Spatial-Temporal Distribution, Geological Characteristics and Ore-Formation Controlling Factors of Major Types of Rare Metal Mineral Deposits in China

Rare metals including Lithium (Li), Beryllium (Be), Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs), Zirconium (Zr), Hafnium (Hf), Niobium (Nb), Tantalum (Ta), Tungsten (W) and Tin (Sn) are important critical mineral resources. In China, rare metal mineral deposits are spatially distributed mainly in the Altay and Southern Great Xingán Range regions in the Central Asian orogenic belt; in the Middle Qilian, South Qinling and East Qinling mountains regions in the Qilian–Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt; in the Western Sichuan and Bailongshan–Dahongliutan regions in the Kunlun–Songpan–Garze orogenic belt, and in the Northeastern Jiangxi, Northwestern Jiangxi, and Southern Hunan regions in South China. Major ore-forming epochs include Indosinian (mostly 200–240 Ma, in particular in western China) and the Yanshanian (mostly 120–160 Ma, in particular in South China). In addition, Bayan Obo, Inner Mongolia, northeastern China, with a complex formation history, hosts the largest REE and Nb deposits in China. There are six major rare metal mineral deposit types in China: Highly fractionated granite; Pegmatite; Alkaline granite; Carbonatite and alkaline rock; Volcanic; and Hydrothermal types. Two further types, namely the Leptynite type and Breccia pipe type, have recently been discovered in China, and are represented by the Yushishan Nb–Ta– (Zr–Hf–REE) and the Weilasituo Li–Rb–Sn–W–Zn–Pb deposits. Several most important controlling factors for rare metal mineral deposits are discussed, including geochemical behaviors and sources of the rare metals, highly evolved magmatic fractionation, and structural controls such as the metamorphic core complex setting, with a revised conceptual model for the latter.     

Discovery of Lorandite TlAsS2 at the Distal Au–Tl Deposit in a Skarn system, Fengshan Area, Middle–Lower Yangtze River, Eastern China

<正>Objective Thallium has been used as an indicator element in geochemical exploration of searching for hydrothermal gold deposits.However,the T1 minerals and mineralization are rare in nature.Lorandite TlAsS_2,a relatively uncommon mineral,has been dominantly discovered in some Carlin gold deposits,and minor SbHg,U and Pb-Zn-Ag deposits.It is of a hydrothermal origin and was typically formed at relatively low temperatures.The relationships between these deposits containing lorandite and intrusions remain a highly     

Temporal and spatial distribution of Au-Ag polymetallic ore deposits and source of oreforming materials in the ZhangjiakouXuanhua mantle-branch metallogenetic zone

The Zhangjiakou-Xuanhua area is a mineral resource-concentrated area for gold-silver polymetallic ore deposits. The temporal and spatial distribution and origin of mineral resources have been argued for a long time. Based on the comprehensive studies of geochronology and sulfur, lead, oxygen, carbon and noble gas isotopes, it is considered that the temporal and spatial distribution of mineral resources in this area is obviously controlled by the Zhangjiakou-Xuanhua mantle branch structure, as is reflected by the occurrence of gold deposits in the inner parts and of Ag-Pb-Zn polymetallic ore deposits in the outer parts. The mineralization took place mainly during the Yanshanian period. Ore-forming materials came largely from the deep interior of the Earth, and hydrothermal fluids were derived predominantly from Yanshanian magmatism.     

Deep Tectonic Processes and Superaccumulation of Metals Related to Granitoids in the Nanling MetaUogenic Province,China

The Nanling region is an important nonferrous and rare metal metallogenic province in South China, in which most of the deposits are related to granitoids in genesis. It covers southern Hunan, southern Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guangdong and Fujian provinces, with a total area of about 550,000 km2. This metallogenic province is well known in the world for its rich tungsten and tin resources. In the past 40-odd years, a vast amount of mineral exploration activities and studies of the geology of mineral deposits have been carried out and great achievements obtained in the province. This paper is focused on a discussion about the deep tectonic processes in the orogenic belt during the Mesozoic and their contribution to the superaccumulation of metals. Tectonically, this metallogenic province is composed of three units: (1) the marginal continental orogenic belt in the Southeastern Coast fold system in the Yanshanian; (2) the intercontinental orogenic belt in the collision suture belt between the Yangtze and Cathay     

光谱矿物定量方法的基本原理

On account of the natural distribution of the mineral grains in the specimen under preparation, a new emission-spectrographic method has been developed on the basis of the principles of the permutations and combination of mineral grains, which are deduced from theoretical calculation and experimental tests. This method has been proved valid and applicable to the investigation of .the mode of occurrence of rare elements and to the quantitative determination of minerals as well as to the performance of statistics of their grain -size distribution in geologic samples.     

Fractal Principle of Mineral Deposit Size Forecasting and Its Implication for Gold Resource Potential Evaluation in China

Mineralization distributions are very heterogeneous in nature. As large or superlarge mineral deposits are quite rare whether in time or in space, it is difficult to detect all the largest mineral deposits in a region in a limited period of time owing to the restriction of technology and exploration degrees-this is called "not all discovered". However, all discovered large, especially superlarge, mineral deposits generally have a complete census in the geological literatures. On the other hand, not all discovered small mineral deposits are recorded in the geological literatures because for economic reasons people have not much interest in them-this is called "not all recorded". This practice often results in the observation truncations, that is, the data points near the two ends in an observable population, which is obtained by fitting a power law size-frequency distribution to discovered mineral deposits in a given region, show concave-down departure from the correlation line fitted. The authors sugges     

西藏南部花岗岩类的特征和演化

Discussed in the present paper are the modes of occurrence, general petrology, petrochemistry, main and accessory mineral constituents and rare earth and isotope geochemistry of granitoids of southern Xizang. The evolution of these granitoids in time and space is closely related to plate tectonic development. Finally, a comparison is made between granitoids of southern Xizang and those of the Cireum-Pacific belts.     

某地含黑稀金矿花岗岩脉的初步研究

An investigation has been conducted of the geological and geochemical characteristics of euxenitebearing granitic veins found for the first time in China. It is shown that these veins are late intrusives in an Yah Shah granitic complex at a geosyclinal folded zone and composed mainly of medium grained biotite granite in which the local enrichment of euxenite during the late period of magmatic activity is obvious. The mineral has been found to be metamiet and chemically represent a transitional member between euxenite and polyclase. This study has provided a typical example that gralitic melts with a lower initial content of rare elements would contribute significantly to the local enrichment of rare element minerals under special external conditions.     

Mafic Dyke Swarms: Their Temporality and Bearing on the Secular Evolution of the Earth

正Pioneering U-Pb isotopic studies by a small group of workers in the mid-late 1980s demonstrated the feasibility of using rare accessory mineral chronometers in mafic(gabbroic)intrusive rocks.These examples showed that mafic layered intrusions and diabase/dolerite dyke swarms alike crystallized high-temperature     

Zinccopperite-A New Variety of Zinc-CopperIntermetallic Compounds Discovered in aPorphyry-Copper Deposit

Zinccopperite (tentatively named) is a rare native alloy mineral discovered in quartz monzonite-porphyry in the Xifanping area, Yanyuan County, Sichuan Province. It is a new variety of zinc-copper alloy mineral found for the first time in the porphyry-copper deposit in China. Its intergrown minerals are K-feldspar (mainly perthite), albite-oligoclase, quartz and biotite; and the associated minerals include pyrite and chalcopyrite. It is characterized by a golden reflection colour, being isotropic (isometric), with the grain size ranging from 10 to 50 μm, microhardness VHN10= 190 kg/mm2, and reflectance RVis= 67.97%. Electron microprobe (Model JXA-733) analysis shows Cu = 59.15%-62.55% and Zn= 36.32%-39.85%. The crystallochemical formula is Cu6.27-7.0Zn4.0, simplified as Cu7Zn4.