Influence of frothers on floatability. I. Flotation of single minerals (quartz and synthetic chalcocite)

The flotation and sorption properties of chalcocite and quartz in potassium ethyl xanthate (EtXK), frothers (α-terpineol and n-amyl alcohol), and (xanthate + frother) mixed solutions were investigated. Surface tension and frothing properties of the solutions were also measured.Floatability and sorption properties of the minerals investigated strongly depended on any controlled or uncontrolled change occurring at the mineral surface. Surface oxidation of chalcocite was shown to be an especially important parameter.The frothers studied showed some collecting properties in respect to chalcocite and quartz and influenced the xanthate sorption on chalcocite.Comparison of the flotation recoveries in frother solutions respectively with and without xanthate indicated an occurrence of noticeable collector-frother interactions during formation of the bubble/chalcocite grain aggregate. No such interactions were found for quartz.Influence of the frothers on floatability of the minerals was observed at different frother concentrations but at close values of surface pressure (π) and of retention time (rt).     

REMARKS ON THE GENETIC SIGNIFICANCE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF HARD MINERAL INCLUSIONS IN QUARTZ

Syngenetic and protogenetic hard mineral inclusions are met with in crystals of quartz. Syngenetic inclusions are of special interest for the determination of some important details in the mechanism of crystal growth and the elucidation of the composition and concentration of quartz-forming solutions. Protogenetic inclusions facilitate the forming of conclusions on the regime of solutions, the conditions of growth of crystals, etc. For instance, a study of the "hairstone" (crystals of quartz with numerous accumulations of fine needles of tourmaline, rutile, etc. ) suggest that rock crystals often grow in open cavities in very tranquil conditions, probably, mainly as a result of a diffusion of the substance. The presence of "intercrystal druses" of quartz in quartz may witness a pulsating intake of solutions and the absence of an equilibrium in the latter. The study of some inclusions suggests a possible formation of crystals of rock crystal resulting from a recrystallization of the enclosing rocks (quartzites). So-called powderings which have repeatedly been described and which are widespread in nature, evidently originate in consequence of various processes and can belong to the group of syngenetic inclusions. --Auth. English summary.     

Quartz and zircon decoupling in sandstone: Petrography and quartz cathodoluminescence of the Early Triassic continental Buntsandstein Group in Germany

This study illustrates how decoupling of quartz and zircon can be used advantageously in provenance research. Thirty‐eight fine‐grained to coarse‐grained arkose samples of the Early Triassic intracontinental Buntsandstein Group from the Central European Basin in Germany were analysed for their petrography and 1200 grains in 23 of these for their detrital quartz cathodoluminescence characteristics. The samples represent the Hessian and Thuringian sub‐basins and the Eichsfeld–Altmark Swell separating them. The Hessian Sub‐basin includes more metamorphic lithoclasts with a larger content of plutonic grains than are found further east in the Thuringian Sub‐basin. More than 90% of the detrital quartz from the eastern Thuringian Sub‐basin produce medium to bright blue cathodoluminescence colours and corresponding spectra that are typical for igneous or high‐temperature metamorphic origin. Differently, the quartz from the Hessian Sub‐basin mostly luminesces brown and dark to medium blue, typical for a low‐temperature metamorphic origin. Quartz from the Eichsfeld–Altmark Swell and the western Thuringian Sub‐basin is a mixture between these origins. The quartz indicates different catchments for the sub‐basins, possibly the Bohemian Massif and the Massif Central, with converging transport routes on and close to the eastern fringe of the swell. Taking published zircon data from the same samples into account, light mineral‐zircon grain‐size shifts are up to 2 Φ units. That can be explained by mineral decoupling due to different transport modes for quartz and zircon and different zircon‐size availability in the source areas, exaggerated by combined aqueous–aeolian transport, as well as sample preparation‐induced sorting. This study concludes that submerged highs significantly can influence continental sediment transport. Hence, vast, flat continental areas with submerged morphological highs and a seemingly straightforward transportation pattern may be more complex than expected. The results also illustrate that analysis of detritus that has been affected by different dominating transport modes, and further sorting during sampling and preparation can reveal additional source information.     

The structural dynamic state of quartz as a criterion of its genesis

A reliable criterion of quartz genesis is proved to be ratios of the concentrations of structural defects in this mineral, which are a function of its structural dynamic state. Within the scope of the theory of sparring defects, theoretical dependences were derived for concentrations of various minor components accommodated in the quartz structure during two stages of isomorphism. It was determined that structurally dynamic equilibrium may be established in quartz with time and this equilibrium “obliterates” genetic information on the crystallization conditions. The conclusions obtained in this research are confirmed by data on pervasively occurring relations between the distributions of isomorphous components in quartz samples from rare-metal deposits of various genetic types.     

俄罗斯科拉半岛铬云母玉的宝石学特征

在2010年,美国图桑的矿物宝石化石展销会上出现了一种新的玉石品种,其产自俄罗斯科拉半岛的铬云母玉。利用偏光显微镜、X射线粉末衍射仪、激光诱导离解光谱仪、红外光谱仪等测试方法对俄罗斯科拉半岛铬云母玉样品进行了分析与研究,初步确定其矿物组成、结构特征及宝石学性质。结果表明,该铬云母玉的主要矿物组成为铬云母、石英、长石,并含有少量的蓝晶石、十字石、高岭石、黄铁矿等;具有不等粒变晶结构和片麻状构造。与东陵石（即含铬云母的石英岩）的矿物组成和宝石学特征对比后,提出以铬云母的质量分数20%作为铬云母玉与东陵石的分类界限,其相应的宝石学和物理性质也可以对二者加以区分。     

西华山钨矿床共生透明矿物与不透明矿物中流体包裹体的对比研究

西华山钨矿床是一个产于燕山期花岗岩中的大脉型钨矿床。笔者利用红外显微镜、冷热台及其他相关设备对矿床中的透明矿物(石英、绿柱石和萤石)与不透明矿物(黑钨矿、黄铁矿)中的流体包裹体进行了对比研究。结果显示,共生透明矿物与不透明矿物之间,在包裹体均一温度等特征上既可基本相同又可出现很大差异。一般来说,黑钨矿能有效地保存原生流体包裹体(t_h=300～420℃;晶洞中为220～290℃),仅有少量次生包裹体(t_h=160～280℃),而与之共生的石英中原生包裹体则几乎被破坏殆尽,现在所见到的包裹体绝大多数是次生的或是在较晚结晶时捕获的(t_h=130～270℃)。只有未经后期应力作用和流体改造的晶洞水晶及与其共生的黑钨矿,二者获得的结果才相同或相似。绿柱石中通常有大量的次生包裹体和原生包裹体。黑钨矿与绿柱石中硅酸盐熔融包裹体的出现,表明西华山钨矿床的成矿作用始于岩浆-热液过渡阶段,其初始成矿流体是一种岩浆-热液过渡性流体,尔后才演变成单一的热水溶液。笔者认为,在进行金属矿床流体包裹体研究时,应强调共生透明矿物与不透明矿物的对比研究,在进行对比研究时,详尽的基础地质研究和包裹体岩相学观察必不可少;当单独利用透明矿物包裹体资料对金属矿床进行地质解释时,需慎之又慎。     

高纯石英的研究进展及发展趋势

石英是一种在地壳上大量分布,有着广泛工业用途和广阔应用前景的矿物。当石英晶体形成演化时,受结晶时环境条件、流体性质、结晶后遭受改造(如变质作用、构造变形和热扰动等)等影响,杂质元素如P、Ti、Ge、Al、B、Be、Ca、Na、K、H、Li等会或多或少存在于石英晶体中,因此在自然界不存在纯SiO₂组分的石英。同时,基于石英的微量元素组成,可以反演石英源区和形成演化过程,并用于研究岩石及矿床成因等科学问题。石英晶体内部杂质元素以类质同象替代、气液包裹体、矿物包裹体(不能按尺度分,应该按照状态划分存在形式)3种形式存在。石英中杂质元素的种类、含量、赋存形式,特别是包裹体特征将直接影响石英资源的品质和工业用途。本文还系统地阐述了石英的发光特性、工艺性能以及高纯石英的质量分类与标准和高纯石英原料来源等方面的内容。在本研究中,通过光学显微镜和激光拉曼测试,初步地查明了苏北张锦庄石英砂和广西姑婆山花岗岩石英中流体包裹体的分布和矿物包裹体的种类,这是开展后续研究的基础。高纯石英是优质石英资源经纯化加工得到的高品质石英原材料,可用于石英玻璃、石英坩埚、半导体、高温灯管、光纤、精密光学、微电子和太阳能等高新技术产业中。研究高纯石英原料的评价体系、理想源岩和形成机制有益于持续性地供给高纯石英原料, 极大地提高了石英原料的工业附加值。     

Interpretation of Mineral Zoning in Submarine Hydrothermal Ore Deposits in Terms of Coupled Fluid Flow‐Precipitation Kinetics Model

Major minerals (sulfates, sulfides, quartz) are distributed in different parts of submarine hydrothermal ore deposits. For instance, the abundance of barite increases stratigraphically upwards in the massive orebodies of the Kuroko deposits (black and yellow ores), while quartz is abundant in the lower parts (siliceous ore). The different distribution of barite and quartz in the Kuroko deposits can not be accounted for by thermochemical equilibrium calculations based on the precipitation due to mixing of ascending hydrothermal solutions with ambient cold seawater. In the present study, a coupled fluid flow‐precipitation kinetics model was used to calculate the amounts of quartz, barite, and anhydrite precipitated from a hydrothermal solution mixed with seawater, assuming reasonable values for temperature, precipitation rate, fluid flow velocity, mineral surface area/fluid mass ratio (A/M), and initial concentrations of hydrothermal solution and seawater before mixing occurred. The results indicate that barite precipitates more efficiently than quartz from discharging fluids with relatively higher flow velocity, lower temperatures and under the condition of lower A/M ratios on the seafloor (black ore), whereas quartz precipitates more effectively from solutions with lower flow velocity, higher temperatures and higher A/M ratios beneath the seafloor (siliceous ore) and in the orebody (barite ore, ferruginous chert ore). Anhydrite precipitates in shallow sub‐seafloor environments with lower precipitation rates and higher A/M ratios than barite and higher precipitation rates and lower A/M ratios than quartz. These results explain the observed occurrences of barite, anhydrite, and quartz in the Kuroko deposits. Namely, barite is abundant in black ore and barite ore which formed above the seafloor, anhydrite formed in high‐permeability tuff breccias, and quartz formed in low permeability dacite intrusive bodies in the sub‐seafloor environment.     

Quartz precipitation and fluid inclusion characteristics in sub-seafloor hydrothermal systems associated with volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits

Results of a numerical modeling study of quartz dissolution and precipitation in a sub-seafloor hydrothermal system have been used to predict where in the system quartz could be deposited and potentially trap fluid inclusions. The spatial distribution of zones of quartz dissolution and precipitation is complex, owing to the fact that quartz solubility depends on many inter-related factors, including temperature, fluid salinity and fluid immiscibility, and is further complicated by the fact that quartz exhibits both prograde and retrograde solubility behavior, depending on the fluid temperature and salinity. Using the PVTX properties of H₂O-NaCl, the petrographic and microthermometric properties of fluid inclusions trapped at various locations within the hydrothermal system have been predicted. Vapor-rich inclusions are trapped as a result of the retrograde temperature-dependence of quartz solubility as the convecting fluid is heated in the vicinity of the magmatic heat source. Coexisting liquid-rich and vapor-rich inclusions are also trapped in this region when quartz precipitates as a result of fluid immiscibility that lowers the overall bulk quartz solubility in the system. Fluid inclusions trapped in the shallow subsurface near the seafloor vents and in the underlying stockwork are liquid-rich with homogenization temperatures of 200?C400°C and salinities close to that of seawater. Volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits represent the uplifted and partially eroded remnants of fossil submarine hydrothermal systems, and the relationship between fluid-inclusion properties and location within the hydrothermal system described here can be used in exploration for VMS deposits to infer the direction towards potential massive sulfide ore.     

糜棱岩化过程中矿物变形温度计

对有效确定中—低温下糜棱岩变形温度一直以来都没有比较理想的方法，而在研究韧性剪切带过程中对其变形温度的确定又常是必不可少的。根据近年来国际上对天然石英、长石、方解石等矿物变形的研究成果，总结了利用矿物变形指示变形温度的方法。在不同的温度条件下，长石与石英的变形方式具有阶段性，其变形与动态重结晶型式与温度具有明显的对应关系。石英变形中的滑移系及其C 轴组构图主要受变形温度的控制。低温变形中的方解石e 双晶纹形态也与温度呈密切的相关性。观测这些矿物变形的显微构造，可以很好地估计韧性剪切带糜棱岩化过程中的变形温度。     

Geochemical and electron paramagnetic characteristics of quartz from a multi-stage vein environment, Cowarra gold deposit, New South Wales

The characterisation of quartz using trace element geochemistry and electron paramagnetic resonance measurements has been tested for different generations of quartz veining in the multi-stage hydrothermal vein system at Cowarra. Quartz closely associated with gold mineralisation can be distinguished from earlier and later quartz generations in the mineralised environment, and both types can be distinguished from regional, barren quartz veins. These separate stages of quartz veins are also recognised from their fluid inclusion characteristics. Geochemical differences in the quartz partly reflect the presence of minor mineral inclusions, particularly sulfides and arsenopyrite.The study highlights the importance of understanding the paragenetic sequence of quartz vein development in a mineralised environment and the need for careful, thorough sampling before attempting geochemical and EPR characterisation of quartz as an exploration technique.     

The Composition Microstructure and Physico-chemical Properties of Marine Soil in South China Sea

In this paper, mineral composition, microstructure, cementing materials, physico-chemical properties of marine soil are systematically investigated and chemical composition of sea water are analysed. Soil samples for this study are obtained from three areas: Weizhou Island, Hainan Island, Nansa Islands in South China Sea. Experimental results indicate that the mineral composition of marine soil mainly consists of ellite, chlorite, kaolinite and quartz, the cementing materials contains free oxides, carbonate and organic matter, the variety of microstructure is also revealed. The properties mentioned above would be the main causes of special engineering characters of marine soil.     

南海海洋土的成份结构和物化性质

本文系统地研究了海洋土的矿物组成、微观结构、胶结物质、物化性质和海水的化学成份。研究的土样采自南海三个海域:涠洲岛、南沙群岛和海南岛。研究结果表明,南海海洋土的矿物成份主要为伊利石、绿泥石、高岭石和石英;主要胶结物质是游离氧化物、碳酸盐和有机质;微观结构复杂多变。以上这些特征是形成海洋土特殊工程性质的主要原因。     

滇东北地区中泥盆世缩头山组一段沉积特征及其含矿性

滇东北地区产出超大型石英砂岩矿床,其主要含矿层位为中泥盆世缩头山组一段。针对滇东北彝良地区缩头山组一段进行的剖面测量、钻探和槽探等一系列研究显示,研究区缩头山组一段厚度为62.8m^222.7m,主要由灰白色厚层状中细粒石英砂岩组成,平行层理、冲洗层理、浪成交错层理和浪成波痕发育,波浪作用特征明显;薄片研究显示,缩头山组一段石英砂岩具颗粒支撑、硅质胶结、凹凸-线接触结构特征,石英砂颗粒压溶和次生加大现象明显;粒度分析显示,石英砂岩粒度集中分布于1.5Φ~3.5Φ之间,缺少拖移总体和悬移总体,跃移总体高达99%,由两个次总体构成,为典型的前滨带粒度分布特征;化学分析显示,缩头山组一段石英砂岩的SiO2化学纯度达99.05~99.39,平均为98.99(N=11),超过平板玻璃原料一级品的工业标准。可以认为,缩头山组一段石英砂岩为结构成熟度和矿物成熟度极高的滨岸高能前滨带石英砂岩,经成岩作用的进一步纯化,其粒度特征和化学纯度已经达到高纯石英砂岩的标准,可望成为高纯石英的原材料,并可为扩大滇东北地区高纯石英矿资源潜力提供精准的找矿方向。     

广东乳源彩石的矿物学特征及颜色成因研究

乳源彩石是具有华丽色彩的一种观赏石.采用偏光显微镜、扫描电子显微镜、电子探针、红外光谱仪以及X射线粉末衍射仪等测试手段对4块乳源彩石标本的显微结构、矿物组成和化学成分等进行测试与分析.结果表明,这些乳源彩石具有变粉砂结构,主要由石英组成（占总体质量分数的90％以上）,含少量云母,其它矿物的质量分数低,是一种浅变质的变石英粉砂岩;另外,4块乳源彩石样品的结晶度指数相近,结晶度指数最高的绿色样品推测是由于其含有后期充填的鲕状矿物导致.最后对乳源彩石样品的颜色成因进行了分析与探讨,认为其颜色为次生色,是由次生矿物组合、交代蚀变和氧化程度的不同而形成的.     

吉林省南部辉石花岗岩类的构造意义

吉林省南部辉石花岗岩类的Ｓｍ－Ｎｄ等时年龄为２４０±８０Ｍａ，Ｒｂ－Ｓｒ等时年龄为２３４３±１１５Ｍａ，分别代表岩浆结晶年龄和后期低角内岩相变质作用年龄。辉石花岗岩晚于英云闪长质片麻岩类和淡色块状花岗岩类，形成于太石宙末期，与地壳伸展崩落作用有关，可以作地壳克拉通化的标志。     

超临界流体的快速泄出:来自霓辉石英脉的证据

河南外方山地区熊耳群火山岩中新发现了一种霓辉石英脉群,脉表现出独特的矿物组合及晶体特征,如霓辉石英脉具有复杂的矿物组成,表现出强烈的不平衡特点;霓辉石英脉具明显的对称分带特征,各分带中矿物组成及特征显著不同;存在具熔蚀边结构的钾长石-霓辉石集合体团块;霓辉石具在明显核幔结构,内核化学成分与幔边部存在较大差异;钾长石晶体元素分布存在似"文象"结构,表现出Fe元素的熔体分离特征;脉中矿物普遍发育环带结构;霓辉石英脉交代致密火山岩围岩形成蚀变带,新生大量榍石、霓辉石等矿物且含量随着与脉壁距离的增加急剧减少,显示出强烈的流体/气体扩散交代作用.霓辉石英脉独特的矿物组合及晶体特征反映了其成因的复杂性以及生长环境的变化.根据霓辉石英脉矿物的特点,推测其源于流体、熔体和晶体的混合物,并经历了快速侵位、快速冷却的过程,因而能够保存流体演化各阶段的结晶信息,保留不同成因的晶体群.外方山霓辉石英脉矿物可划分为捕虏晶亚群、熔体晶体群、超临界流体亚群、热液晶体亚群和凝聚晶体亚群等.外方山霓辉石英脉矿物晶体群的深入研究可能有助于揭示岩浆熔体向流体转换的机制及侵位机制,进而可揭示岩浆-流体成矿作用.     

山东省平度市大庄子金矿区黄铁矿、方铅矿与金的共生关系研究

通过对山东省平度市大庄子金矿区黄铁矿、方铅矿三个蚀变阶段特征研究,发现金矿化主要发生在第二阶段,强烈的石英-黄铁矿-碳酸盐化与金矿化的关系最为密切。金多数以包体的形式赋存于黄铁矿等金属硫化物中,并且在黄铁矿、方铅矿、闪锌矿等矿物共同产出时更有利于金的富集。研究认为石英和黄铁矿组合以及黄铁矿、黄铜矿、方铅矿、闪锌矿的组合可作为金的富集指示性矿物组合,伴生矿物之中方铅矿含金性最好。方铅矿、黄铜矿、闪锌矿和磁黄铁矿呈细脉状、网脉状、斑杂状产于含金石英脉和团块状黄铁矿的裂隙中,研究发现细脉状较团块状黄铁矿含金性要好。     

黑色页岩水岩化学作用实验研究

水岩作用是黑色页岩化学风化的重要途径,并与岩体矿物组分、工程性质及地质环境有着密切的联系。利用自制的流通实验装置对取自三江县团结电站附近的寒武系清溪组黑色页岩与富含溶解氧去离子水的化学反应进行试验模拟研究,并利用离子分析仪、电感耦合等离子体质谱仪对反应后溶液离子浓度进行分析,使用扫描电子显微镜观察反应前后岩样微观特征,结合岩样渗透系数的变化监测,对岩样中黄铁矿氧化动力学速率以及受黄铁矿氧化影响形成的酸性环境下硅元素释放速率进行计算分析。结果表明,黄铁矿氧化行为使得岩体渗透率降低约70%,在黑色页岩自身矿物化学组分和岩石物理性质的共同影响下,所含黄铁矿氧化速率与纯黄铁矿颗粒的氧化速率非常接近,同时黄铁矿氧化形成的酸性溶液可溶蚀岩体中石英和伊利石,由于两者含量未能精确测定,因此所测得硅元素释放速率仅表示两者溶解的总反应速率。     

Stability of sapphirine-bearing mineral assemblages in the system FeO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 and metamorphic P-T parameters of aluminous granulites

Consistent thermodynamic data on the properties of pure mineral end members and the mixing properties of solid solutions in the system FeO-MgO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ were employed to simulate phase relations of sapphirine, garnet, spinel, orthopyroxene, cordierite, quartz, Al silicates, and corundum. Compositional variations of the solid solutions with temperature notably modify the topology of the P-T diagrams, which differ from the petrogenetic grids widely used in the literature. It is worth noting that the evaluation of P-T metamorphic conditions based on reaction relations in sapphirine-bearing assemblages cannot be so far considered reliable enough. The lower stability limit of the sapphirine + quartz assemblage in the system in question is possibly located at much lower P-T parameters: at least 835°C and ∼6 kbar. The sapphirine + kyanite assemblage can be stable at temperatures below 860°C and a pressure of ∼11 kbar, and the stability field of the sapphirine + olivine assemblage is narrow and constrained to temperatures no higher than ∼800°C.