遵义后槽铝土矿的矿物学特征

现已载入<中国矿床发现史·综合卷>内的贵州遵叉后槽铝土矿,是遵义铝土矿带中矿床规模较大、矿石质量较佳和露采条件良好的主要矿区之一.文章应用矿石薄片、重砂鉴定和扫描电镜、电子探针等多种测试成果,论述了铝土矿矿石的矿物成分、矿物学特征,包括其结晶形态、粒度大小、物理光学性质和产出特征等,同时阐明了主要矿物在不同类型矿石中的含量及其组合特征.进而研究表明,不同类型矿石的矿物组合有所差异,其中一水硬铝石的含量不同,其形态各异,这在一定程度上反映了铝土矿的形成条件.     

High-grade calcareous metasediments from the Sawtooth Metamorphic Complex,Idaho, USA: evidence for passive margin strata and polymetamorphism within the Idaho batholith

ABSTRACT

The Sawtooth Metamorphic Complex (SMC) of central Idaho contains exposures of metasupracrustal rocks, in a crucial location between the Archaean Wyoming craton to the east and the adjacent Mesozoic terranes to the west, that provide constraints on Precambrian crustal evolution in the northwestern United States. Mineral textures, whole-rock geochemistry, and thermobarometry of calc-silicate gneisses record multiple stages of crustal evolution, including protolith deposition, burial and multiple metamorphic and deformational overprints. Whole-rock signatures are consistent with derivation from post-Archaean, continental sources that have undergone sedimentary maturation and recycling typical of clastic sedimentation in passive-margin environments and with a metamorphosed sequence of calcareous sandstones and marls, containing varying proportions of clay and quartzo-feldspathic detritus. The sandstone-to-marl continuum may reflect a shallow-to-deep water transition in the depositional environment of the calc-silicate protoliths. Two metamorphic events and three deformational events are preserved. The assemblage clinopyroxene + quartz + plagioclase + K-feldspar + rutile represents peak metamorphic conditions (M1), estimated at 750–775°C with relatively oxidized metamorphic fluids, during development of D1a foliation. Deformation twinning in clinopyroxene records a widespread, high strain D1b event at high temperature. A second static thermal event (M2), associated with randomly oriented amphiboles overprinting M1 and D1b features, records conditions of ~550–725°C and H₂O-rich fluids. Late-stage, brittle–ductile D2 deformation is characterized by mylonitic lenses of quartz, fractures within M1 clinopyroxenes that crosscut D1b deformation twins, and localized fracturing of M2 amphiboles. Geochemical and mineral chemical signatures of SMC calc-silicates preserve fingerprints of the original protolith through burial to mid-crustal conditions and high-grade metamorphism and suggest crustal thickening to about 20 km. The SMC may reflect rocks at depth beneath the Idaho batholith. These data, indicative of newly recognized post-Archaean terrain with passive-margin, continental sediments suggest that a continuous Cordilleran passive margin sequence may have extended along the western edge of Laurentia.     

Mineralogical and geochemical evolution of the Bidgol bauxite deposit,Zagros Mountain Belt,Iran: Implications for ore genesis,rare earth elements fractionation and parental affinity

The present study focuses on the Late Cretaceous Bidgol bauxite deposit in the Zagros Simply Fold Belt, SW Iran. The orebody is located in the eroded major NW–SE trending Koh-e-Hosseyn anticline and hosted as discontinuous stratified layers and lenses within the upper member of the Cenomanian–Turonian Sarvak Formation. Detailed mineralogical analysis reveals that diaspore, hematite, goethite, anatase, clinochlore, chamosite, and calcite are the major mineral components accompanied by minor amounts of detrital and REE-bearing minerals such as rutile, zircon and parisite. The ore texture suggest that the bauxite material has an authigenic origin but in some parts it has been transported short distances from a primary in situ environment and redeposited in karstic depressions. The spheroidal pisolites of the Bidgol bauxite formed under conditions of low water activity, favouring the formation of large diaspore cores and a single dry-to-wet climatic fluctuation. The mass change calculations relative to the immobile element Ti show that elements such as Si, Fe, Mg, K, Na and Sr are leached out of the weathered system; Al, Ni, Zr, Ga, Cr and Ba are concentrated in the residual system; and Hf, Ta, Co, Rb, Cs, Be, and U are relatively immobile during the bauxitisation processes. The Nb, Th, Y, V, Sc, Sn and ΣREE are relatively immobile in the initial stage of bauxitisation processes in the bauxite ores, but were slightly mobile at the later stage of bauxitisation. Geochemical data reveal progressive enrichment of the REE and intense LREE/HREE fractionation toward the lower parts of the bauxite profile. Cerium behaves differently from the other REEs (especially LREE) and show positive anomalies in the upper horizons that gradually become negative in the deeper parts of the profile. The distribution and fractionation of trace elements and REEs during the bauxitisation process in the Bidgol deposit are mainly controlled by the presence of REE-bearing minerals, fluctuations in soil solution pH, REE ionization potential and the presence of bicarbonates or organic matter. Geochemical analyses confirm a protolith contribution from the bedrock argillaceous limestone and suggest that the source material for the Bidgol bauxite was provided from a siliciclastic material derived from a continental margin. The mid-Turonian uplift led to the formation of karstic topography, rubbly breccia and a layer of ferruginous–argillaceous debris that was affected by lateritic weathering under humid tropical climate. Subsequently, mobile elements are removed from the profiles, while Al, Fe and Ti are enriched, resulting in the formation of the pristine bauxite materials. When the platform subsided into the water again, the pristine bauxitic materials were partly converted to bauxite. During the exposure of bauxite orebodies on the limbs and crests of anticlines and subsequent eroding and accumulation in the karstic depressions during folding and faulting in Oligocene–Miocene, important factors such as intensity of the weathering, drainage and floating flow may have improved the qualities of the bauxite ores.     

Sodium affected subsoils,gypsum, and green-manure: Inter- actions and implications for amelioration of toxic red mud wastes

Experiments were carried out on two alkaline sodium affected sub-soils (15–30 cm) from Strathalbyn and Two Wells in South Australia, under glasshouse conditions in pots containing 1 kg of soil. The effect of green manure was examined with and without the addition of gypsum. Before flowering, the common vetch (Vicia sativa) was incorporated into the soil, and incubated at 80% field capacity. After 12 weeks, the improvements in hydraulic conductivity (K_sat) occurred in the following order of treatments: gypsum+green manure >gypsum >green manure >control. Green manure did not improve macroaggregation in sodic soils. However, stabilisation occurred at the microstructure level. The average size of dispersed materials in control soils was <5 m, whereas after green manuring, the average particle size increased up to 30 m. The products of decomposition of green manure were both organic compounds and the released Ca²⁺ from native lime which aggregated the clay particles and stabilized the domains. The results of this study promise the use of green manure as an ameliorant for sodic alkaline environments such as the red muds of bauxitic minespoils.     

Metamorphic effect on zircon Lu-Hf and U-Pb isotope systems in ultrahigh-pressure eclogite-facies metagranite and metabasite

The Hf isotope composition of original igneous or detrital zircons in high-grade metamorphic rocks can be used to trace protolith origin, but metamorphic effect on the Hf isotope composition of newly grown domains remains to evaluate. We report a detailed in situ combined study of intragrain U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopes in zircons from granitic gneiss and eclogite in the Dabie orogen of China that experienced ultrahigh-pressure eclogite-facies metamorphism. The results show correlations in ²⁰⁶Pb / ²³⁸U age, initial Hf isotope composition, and Th / U and Lu / Hf ratios between the domains of different origins. The metamorphic domains are characterized by low Th / U and Lu / Hf ratios but high ?_Hf(t) values relative to the igneous core and mantle of pre-metamorphic ages. Positive correlations are observed between Th / U and Lu / Hf ratios, pointing to the similar effect of metamorphism on both U-Th-Pb and Lu-Hf isotope systems. Thus the metamorphic domains are distinguished from the igneous core and mantle by their low Lu / Hf ratios that are less than 0.001 for the granitic gneiss and less than 0.0001 for the eclogite. Despite differences in both protolith age and geochemical source between granitic gneiss and eclogite, rim ?_Hf(t) values are variably 3.1 to 13.5 greater than core ?_Hf(t) values when calculated at timing of protolith formation. This indicates that the zircon overgrowth was associated with a metamorphic medium that has high ¹⁷⁶Hf / ¹⁷⁷Hf but low ¹⁷⁶Lu / ¹⁷⁷Hf ratios. While the metamorphic domains contain more radiogenic Hf isotopes than the original igneous core and mantle, their Lu / Hf ratios are significantly lower than those of core and mantle. Therefore, the metamorphic zircons acquired their initial Hf isotope ratios from metamorphic fluids that have high ¹⁷⁶Hf / ¹⁷⁷Hf ratios but low Lu / Hf ratios with sound variability depending on the Lu-Hf isotope compositions of pre-existing and co-precipitating phases.     

云南砚山红舍克原生及堆积型铝土矿

红舍克铝土矿分为沉积和堆积型两类,受上二叠统(P2l)含矿层控制明显:沉积矿位于上段(P2l2)下部,堆积矿位于沉积铝土矿上覆层。     

“接近度(ND)”对比法的应用——在河西地区基性—超基性岩体中筛选铜镍矿普查目标等方面的应用

根据岩浆矿床的成矿专属性理论 ,以白家嘴子已知含铜镍岩体为基准 ,从岩石化学特征上对河西地区 52个基性—超基性岩体分别做了对比 ,根据最大接近原则 ,筛选出可能与铜镍矿有成因联系的 4个岩体作为普查目标 ;恢复了龙首山地区古老正变质岩的原岩等。通过实践 ,表明了接近度 (ND)对比法具有较强的分辨能力和较高的度量精度 ,所获成果可供今后工作参考。     

内蒙古大青山地区孔兹岩系中大理岩岩组的地球化学特征及原岩建造

大理岩岩组是内蒙古大青山地区孔兹岩系3个岩组中最上部的一个岩组,该岩组是一套富镁质的大理岩系,以巨厚的、大面积分布的白云质大理岩的发育为特征,底部有少量碎屑岩沉积,矿物组成除白云石外,普遍含蛇纹石化橄榄石、透辉石、金云母等一种或多种富镁硅酸盐矿物。岩石地球化学以富CaO、MgO和LOI为特征,反映了碳酸盐岩的地球化学特征,CaO＋MgO含量达44.96%以上,且CaO/MgO比值较小（1.37～10.94）,其原岩应为一套碎屑含量极低的白云岩,以化学沉积为主。原岩建造的沉积环境：由初期的陆海过渡的三角洲相,过渡到滨海-浅海相,最后到干燥气候条件下有障蔽岛相隔的封闭海盆相。构造环境也从亚稳定状态过渡到稳定构造环境,表明该套变质沉积地层的原岩可能形成于被动大陆边缘,但更类似于中元古界长城系、蓟县系这样的克拉通内裂陷槽或裂谷沉积。     

辽宁红透山铜锌矿床含矿岩系地球化学特征及找矿指示

红透山铜锌矿床是产于太古宙绿岩带中的块状硫化物矿床。含矿岩系为角闪斜长片麻岩、角闪斜长(石英)片麻岩、黑云斜长片麻岩、黑云斜长(石英)片麻岩、黑云石英片麻岩。通过对变质岩原岩进行恢复及构造环境判别,得出变质岩原岩均为火山岩,其中角闪斜长片麻岩与角闪斜长(石英)片麻岩的原岩为基性火山岩,黑云斜长片麻岩、黑云斜长(石英)片麻岩与黑云石英片麻岩的原岩为中酸性火山岩,岩性组合为双峰式火山喷发的产物。为探讨含矿岩系地球化学参数作为找矿指标的可能性,对含矿岩系的主量元素、稀土及微量元素进行分析,发现红透山铜锌矿床角闪斜长(石英)片麻岩的Cu元素含量(290.82 μg/g)、SiO₂含量(57.24%)、稀土元素总量(53.78 μg/g)、LREE/HREE比值(4.29)及黑云斜长(石英)片麻岩和黑云石英片麻岩的Cu元素含量(88.09 μg/g)、SiO₂含量(70.50%)可作为重要的找矿指标。