Porphyry-type Mo(W) and skarn-type Mo-W mineralization occurs along the internal and external contact zones of the granodioritic porphyry, respectively. LA-ICP-MS U–Pb dating of zircons from two granodioritic porphyry samples yielded a weighted mean ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age of 175.8 ± 1.5 Ma (MSWD = 0.037) and 175.0 ± 1.7 Ma (MSWD = 0.41). They can be pooled together to yield a combined weighted age of 175.4 ± 1.6 Ma (MSWD = 0.26), which is interpreted as the emplacement age of the granodioritic porphyry. Re–Os dating of three molybdenite samples from porphyry and skarn ores yielded consistent model ages of 163.2 ± 2.3 Ma to 165.2 ± 2.4 Ma, with a weighted mean of 163.9 ± 1.3 Ma (MSWD = 0.81), which is the age of Mo–W mineralization. These ages are consistent with the molybdenite Re–Os model age (164.7 ± 3 Ma) measured by Mao et al. (2004a) for the stratiform Cu–Pb–Zn orebody, and they can yield a weighted mean of 164.0 ± 2.5 Ma (MSWD = 0.16). This implies that Mo–W and Cu–Pb–Zn mineralization in the Dabaoshan polymetallic deposit are the products of one mineralization event. The mineralization in the deposit coincides closely with that of Mo-polymetallic mineralization (164–149 Ma) elsewhere in the Nanling region, comprising an important polymetallic metallogenic belt of south China, and corresponds to the second episode of Mesozoic metallogenesis in South China. Combined with previous studies, we suggest that the Dabaoshan polymetallic deposit is related to post-collisional lithosphere extension in the Nanling region of South China. Geological data and Pb isotopic evolution diagrams, together with stable isotopic data of fluid inclusions (δ¹⁸O = − 3.75–7.0‰, δD = − 50.7 to − 56.1‰) and ore sulfides (δ³⁴S = − 2–3‰), suggest a genetic relationship between the Dabaoshan polymetallic deposit, the granodioritic porphyry and the dacitic porphyry. These data, combined with the Re content (64.7 to 102.4 ppm) of molybdenite, indicate that the ore-forming components were derived from mixed crustal and mantle sources.     

REE, Mn, Fe, Mg and C, O Isotopic Geochemistry of Calcites from Furong Tin Deposit, South China: Evidence for the Genesis of the Hydrothermal Ore-forming Fluids

The Furong tin deposit in the central Nanling region, South China, consists of three main types of mineralization ores, i.e. skarn-, altered granite- and greisen-type ores, hosted in Carboniferous and Permian strata and Mesozoic granitic intrusions. Calcite is the dominant gangue mineral intergrown with ore bodies in the orefield. We have carried out REE, Mn, Fe, and Mg geochemical and C, and O isotopic studies on calcites to constrain the source and evolution of the ore-forming fluids. The calcites from the Furong deposit exhibit middle negative Eu anomaly (Eu/Eu*= 0.311–0.921), except for one which has an Eu/Eu* of 1.10, with the total REE content of 5.49–133 ppm. The results show that the calcites are characterized by two types of REE distribution patterns: a LREE-enriched pattern and a flat REE pattern. The LREE-enriched pattern of calcites accompanying greisen-type ore and skarn-type ore are similar to those of Qitianling granite. The REE, Mn, Fe, and Mg abundances of calcites exhibit a decreasing tendency from granite rock mass to wall rock, i.e. these abundances of calcites associated with altered granite-type and greisen-type ores are higher than those associated with skarn-type ores. The calcites from primary ores in the Furong deposit show large variation in carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions. The δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O of calcites are −0.4 to −12.7‰ and 2.8 to 16.4‰, respectively, and mainly fall within the range between mantle or magmatic carbon and marine carbonate. The calcites from greisen and altered granite ores in the Furong deposit display a negative correlation in the diagram of δ¹³C versus δ¹⁸O, probably owing to the CO₂-degassing of the ore-forming fluids. From the intrusion to wall-rock, the calcites display an increasing tendency with respect to δ¹³C values. This implies that the carbon isotopic compositions of the ore-bearing fluids have progressively changed from domination by magmatic carbon to sedimentary carbonate carbon. In combination with other geological and geochemical data, we suggest that the ore-forming fluids represent magmatic origin. We believe that the fluids exsolved from fractionation of the granitic magma, accompanying magmatism of the Qitianling granite complex, were involved in the mineralization of the Furong tin polymetallic deposit.     

都龙锡锌多金属矿床LA-MC-ICPMS锡石U-Pb测年及其意义

云南都龙锡锌多金属矿床是我国最大的锡石硫化物矿床之一。缺乏精确可靠的成矿年代学判据,是该矿床成因认识存在较大分歧的重要原因之一,严重制约了地质勘探工作的深入。本文应用LA-MC-ICP-MS微区原位U-Pb同位素测年技术,对都龙矿区曼家寨矿段的锡石样品进行了研究,获得DL12-716、DL12-722、DL12-740等三件样品的206Pb/207Pb-238U/207Pb等时线年龄分别为89.2±4.1Ma(N=22,MSWD=4.5)、88.0±1.6Ma(N=24,MSWD=2.3)和87.2±3.9Ma(N=31,MSWD=14),207Pb/206Pb-238U/206Pb谐和年龄分别为96.6±3.5Ma(MSWD=8.1)、93.6±1.6Ma(MSWD=5.8)和82.0±2.5Ma(MSWD=11)。结合矿床地质特征和前人成岩-成矿年代学成果,表明都龙矿区锡成矿作用主要发生在晚白垩纪,与燕山晚期岩浆热液活动关系密切,结合地质事实,表明燕山晚期岩浆热液活动是老君山矿集区锡钨多金属成矿的关键。通过区域地质及年代学对比,表明滇东南地区晚白垩世存在大规模花岗岩成岩-锡成矿事件。     

湘南尖峰岭岩体锆石U-Pb年龄、地球化学特征及成因

香花岭锡多金属矿田处于南岭西段中_晚侏罗世形成的花山_西山_香花岭_骑田岭NE向的富碱侵入岩带上,是湘南地区矿化类型最为完整的锡矿区。尖峰岭岩体为矿田内主要的成矿母岩之一。为了进一步明确尖峰岭黑云母花岗岩的岩石成因及成岩年龄,笔者对尖峰岭黑云母花岗岩开展了LA_ICP_MS锆石U_Pb测年及岩石地球化学特征分析。锆石LA_ICP_MS U_Pb测年获得206Pb/238U年龄介于(158.6±2.3)Ma~(164.8±4.5)Ma之间,加权平均年龄为(160.7±2.2)Ma(MSWD=0.8),这与香花岭锡多金属矿田的成矿时限(154~161 Ma)相吻合,表明岩体的侵位与区内多金属成矿作用均发生于中_晚侏罗世。尖峰岭岩体的主量、微量元素研究显示,尖峰岭黑云母花岗岩具有富硅、富碱及成矿元素,富LILE及Zr、Ga等部分高场强元素(HFSE),贫Ca、Mg、P、Eu特征,指示尖峰岭黑云母花岗岩属于过铝质A型花岗岩(A2型)。综合研究表明,尖峰岭黑云母花岗岩体与其周缘钨锡多金属矿床在时间、空间及成因上有密切关系。结合区域上已有的同位素年代学数据,香花岭矿区的成岩成矿作用与南岭西段同时代的其他钨锡多金属矿床形成于同一岩石圈伸展的地球动力学背景下。     

湖南芙蓉锡矿田流体包裹体的He同位素组成及成矿流体来源示踪

芙蓉锡矿田位于湖南省骑田岭花岗岩体的南部, 是一个新近发现的超大型锡矿田.与以往所研究的与S型花岗岩有关的锡矿床明显不同, 这个矿田在时空上都与骑田岭A型花岗岩密切相关.该矿田矿石硫化物流体包裹体的3He/4He测定值为0.14-2.95 Ra, 低于地幔的3He/4He值(6-7 Ra), 且高于地壳的3He/4He值(0.01-0.05 Ra).这表明芙蓉锡矿田成矿流体中的He具壳幔两端元混合的特点.该区一致的硫、锶及其他证据也都表明, 深部地幔物质确实参与了该区锡的成矿.骑田岭岩体属造山期后张性环境下形成的A型花岗岩类.芙蓉锡矿田就产在骑田岭岩体的内外接触带或岩体中, 其主成矿期与骑田岭岩体的形成时间相当吻合, 且两者均具壳幔两端元混合成因的特征, 所以其形成地球动力学背景可能均与中生代华南岩石圈的拉张、伸展作用密切相关.      

^40Ar-^39Ar Isotopic Dating of the Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic Orefield in Southern Hunan, China and Its Geological Implications

The Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic orefield in Hunan Province, southern China, is a large-size tin orefield. Although numerous studies have been undertaken on this orefield, its genesis, mineralization age, and tectonic setting are still controversial, mainly because of the lack of reliable geochronological data on tin mineralization. The 40Ar/39Ar stepwise heating dating method was first employed on muscovite from different deposits in this orefield. The muscovite sample from the Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic deposit defines a plateau age of 154.4±1.1 Ma and an isochron age of 151.9±3.0 Ma; muscovite from the Xianghuapu W-polymetallic deposit yields a plateau age of 161.3±1.1 Ma and an isochron age of 160.0±3.2 Ma; muscovite from the Jianfengling greisen-type Sn-polymetallic deposit gives a plateau age of 158.7±1.2 Ma and an isochron age of 160.3±3.2 Ma. The tungsten-tin mineralization ages in the Xianghualing area are therefore restricted within 150-160 Ma. The tungsten -tin mineralization in Xianghualing occurred at the same time as the regional tin-tungsten mineralization including the Furong tin orefield, Shizhuyuan tungsten-tin polymetallic deposit and Yaogangxian tungsten-polymetallic deposit. Thus, the large-scale tungsten-tin metallogenesis in South China occurring at 160-150 Ma. probably is closely related to asthenospheric upwelling and crust-mantle interaction under a geodynamic setting of crustal extension and lithosphere thinning during the transformation of tectonic regimes during the Mid-Late Jurassic.     

A precise U–Pb age on cassiterite from the Xianghualing tin-polymetallic deposit (Hunan,South China)

We report the first precise U–Pb isotope data on cassiterite from the large Xianghualing tin-polymetallic deposit in the central Nanling district, South China. The results show that four separates from sample XF-51 have a relatively narrow range of ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U apparent ages, varying from 152 to 157 Ma, and the three ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U apparent ages yield a weighted average value of 156 ± 4 Ma (MSWD = 0.32). Separates from two other cassiterite samples do not have sufficient radiogenic Pb to generate a reliable ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age. Seven separates from the above three cassiterite samples define a well-constrained ²³⁸U–²⁰⁶Pb isochron corresponding to an age of 157 ± 6 Ma (MSWD = 34). A comparison of the U–Pb cassiterite ages with published Ar–Ar dates on muscovite from this deposit and K–Ar age data on biotite from the pluton genetically related to the tin mineralization in this area demonstrates that the U–Pb isotope system of cassiterite is a potential geochronometer. Combined with the Ar–Ar dates of muscovite from this deposit, we can constrain the absolute age of tin-polymetallic mineralization in Xianghualing at 154–157 Ma. The dates obtained in this study, consistent with the published geochronological results from other important deposits in this region, reveal that the large-scale tungsten–tin mineralization in the central Nanling region was predominantly emplaced during 150–161 Ma.     

桂北平英花岗岩锆石U-Pb年代学、Hf同位素、地球化学特征及其地质意义

通过对桂北平英花岗质岩体详细的锆石U-Pb年代学、Hf同位素组成及岩石地球化学特征的研究,论证了岩体的形成时代、成因类型、源区性质及其与宝坛锡矿的成矿关系。该岩体中心相-粗粒黑云母花岗岩的锆石LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb定年表明,其~(206)Pb/~(238)U加权平均年龄为834.2±5.1 Ma,属新元古代构造岩浆活动的产物。平英花岗岩具有高硅、富碱、强过铝质的特征,岩石富集Cs、Rb、U、Ta而亏损Ba、Sr、Ti等元素。球粒陨石标准化稀土配分曲线呈右倾形和强烈的Eu负异常(Eu/Eu*=0.05~0.31)。花岗岩中锆石的εHf(t)值介于-12.6~-1.6之间,峰值在-4.8~-3.0之间;二阶段模式年龄T_(DM)~C(Hf)在1.83~2.51 Ga之间,峰值在1.9~2.0 Ga之间。这些特征表明平英岩体形成于该区古元古代富硼基底的部分熔融作用,并经历了高度的分异演化过程。桂北九万大山—元宝山地区的新元古代黑云母花岗岩具有良好的锡成矿潜力,是华南多时代花岗岩演化及锡多金属成矿系列的重要组成部分。     

Combined zircon and cassiterite U–Pb dating of the Piaotang granite-related tungsten–tin deposit,southern Jiangxi tungsten district,China

The large low-grade Piaotang W–Sn deposit in the southern Jiangxi tungsten district of the eastern Nanling Range, South China, is related to a hidden granite pluton of Jurassic age. The magmatic-hydrothermal system displays a zonation from an inner greisen zone to quartz veins and to peripheral veinlets/stringers (Five-floor zonation model). Most mineralization is in quartz veins with wolframite > cassiterite. The hidden granite pluton in underground exposures comprises three intrusive units, i.e. biotite granite, two-mica granite and muscovite granite. The latter unit is spatially associated with the W–Sn deposit.Combined LA-MC-ICP-MS U–Pb dating of igneous zircon and LA-ICP-MS U–Pb dating of hydrothermal cassiterite are used to constrain the timing of granitic magmatism and hydrothermal mineralization. Zircon from the three granite units has a weighted average ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age of 159.8 ± 0.3 Ma (2 σ, MSWD = 0.3). The cathodoluminescence (CL) textures indicate that some of the cassiterite crystals from the wolframite-cassiterite quartz vein system have growth zonations, i.e. zone I in the core and zone II in the rim. Dating on cassiterite (zone II) yields a weighted average ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U age of 159.5 ± 1.5 Ma (2 σ, MSWD = 0.4), i.e. the magmatic and hydrothermal systems are synchronous. This confirms the classical model of granite-related tin–tungsten mineralization, and is against the view of a broader time gap of >6 Myr between granite magmatism and W–Sn mineralization which has been previously proposed for the southern Jiangxi tungsten district. The elevated trace element concentrations of Zr, U, Nb, Ta, W and Ti suggest that cassiterite (zone II) formed in a high-temperature quartz vein system related to the Piaotang granite pluton.     

云南腾冲大松坡锡矿成矿年代学研究:锆石 LA-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄和锡石LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb年龄证据

大松坡锡矿床是三江特提斯成矿域腾冲-梁河锡-钨多金属矿带内的典型锡矿床之一,与古永岩基有密切的成生联系.本文利用LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年手段对大松坡锡矿床小龙河含锡黑云母花岗岩和二长花岗岩进行制约,两件黑云母花岗岩样品分析结果分别为70.3±3.2Ma和75.3±4.2Ma,一件二长花岗岩样品结果为71.5±2.1Ma,代表了岩浆结晶年龄.LA-MC-ICP-MS U-Pb方法直接对锡石进行年龄测试在国内外研究报道尚少,本文首次对该矿床云英岩型锡矿石中锡石进行定年尝试,结果为75.5±2.6Ma,与岩体年龄在误差范围内一致.小龙河锡矿床含锡岩体与古永岩基年龄一致,表明该含锡岩体可能是古永岩基的一部分.大松坡锡矿床的成矿年龄与含锡岩体年龄一致,表明二者同时形成,共系新特提斯洋俯冲构造背景的产物.     

Geological Characteristics of the Furong Tin Orefield, Hunan,~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar Dating of Tin Ores and Related Granite and Its Geodynamic Significance for Rock and Ore Formation

Furong, Hunan, is a large tin orefield discovered in China in recent years, which is mainly of the skarn-greisen-chlorite type. On the basis of the geological characteristics of the orefield, 40Ar-39Ar dating was performed on muscovite from greisen-type tin ore and biotite from related amphibole-biotite granite, which yielded three sets of age data, i.e., a plateau age of 157.5±0.3 Ma and an isochron age of 156.9±3 Ma for amphibole-biotite granite; a plateau age of 156.1±0.4 Ma and an isochron age of 155.7±1.7 Ma for the Sanmen greisen-type tin ore; and a plateau age of 160.1±0.9 Ma and an isochron age of 157.5±1.5 Ma for the Taoxiwo greisen-type tin ore. The three sets of age data coincide well with each other. They not only accurately reflect the timing of rock and ore formation but also indicate close relations between granite and tin deposits. In addition, the plateau ages of all three sets suggest that no subsequent thermal perturbation event occurred after the formation of granite and tin dep     

Tin mineralization in the Dajing tin–polymetallic deposit, Inner Mongolia, China

Dajing is a large-scale tin–polymetallic deposit that hosts the largest tin mine in North China. It is a hydrothermal vein-type deposit containing Sn, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, and minor components Co and In. The deposit consists of more than 690 veins hosted within Upper Permian sedimentary rocks.Three mineralization stages and six ore types are recognized with cassiterite constituting the dominant tin mineral. The SnO₂ content of cassiterite increases in the sequence of mineralization stages shear-deformation→cassiterite–quartz→cassiterite–sulfide (or chalcopyrite–pyrite) stage, while the content of FeO, TiO₂, Nb₂O₅, Ta₂O₅, and In₂O₅ tends to decrease with increases in NiO and Ga₂O₅. It is considered that the negative correlation between SnO₂ and FeO, Nb₂O₅, Ta₂O₅, and In₂O₅ results from elemental substitutions. The early stage cassiterite is much richer in Ta and the later stage cassiterite is much poorer in Ti and Fe than is usual in hydrothermal vein type tin deposits. This is interpreted to indicate that the component of early stage cassiterite reflects a granitic magma source while the composition of later stage cassiterite has a more obvious strata source. The compositional variation of cassiterite corresponds to decreasing crystallization temperatures within each stage and between sequential stages with time. The characteristics of REE in cassiterite from two stages are in accord with that of subvolcanic rocks and the Linxi formation. It suggests that tin transported during the cassiterite–quartz stage may have originated from subvolcanic dikes (e.g., dacite porphyry), while in the cassiterite–sulfide stage, tin may have been derived from wallrock (e.g. siltstone) of the Upper Permian-age Linxi Formation.     

Magmatic‐Hydrothermal Mineralization Sequence in Xinlu Ore Field,Guangxi, South China: Constraints from Zircon U‐Pb,Molybdenite Re‐Os,and Muscovite Ar‐Ar Dating

The Xinlu Sn‐polymetallic ore field is located in the western Nanling Polymetallic Belt in northeastern Guangxi, South China, where a number of typical skarn‐, hydrothermal vein‐type tin deposits have developed. There are two types of Sn deposits: skarn‐type and sulfide‐quartz vein‐type. The tin mineralizations mainly occur on the south side of the Guposhan granitic complex pluton and within its outer contact zone. To constrain the Sn mineralization age and further understand its genetic links to the Guposhan granitic complex, a series of geochronological works has been conducted at the Liuheao deposit of the ore field using high‐precision zircon SHRIMP U‐Pb, molybdenite Re‐Os, and muscovite Ar‐Ar dating methods. The results show that the biotite‐monzogranite, which is part of the Xinlu intrusive unit of the Guposhan complex pluton, has a SHRIMP U‐Pb zircon age of 161.0 ± 1.5 Ma. The skarn‐type ore has a ⁴⁰Ar‐³⁹Ar muscovite plateau age of 160 ± 2 Ma (same as its isochron age), and the sulfide‐quartz vein‐type ore yields an Re‐Os molybdenite isochron age of 154.4 ± 3.5 Ma. The magmatic‐hydrothermal geochronological sequence demonstrated that the hydrothermal mineralization took place immediately following the emplacement of the monzogranite, with the skarn metasomatic mineralization stage predating the sulfide mineralization stage. Geochronologically, we have compared this ore field with 26 typical Sn deposits distributed along the Nanling Polymetallic Belt, leading to the suggestion of the magmatic‐metallogenic processes in the Xinlu ore field (ca. 161–154 Ma) as a component of the Early Yanshanian large‐scale Sn‐polymetallic mineralization event (peaked at 160–150 Ma) in the Nanling Range of South China. Petrogenesis of Sn‐producing granite and Sn‐polymetallic mineralization were probably caused by crust–mantle interaction as a result of significant lithospheric extension and thinning in South China in the Late Jurassic.     

广西栗木锡多金属矿床锆石和锡石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

年代学研究是花岗岩型稀有金属矿床研究的重要内容,多种定年方法的联合有助于对岩浆演化及稀有金属元素富集成矿过程的精细刻画。论文选择栗木矿区具代表性的金竹源、老虎头和水溪庙花岗岩型钨锡铌钽矿床和（长石）石英脉型钨锡矿床,进行LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb和LA-MC-ICP-MS锡石U-Pb年代学研究。结果显示,老虎头细粒铁锂云母钠长石花岗岩锆石U-Pb年龄为（216.3±1.7）Ma,长石石英脉型钨锡矿床锡石UPb年龄为（210.1±4.9）Ma;两件金竹源花岗岩型钨锡铌钽矿床锡石U-Pb年龄分别为（219.6±1.5）Ma和（219.9±2.2）Ma,石英脉型钨锡矿床锡石U-Pb年龄为（217.3±3.2）Ma;水溪庙长石石英脉型钨锡矿床锡石U-Pb年龄为（210.7±2.5）Ma。本次研究可以看出,金竹源花岗岩的成岩年龄与花岗岩型钨锡铌钽矿床及石英脉型钨锡矿床的成矿年龄间隔较小,表明含矿花岗岩可能在较短时间内经历了岩浆冷凝结晶、富集成矿和热液锡矿化过程,是短暂矿化事件的产物,而非以往认为的岩浆-热液长时间演化的结果。同时,基于不同测年方法的对比结果显示,在含锡花岗岩中,锡石年龄既能代...