Isotope systematics of secondary minerals from the Prospect Intrusion,New South Wales

The differentiated Mesozoic alkali dolerite Prospect Intrusion contains a wide range of secondary minerals, including carbonates (primarily calcite), laumontite, prehnite and heulandite, whose stability relationships imply a formation temperature of <200°C. The δ¹⁸O data for carbonates define a higher temperature (160 – 195°C) suite, and a lower temperature (51 – 73°C) suite. The δ¹³C, δ¹⁸O and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotope systematics for these carbonates suggest derivation of the higher temperature group from magmatic fluids, whereas the other group had a major meteoric component that probably originated from porewater in the country rock. Source fluids for prehnite were meteoric rather than magmatic in origin based on their δD and δ¹⁸O ratios. Early in the intrusion's emplacement, CO₂-rich hydrothermal fluids formed a carbonate rind sealing the upper part of the hydrothermal system and produced the higher temperature carbonates (calcite) and laumontite. Later, cooler fluids with a meteoric component infiltrated vesicles and fractures, depositing the lower temperature carbonates (calcite, aragonite), heulandite and prehnite.     

枞阳县陶家巷工区找矿潜力分析

本文对枞阳县陶家巷工区成矿地质特征,物化探特征,地球化学特征,矿化蚀变特征等进行分析,研究显示区内成矿元素Cu、Pb、Zn等含量高于地壳背景值,断裂构造发育,断裂带内铜矿化、硅化等明显。断层发育,NE向断层发育,多以硅化带形式出现。裂隙发育,具不同程度的硅化高岭土化,局部充填有褐铁矿化脉。陶家巷一高庙山低缓异常带、方家湾地存在重磁同高异常。与已知矿化舍铜破碎带重合。结果表明,陶家巷大刨山铜矿深部及外围、城山岩体与围岩接触带、夏家井、方家湾、五印庵一团山小学和高庙山具有较好的找矿潜力。     

安徽省庐枞盆地高岭土矿的成矿规律、找矿方向及开发应用问题探讨

庐枞盆地是以中、下侏罗统陆相碎屑岩建造为基底,经燕山运动而发育起来的陆相继承性火山岩盆地,是长江中下游地区重要的矿产地之一。盆地北部高岭土矿化普遍且强烈,具有很好的找矿远景。本文初步探讨了庐枞盆地高岭土成矿规律、矿床成因及找矿方向,提出了下一步开发利用的建议。     

青海祁连两类火山成因硫化物矿化蚀变带地球化学特征及找矿标志

研究区发育火山成因块状黄铁矿矿床和铅锌铜多金属硫化物矿床及其相应的两类矿化蚀变带．黄铁矿矿化蚀变带以亏损Ｐｂ,Ｚｎ,Ｃｕ,Ａｇ,Ｓｒ,Ｂａ,Ｍｎ及Ｋ,Ｎａ,Ｍｇ等元素,且多为负异常,元素无明显共生组合规律为特点;多金属矿化蚀变带则以富集多金属元素及伴生元素,富Ｋ,Ｍｇ,贫Ｎａ为特征,而且多元素共生组合好,异常强度高而宽度窄,下盘晕强于上盘晕．同时,总结了两类矿化蚀变带地球化学找矿标志,对区内主要蚀变带进行了含矿远景评价     

Chemical evolution of thermal waters and changes in the hydrothermal system of Papandayan volcano (West Java,Indonesia) after the November 2002 eruption

Papandayan is a stratovolcano situated in West Java, Indonesia. Since the last magmatic eruption in 1772, only few hydrothermal explosions have occurred. An explosive eruption occurred in November 2002 and ejected ash and altered rocks. The altered rocks show that an advanced argillic alteration took place in the hydrothermal system by interaction between acid fluids and rocks. Four zones of alteration have been defined and are limited in extension and shape along faults or across permeable structures at different levels beneath the active crater of the volcano.     

Relationship between statistical thermal alteration index and vitrinite reflectance for sedimentary rocks in northern Japan with reference to effects for unconformity,faulting, and contact metamorphism

Two organic maturity indices, the statistical thermal alteration index (stTAI) and vitrinite reflectance (R_O), are used to gain insight into the geological histories of sequences of Tertiary and Upper Cretaceous sediments in northern Japan that contain an unconformity and which are affected by faulting and contact metamorphism. The stTAI is based on the brightness, or gray level, of fossil pollen of Pinus, Podocarpus, Abies, and Picea species. Pollen brightness is measured using a transmitted‐light microscope equipped with a computer‐driven digital image processor. The stTAI represents the mean value of the modes for the complete array of indigenous pollen in rock samples. The stTAI indicates the level of organic maturation for Neogene sedimentary rocks of Japan, from incipient diagenesis to early catagenesis (R_O ≤1.0%). With the progressive diagenesis and catagenesis of sedimentary rocks, stTAI values generally show a progressive decrease, whereas R_O values increase. The effects of an unconformity and faulting are more clearly recorded in stTAI trends than in R_O trends. During early stages of organic maturation (R_O ≤0.7%), stTAI shows a rapid decrease, while R_O shows a rapid increase during the mature and post‐mature stages (R_O ≥0.8%). The occurrence of a range in R_O values for a given level of organic maturity makes it difficult to determine the influence of the unconformity on the increasing R_O trend. R_O values show a progressive increase toward an igneous dyke, but this trend is not apparent in stTAI values. Measurements of Tertiary and Upper Cretaceous rocks in Japan reveal that stTAI is more sensitive to heating duration than R_O, although R_O is more sensitive to heating temperature.     

ETM+和ASTER数据在遥感矿化蚀变信息提取应用中的比较——以安徽铜陵凤凰山矿田为例

在利用遥感技术找矿中,矿化蚀变信息识别与提取起着重要作用。选择具有典型蚀变特征的安徽铜陵凤凰山矿田作为研究区,从分析地物波谱,尤其是岩矿光谱特征出发,根据ETM+和ASTER数据的光谱特征,采用主成分分析（PCA）,设计了相应的粘土矿化蚀变信息提取方案,成功地进行信息提取。对两者的提取结果进行比较后表明,ASTER数据较之ETM数据在粘土类矿化蚀变信息提取中具有更大的优势。     

Geology and Hydrothermal Alteration of the Milyang Pyrophyllite Deposit, Southeast Korea

Abstract: The Milyang pyrophyllite deposit, which is embedded in the Late Cretaceous Yuchon Group of the Kyongsang Supergroup, is one of the largest hydrothermal clay deposits in the Kyongsang basin, southeast Korea. Host rocks of the deposit are porphyritic andesite lava and minor andesitic lapilli tuff. In the Milyang district, a hydrothermally altered zone is about 2 × 3 km in extent; we can recognize the concentric arrangement of advanced argillic, propylitic, and sericitic alteration zones from the central to peripheral parts of the zone. The Milyang pyrophyllite deposit forms a part of the advanced argillic alteration zone. The Milyang pyrophyllite deposit is subdivided into the following four zones based on mineral assemblages: the pyrophyllite zones 1, 2, 3, and the silicified zone. The pyrophyllite zone 1, which occupies the central part of the deposit, comprises mainly pyrophyllite, kaolinite, and diaspore without quartz. Diaspore nodules often concentrate in beds 40–50 cm thick. Andalusite, dumortierite, and tourmaline locally occur as network veins, crack‐filler, or small spherulitic spots. The Al₂O₃ content of the ore ranges from 27 to 36 wt%. The pyrophyllite zone 2, which constitutes a major part of the deposit, comprises mainly pyrophyllite, kaolinite, and quartz. The Al₂O₃ content of the ore ranges from 15 to 24 wt%. The pyro‐phyllite zone 3 is the hematite‐rich marginal facies of the deposit. The silicified zone, which occurs as beds and septa, is mostly composed of quartz with minor pyrophyllite and kaolinite; the SiO₂ contents range from 79 to 90 wt%. Comparing chemical compositions of the high‐Al ores with those of unaltered host andesite, the Fe, Ca, alkalis, HFSE, and HREE contents are significantly depleted, whereas S, B, As, Sr, and LREE are enriched. The hydrothermal alteration of the Milyang pyrophyllite deposit can be classified into the following four stages: 1) extensive sericitic and propylitic alteration, 2) medium‐temperature (200–250°C) advanced argillic alteration, 3) high‐temperature (250–350°C or more) advanced argillic alteration, and 4) retrograde low‐temperature alteration. The heat and some volatile components such as B and S would be derived from the Pulguksa Granite intruded underneath the deposit.     

金家庄超基性岩型金矿围岩蚀变地球化学研究

金家庄金矿近围岩蚀变为蛇纹石化、滑石化、碳酸盐化和硅化。岩石化学与微量元素研究表明,从未蚀变－强蚀变透辉岩至矿化蚀变岩,ＳｉＯ２、ＣａＯ、Ａｌ２Ｏ３含量逐渐降低,ＣＯ２、Ｈ２Ｏ、Ｓ和Ａｕ、Ａｇ、Ｃｕ含量逐渐增高。蚀变岩石同位素研究揭示,碳同位素较低（δ＾１８Ｏ＝１２．１０‰～２２．３‰）远高于超基性岩正常范围。围岩蚀变热液主要源于大气降水、碳、硫和成矿元素主要是在围岩蚀变过程中从超基性岩中萃取。