秦岭造山带松树沟元古宙蛇绿岩及其大地构造背景

秦岭造山带松树沟蛇绿岩大约是在９８３Ｍａ，构造就位于秦岭杂岩（Ｐｔ１）之上的异地构造岩片．由变质橄榄岩、堆积橄榄岩和火山岩系组成。变质橄榄岩以纯橄榄岩为主。堆晶岩分为单斜辉石型和斜方辉石型两类。火山岩由拉斑玄武岩和低铝安山岩组成，εＮｄ（Ｔ）为＋４．１～＋６．４，表现出Ｎ、Ｔ、Ｐ三种稀土分配型式和非正常洋脊玄武岩地球化学的特征。综合分析认为，这个古老蛇绿岩是在一种位于洋中脊之上的洋岛环境中形成的，代表了晋宁期华北板块与扬子板块之间古洋盆的残骸。     

Cretaceous Volcanic Events in Southeastern Jilin Province, China: Evidence from Single Zircon U-Pb Ages

Mesozoic volcanic rocks in southeastern Jilin Province are an important component of the huge Mesozoic volcanic belt in the northeastern area.Study of the age of their formation is of great significance to recognize Mesozoic volcanic rule in northeastern China.Along with the research of rare Mesozoic biota and extensive Mesozoic mineralization in western Liaoning,a number of researchers have focused on Mesozoic volcanic events.The authors studied the ages of the Cretaceous volcanic rocks in southeastern Jilin Province using single Zircon U-Pb.The result shows that the Sankeyushu Formation volcanic rocks in the Tonghua area are 119.2 Ma in age,the Yingcheng Formation in the Jiutai area 113.4±3.1 Ma,the Jinjiatun Formation in Pinggang Town of Liaoyuan City and the Wufeng volcanic rocks in the Yanji area 103.2±4.7 Ma and 103.6±1 Ma,respectively. Combined with the data of recent publication on volcanic rocks ages;the Cretaceous volcanic events in southeastern Jilin Province can be tentatively subdivided into three eruption periods:119 Ma,113 Ma and 103 Ma.The result not only provides important chronology data for subdividing Mesozoic strata in southeastern Jilin Province,establishing Mesozoic volcanic event sequence,discussing geological tectonic background,and surveying the relation between noble metals to the Cretaceous volcanic rocks,but also offers important information of Mesozoic volcanism in northeastern China.     

Basic lavas of the Archean La Grande Greenstone belt: Products of polybaric fractionation and crustal contamination

Despite the fact that some greenstone belts preserve the record of contemporaneous komatiitic and tholeiitic volcanism, a genetic link between the two is not widely accepted. The significance of a compositional gap seperating these magma types and differences in their respective degree of light rare earth element (LREE) enrichment, cited as evidence against a derivative relationship, are complicated by the possibility of crustal assimilation by magmas of komatiitic affinity. In the Archean La Grande Greenstone belt of northern Quebec a succession of metamorphosed tholeiitic basalts and younger, high-Mg, LREE-enriched andesites are preserved. The tholeiites are differentiated basaltic rocks whose chemical compositions appear to have been controlled by low pressure, gabbroic fractional crystallization and are similar to Type 1 MORB. Parental magmas were probably high-Mg liquids of compositions similar to komatiitic basalts which also occur in the greenstone belt. These high-Mg liquids are believed to be themselves the product of high pressure, OLIV+OPX fractional crystallization of more magnesian primary liquids of komatiitic composition. The higher La/Sm ratios of komatiitic basalts and tholeiites relative to komatiites in this belt, can be explained by small degrees of crustal assimilation. In the central part of the belt, late-stage, mafic igneous rocks have chemical compositions similar to Archean examples of contaminated volcanic rocks (e.g., Kambalda, Australia). These late-stage lavas consist of basalts and andesites with high-Mg, Ni and Cr abundances, LREE-enriched profiles and low Ti abundances. They are believed to be the products of crustal assimilation and crystallization of OPX-PLAG-CPX from high-Mg liquids of komatiitic affinity. The volcanic stratigraphy records the progressive effects of crustal contamination through time. A light sialic crust may have initially acted as a density barrier, preventing the eruption of primary high-Mg liquids and forcing fractionation at depth which produced more buoyant compositions. With subsequent thinning of the crust, the density barrier presumably failed, and primary liquids migrated directly toward the surface. Reaction of these liquids with tonalitic crust produced contaminated differentiates.     

Cretaceous Volcanic Events in Southeastern Jilin Province, China: Evidence from Single Zircon U-Pb Ages

Mesozoic volcanic rocks in southeastern Jilin Province are an important component of the huge Mesozoic volcanic belt in the northeastern area. Study of the age of their formation is of great significance to recognize Mesozoic volcanic rule in northeastern China. Along with the research of rare Mesozoic biota and extensive Mesozoic mineralization in western Liaoning, a number of researchers have focused on Mesozoic volcanic events. The authors studied the ages of the Cretaceous volcanic rocks in southeastern Jilin Province using single Zircon U-Pb. The result shows that the Sankeyushu Formation volcanic rocks in the Tonghua area are 119.2 Ma in age, the Yingcheng Formation in the Jiutai area 113.4±3.1 Ma, the Jinjiatun Formation in Pinggang Town of Liaoyuan City and the Wufeng volcanic rocks in the Yanji area 103.2±4.7 Ma and 103.6±1 Ma, respectively. Combined with the data of recent publication on volcanic rocks ages; the Cretaceous volcanic events in southeastern Jilin Province can be tentatively subdivided into three eruption periods： 119 Ma, 113 Ma and 103 Ma. The result not only provides important chronology data for subdividing Mesozoic strata in southeastern Jilin Province, establishing Mesozoic volcanic event sequence, discussing geological tectonic background, and surveying the relation between noble metals to the Cretaceous volcanic rocks, but also offers important information of Mesozoic volcanism in northeastern China.     

Precise Determination of Ultra-Low (sub-ng g-1) Level Rare Earth Elements in Ultramafic Rocks by Quadrupole ICP-MS

We present a new method that determines precisely and accurately rare earth elements (REE) at the sub-ng g^-1 level in ultramafic rocks based on acid dissolution and quadrupole ICP-MS with systematic interference corrections on each sample. The method is demonstrated by analyses of the international geochemical reference materials, PCC-1 (peridotite), DTS-1 (dunite) and DTS-2 (dunite) provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and JP-1 (peridotite) issued by the Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ). Detection limits, as rock equivalent, were calculated to be 0.01-0.08 ng g^-1 for our instrument, which is sufficiently low compared to the REE concentrations of ultramafic rocks. In addition, procedural blanks of the proposed method were 0.2-5 pg, which is negligible even for the ultra-low level REE determinations. Reproducibility obtained from separate dissolutions and measurements of USGS DTS-2 and GSJ JP-1 was 3-6%, which corresponds to the high-precision data obtained by ID-TIMS or magnetic sector field ICP-MS with a desolvating nebuliser. The REE data determined exhibit smooth chondrite-normalised REE patterns for all of the tested geochemical reference materials, and the abundances are in good agreement with recently published data.     

Origin of the Zedang and Luobusa Ophiolites,Tibet

The Zedang and Luobusa ophiolites are located in the eastern section of the Yalung Zangbo ophiolite belt,and they share similar geological tectonic setting and age.Thus,an understanding of their origins is very important for discussion of the evolution of the Eastern Tethys Ocean.There is no complete ophiolite assemblage in the Zedang ophiolite.The Zedang ophiolite is mainly composed of mantle peridotite and a suite of volcanic rocks as well as siliceous rocks,with some blocks of olivinepyroxenite.The mantle peridotite mainly consists of Cpx-harzburgite,harzburgite,some lherzolite,and some dunite.A suite of volcanic rocks is mainly composed of caic-aikaline pyroclastic rocks and secondly of tholeiitic pillow lavas,basaltic andesites,and some boninitic rocks with a lower TiO2 content （TiO2 ＜ 0.6％）.The pyroclastic rocks have a LREE-enriched REE pattern and a LILE-enriched （compared to HFSE） spider diagram,demonstrating an island-arc origin.The tholeiitic volcanic rock has a LREE-depleted REE pattern and a LILE-depleted （compared to HFSE） spider diagram,indicative of an origin from MORB.The boninitic rock was generated from fore-arc extension.The Luobusa ophiolite consists of mantle peridotite and mafic-ultramaflc cumulate units,without dike swarms and volcanic rocks.The mantle peridotite mainly consists of dunite,harzburgite with low-Opx （Opx ＜ 25％）,and harzburgite （Opx ＞ 25％）,which can be divided into two facies belts.The upper is a dunite-harzburgite （Opx ＜ 25％） belt,containing many dunite lenses and a large-scale chromite deposit with high Cr203; the lower is a harzburgite （Opx ＞25％） belt with small amounts of dunite and lherzolite.The Luobusa mantle peridotite exhibits a distinctive vertical zonation of partial melting with high melting in the upper unit and low melting in the lower.Many mantle peridotites are highly depleted,with a characteristic U-shaped REE pattern peculiar to fore-arc peridotite.The Luobusa cumulates are composed of wehrlite and olivine-pyroxenite,of the P-P-G ophiolite series.This study indicates that the Luobusa ophiolite was formed in a fore-arc basin environment on the basis of the occurrence of highly depleted mantle peridotite,a high-Cr2O3 chromite deposit,and cumulates of the P-P-G ophiolite series.We conclude that the evolution of the Eastern Tethys Ocean involved three stages：the initial ocean stage （formation of MORB volcanic rock and dikes）,the forearc extension stage （formation of high-Cr203 chromite deposits and P-P-G cumulates）,and the islandarc stage （formation of caic-alkaline pyroclastic rocks）.     

珂吾拉勒山西段下二叠统钾质基性火山岩的地球化学特征

阿吾拉勒山位于中国新疆伊犁地区,是中亚造山带的重要组成部分。本文对阿吾拉勒山西段琼布拉克、卡查可让和托巴斯萨依等地出露的下二叠统基性火山岩的主元素、微量元素和同位素地球化学特征进行了研究。阿吾拉勒山西段琼布拉克、卡查可让、托巴斯萨依等地出露的基性火山岩为钾质基性火山岩（属橄榄玄粗岩系的橄辉玄粗岩）,其镁铁指数从23．3变化到64．1,表明它们经历了相当程度的分异演化;微量元素地球化学特征显示,该类钾质基性火山岩形成于后碰撞弧环境,暗示该地区在早二叠世地球动力学性质由挤压转换为伸展。La／Yb和Nb／Y比值显示,由于源区受到与俯冲有关的流体交代影响,岩石明显富集大离子亲石元素并亏损Nb、Ta和Ti等高场强元素。微量元素地球化学特征还显示,该类钾质基性火山岩的源区除了含有尖晶石、辉石、橄榄石和少量的石榴子石外,还含有一定数量的角闪石或金云母等含水矿物,该类岩石原始岩浆形成于深度大于70km的尖晶石橄榄岩与石榴子石橄榄岩的过渡区;微量元素地球化学特征显示,阿吾拉勒山西段南北两地钾质基性火山岩的源区组成有明显差异：南部的托巴斯萨依钾质基性火山岩较北部的卡查可让和琼布拉克钾质基性火山岩的源区更加富水,受到俯冲物质的影响更强烈,但源区石榴子石含量相对较少;同位素地球化学特征也显示,琼布拉克和卡查可让等地的钾质基性火山岩sNd（f）值比托巴斯萨依的钾质基性火山岩更低,（87Sr／86Sr）i比值比托巴斯萨依的钾质基性火山岩略高,暗示它们源区的富集程度更高,也表明托巴斯萨依的钾质基性火山岩受软流圈的影响更为强烈。     

VMS矿床成矿流体的组成,来源及作用机制

ＶＭＳ矿床是一类非常重要的有色金属矿床，其成因与火山岩及海水密切相关。流体包裹体成分及氢氧同位素特征表明成矿流体主要为加热的海水，可能有岩浆水的参与。渗入火山岩层的海水在深部热源作用下发生对流，并萃取了火山岩中的金属。成矿流体在海底喷溢，与海水混合反应，造成矿石沉淀。整个成矿演化过程经历了复杂的流体—岩石反应和流体—流体反应，这些反应在成矿中起着非常重要的作用。     

Study of Noble Metal Elements in Lower Cambrian Black Rock Series of Guizhou-Hunan Provinces, China

ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮＬｏｗｅｒＣａｍｂｒｉａｎｂｌａｃｋｒｏｃｋｓｅｒｉｅｓｅｘｉｓｔｓｂｒｏａｄｌｙｉｎｍｏｒｅｔｈａｎ１０ｐｒｏｖｉｎｃｅｓｉｎＳｏｕｔｈＣｈｉｎａ（Ｃｈｅｎｅｔａｌ．,１９９０）．Ｔｈｅｂｏｔｏｍｏｆｔｈｅｓｅｒｉｅｓｓｐｏ...     

东南沿海地区第四纪大陆岩石圈地幔的特征

东南沿海地区新生代玄武岩中的橄榄岩包体来自年轻的大陆岩石圈地幔 ,该岩石圈地幔在岩石学、矿物组成、痕量元素以及Sr Nd同位素组成等各方面具有很大差异。这些差异反映了它们来自不同的地幔过程。南海张开与地幔热柱有关 ,南海扩张后第四纪形成的火山岩携至地表的包体更多保留了地幔热柱的信息。橄榄岩包体的矿物成分与深海橄榄岩类似 ,相对贫Opx而富Ol;在痕量元素上 ,表现为强不相容元素的富集 ,其配分模式类似于其寄主岩 ;Nd同位素强烈亏损 ,显示出比MORB源区更亏损的特征。大陆岩石圈地幔经历了来自地幔深处的贫SiO2 熔体的进一步改造。     

裂谷盆地的火山热液活动和油气生成

我国东部裂谷盆地主力烃源岩中均不同程度地发育有玄武岩和辉长岩等基性火成岩,并且伴有规模不等的热液活动。火山热液活动会给烃源岩带来热量,促使有机质快速生烃和异常成熟。玄武岩活动期间的热液作用为烃源岩提供了大量矿物质和养料,使周围泥质岩富含碳酸盐和有机质,可以形成优质烃源岩;热液活动向烃源岩提供了大量过渡金属元素,作者的实验证明了过渡金属对有机质生烃具有强烈的催化作用,使烃源岩在较低温度下生成较多数量的油气;火成岩周围的烃源岩可以提前进入生烃门限。     

Distribution and formation conditions of noble metal mineralization in coal-bearing basins

Original data and a survey of the literature indicate that Au and Au-PGE mineralization are abundant in coal measures. Anomalous contents of noble metals have been established in basins with various types of basement, composed of granite, volcanic rocks, schist, and limestone. These basins are located in Au-and PGE-bearing ore districts, as well as at a considerable distance from known ore deposits and occurrences. Ore formation in coal-bearing basins may occur during sedimentation, peat accumulation, and diagenesis of organic matter or may be epigenetic. Noble metals are supplied to sedimentary basins as minerals that are transported by water and air and as ion species migrating along with surface and subsurface in-and exfiltration solutions of various chemical and genetic types. Ore mineralization concentrates in coal seams and host sedimentary beds of various grain size, including conglomerate, sand, and clay, as well as in zones of hydrothermal alteration superimposed on basement rocks and the sedimentary cover. The mode of occurrence of noble metals in coal basins is diverse as well (noble metal minerals, isomorphic admixtures in sulfides, and organic compounds). The data presented allow coal-bearing basins to be regarded as promising for economic noble metal mineralization fit for recovery as by-products in the course of coal mining.     

A review of new interpretations of the tectonostratigraphy,geochemistry and evolution of the Onverwacht Suite,Barberton Greenstone Belt,South Africa

The Paleoarchean (ca. 3.5–3.3 Ga) Onverwacht Suite (OS) of the Barberton Greenstone Belt consists of a 15‐km thick imbricate tectonic stack of seven complexes consisting predominantly of volcanic rocks and intrusions. Tectonostratigraphically from base to top they are the Sandspruit, Theespruit, Komati, Hooggenoeg, Noisy, Kromberg and Mendon Complexes. The Hooggenoeg and Noisy Complexes in the middle of the OS are separated by a significant unconformity resulting from the uplift of the submarine lavas and deep erosion, demonstrating the onset of tectonic accretion prior to 3455 Ma. The basic lavas of the tectonostratigraphic lower (Theespruit, Sandspruit and Komati) and upper (Mendon) complexes are composed of komatiite, komatiitic basalt and high-MgO basalt, whereas those in the middle part (Hooggenoeg and Kromberg) are predominantly high- to low-MgO tholeiitic basalts. Felsic volcanic rocks and intrusions are important in two of the complexes (Theespruit and Noisy). The ultramafic to basaltic lavas show REE patterns that are almost flat and resemble those of modern MORB, whereas those of the felsic rocks are flat from Lu to Gd and moderately to strongly enriched in LREE, similar to modern arcs. Average ε_{Nd (T)} values are close to depleted mantle growth curves. In MORB-normalised multi-element diagrams, the komatiitic to basaltic rocks exhibit flat patterns from Lu through La and consistent relative enrichment in the elements Pb, U, Th, Ba and Cs. Apart from the Komati Complex, the majority of the lavas show significant negative Nb and Ta anomalies. Enrichment in non-conservative incompatible elements (Cs, Ba, Th, LREE) relative to conservative elements (Ta, Nb, Zr, Hf, Ti, Y, HREE) shows that the komatiitic to basaltic magmas were generated from metasomatised mantle above subducting altered oceanic crust. The geochemistry of the felsic rocks indicates an origin by melting of subducted amphibolite and eclogite. The tectonostratigraphy and the geochemical characteristics of the lavas and intrusions are consistent with successive obduction and accretion of segments of oceanic crust formed in back-arc basins and volcanic arcs.     

阿拉善北部查干础鲁—霍尔森蛇绿混杂岩带地质地球化学特征

查干础鲁—霍尔森蛇绿混杂岩带(CHOM)位于内蒙古阿拉善北部,它代表了一个消失了的边缘海。CHOM整体上北东东向延伸,由一系列向北逆冲推覆的叠瓦状构造岩片组成。可根据变形和产出特征划分出不同类型的构造岩块和基质。超镁铁质岩MgO/(MgO+FeO)平均比值为0.83,可区分成变质橄榄岩和堆积岩。辉长岩属LREE亏损型,地球化学特征相当于堆积辉长岩。玄武岩主元素特征类似于正常的大洋中脊玄武岩(N—MORB),但微量和稀土元素地球化学特征表明更接近于异常的大洋中脊玄武岩(E-MORB)。沉积于弧后盆地的碎屑岩其物质来源主要是火山弧。本文指出,查干础鲁—霍尔森边缘海是在华北古陆北缘西段破裂的背景上形成的,这个边缘海在晚二叠世—三叠纪初闭合。     

The Geochemistry of Ultramafic to Mafic Volcanics from the Belingwe Greenstone Belt, Zimbabwe: Magmatism in an Archean Continental Large Igneous Province

The evolution of the late Archean Belingwe greenstone belt,Zimbabwe, is discussed in relation to the geochemistry of theultramafic to mafic volcanic rocks. Four volcanic types (komatiite,komatiitic basalt, D-basalt and E-basalt) are distinguishedin the 2·7 Ga Ngezi volcanic sequence using a combinationof petrography and geochemistry. The komatiites and D-basaltsare rocks in which isotopic systems and trace elements are depleted.Chemical variations in komatiites and D-basalts can be explainedby fractional crystallization from the parental komatiite. Incontrast, komatiitic basalts and E-basalts are siliceous anddisplay enriched isotopic and trace element compositions. Theirchemical trends are best explained by assimilation with fractionalcrystallization (AFC) from the primary komatiite. AFC calculationsindicate that the komatiitic basalts and E-basalts are derivedfrom komatiites contaminated with 20% and 30% crustal material,respectively. The volcanic stratigraphy of the Ngezi sequence,which is based on field relationships and the trace elementcompositions of relict clinopyroxenes, shows that the leastcontaminated komatiite lies between highly contaminated komatiiticbasalt flows, and has limited exposure near the base of thesuccession. Above these flows, D- and E-basalts alternate. Thekomatiite appears to have erupted on the surface only in theearly stages, when plume activity was high. As activity decreasedwith time, komatiite magmas may have stagnated to form magmachambers within the continental crust. Subsequent komatiiticmagmas underwent fractional crystallization and were contaminatedwith crust to form D-basalts or E-basalts. KEY WORDS: komatiite; crustal assimilation; Belingwe greenstone belt; continental flood basalt; plume magmatism     

The petrogenesis of the Lac Guyer komatiites and basalts and the nature of the komatiite-komatiitic basalt compositional gap

A sequence of ultramafic rocks in the Lac Guyer Archean greenstone belt exhibit brecciated flow tops, pillow structures, and spinifex textures testifying to their volcanic origin. Massive, spinifex-textured and differentiated flows in the sequence have the chemical characteristics of peridotitic komatiite, with MgO ranging from 19–25 wt.%. Associated pillowed flows have compositions that straddle the conventional boundary between komatiite and komatiitic basalt with MgO contents ranging from 16 to 19 wt.% MgO and are best termed pyroxenitic komatiites. Unlike other komatiitic occurrences, the peridotitic and pyroxenitic komatiites at Lac Guyer constitute a continuous chemical spectrum with no evidence of population minimum near 18 wt.% MgO. The contrasting behaviour of highly compatible elements, such as Ni and Cr, versus incompatible elements, such as Zr, indicate that this compositional spectrum was produced by a variation in the extent of partial melting (10–40%) of a garnet lherzolite source in the Archean mantle. The pyroxenitic komatiites represent liquids produced during lower (10–20%) degrees of melting during which garnet remained in the mantle residue. However, a change in slope in the distribution of Zr vs. Y between the pyroxenitic and the peridotitic komatiites indicates that garnet was completely consumed at the more extensive degrees of melting which produced the peridotitic komatiites. The Lac Guyer volcanic rocks display a population minimum at 15 wt.% MgO separating komatiitic magmas whose compositions are controlled by partial melting from basalts whose composition is controlled by crystal fractionation. The population minimum near 18 wt.% MgO which is taken as the boundary between komatiite and komatiitic basalt may have a similar origin.     

托云火山群的火山地质特征及其构造意义

结合托云盆地新生代火山岩的卫星影像解译与野外验证成果，发现托云盆地内的7个火山口和棋盘式走滑断裂系统，首次提出了托云火山群的概念．这些火山口可以划分成中心式火山和溢流玄武岩2种类型，形成的火山机构包括塌陷破火山口、火山颈和锥状岩席．火山岩主要为碱性玄武岩，部分玄武岩中可见橄榄岩类等深源岩石包体和普通辉石等矿物巨晶．因此，托云盆地新生代火山岩具有幔源岩浆的性质，断裂构造活动为其上升就位提供通道，火山岩应是由多个火山口近于同时喷发形成的，不具有由上、下两套火山岩系构成的双层结构．     

A Protocol for the Determination of the Rare Earth Elements at Picomole Level in Rocks by ICP-MS: Results on Geological Reference Materials USGS PCC-1 and DTS-1

Rare earth element analyses are widely used in geology, environmental science and archaeology. Over the past decade inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry has become an important source of rare earth data on geological material. However, ICP-MS analysis of rock samples without pre-concentration can be problematic because of complex sample matrices that can generate significant molecular isobaric interferences on rare earth peaks and which need to be corrected. Such problems are exacerbated for ultramafic rocks because the low levels of rare earth elements demand more concentrated solutions in order to maintain signals above background levels. These high solid loads result in intra-run changes in instrument sensitivity which need to be monitored. Pre-concentration chemistries have been developed in order to avoid high solid loads but these are time-consuming and must offer quantitative recoveries or use a yield tracer. Here, we describe an alternative method for rare earth element analysis by ICP-MS, which involves no pre-concentration and is, therefore, able to deliver data rapidly. Our approach is to apply an external correction procedure, based on the analysis of a reference material closely matched in composition to the unknown samples, which allows correction for both interferences and variations in instrument sensitivity. Testing this method, we obtained accurate rare earth element results for basaltic rocks with a precision of about 2% (1s). We demonstrate that the method is also applicable to ultramafic rocks with abundances at ultra-trace (ng g⁻¹) level and present data for twelve separate dissolutions of the peridotite USGS PCC-1 and four separate dissolutions of the dunite DTS-1 reference materials. The repeatability of the data is between 3% and 9% (1s).     

龙游角闪橄榄岩的富流体相岩浆成因—矿物化学和微量元素地球化学制约

龙游角门橄榄岩山露于古老变质岩中．与围岩间的接触关系尚不清楚,但根据岩相学上矿物的平衡共生关系、岩石的矿物化学组成和角门橄榄岩及与之相关的花岗岩、金云母岩的微量元素地球化学特征．该橄榄岩很可能是富含流体组分的岩浆侵人而形成的,其形成的构造背景为具俯冲带性质的活动大陆边缘,富流体相的岩浆是由于其地幔源区受到了来自俯冲带的流体所交代的结果。     

Magnesite abundance as a guide to gold mineralization associated with ultramafic flows, Timmins area

Altered komatiitic flows of the Tisdale Group locally contain secondary calcite, dolomite or magnesite, where alteration intensity and bulk-rock composition are favourable. Talc is present only in the least carbonatized samples and does not coexist with quartz and magnesite. Magnesite is present only in carbonatized ultramafic komatiitic flows (> 20 wt.% MgO) containing at least 18 wt.% loss on ignition (> 14 wt.% CO₂). Magnesite abundance increases with increasing loss on ignition and ) whole-rock ratio. Altered flows having magnesite to dolomite weight precent ratios exceeding 70 occur in proximity to mineable concentrations of gold and define surface-exploration targets 500 m in diameter.The spatial association of gold with the more magnesian ultramafic komatiitic flows arises in part because of the reactive nature of olivine-rich rocks in the presence of CO₂-bearing aqueous hydrothermal fluids, and possibly because the most magnesian ultramafic flows occur in proximity to an eruptive vent area where the likelihood of rock-fluid interaction is greatest because of the local structural regime.Talc-magnesite—quartz assemblages are present in some ultramafic dykes which cut the older Deloro Group volcanic rocks; the apparent absence of gold in these rocks may be attributed to the higher formation temperature of the talc-bearing, relative to the talc-free, magnesite-quartz assemblages.