Gold Deposits in the Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone: Orogenic Gold Deposits or Intrusion‐Related Gold Systems?

Most of the known large gold deposits in Iran are located along the Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone, western Iran, which hosts a wide range of gold deposit types. Gold deposits in the belt, hosted in upper Paleozoic to upper Mesozoic volcano‐sedimentary sequences of lower greenschist to lower amphibolite metamorphic grade, appear to represent mainly orogenic and intrusion‐related gold deposit types. The largest resource occurs at Muteh, with smaller deposits/occurrences at Zartorosht, Qolqoleh, Kervian, Qabaqloujeh, Kharapeh, and Astaneh. Although a major part of the gold deposits in the Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone are related to metamorphic devolatilization, some deposits including Muteh and Astaneh are related to short‐lived disruptions in an extensional tectonic regime and are associated with magma generation and emplacement. The age of gold ore formation in the orogenic gold deposits is Late Cretaceous to Tertiary, reflecting peak‐metamorphism during regional Cretaceous–Paleocene convergence and compression. The Oligocene to Pliocene age of most intrusion‐related gold systems is consistent with the young structural setting of the gold ore bodies; these deposits are sequestered along normal faults, correlated with Middle to Late Tertiary extensional tectonic events. This relationship is comparable to the magmatic‐metallogenetic evolution of the Urumieh‐Dokhtar magmatic arc, where the number of different types of gold‐copper deposits and the magnitude of the larger ones followed development of a magmatic arc. The appropriate explanation may be related to two different stages of gold mineralization consisting of a first compressional phase during the Late Cretaceous to Early‐Middle Tertiary, which is related to orogenic gold mineralization in the Qolqoleh, Kervian, Qabaqloujeh, Kharapeh, and Zartorosht deposits, and the extensional phase during the Eocene to Pliocene that is recognized by young intrusion‐related gold mineralization in the Muteh and Astaneh deposits.     

Mineralogy and Mineral Chemistry of the Cretaceous Duolong Gold‐Rich Porphyry Copper Deposit in the Bangongco Arc,Northern Tibet

The Early Cretaceous Duolong gold‐rich porphyry copper deposit is a newly discovered deposit with proven 5.38 Mt Cu resources of 0.72% Cu and 41 t gold of 0.23 g t^?1 in northern Tibet. Granodiorite porphyry and quartz diorite porphyrite are the main ore‐bearing porphyries. A wide range of hydrothermal alteration associated with these porphyries is divided into potassic, argillic and propylitic zones from the ore‐bearing porphyry center outward and upward. In the hydrothermal alteration zones, secondary albite (91.5–99.7% Ab) occurs along the rim of plagioclase phenocryst and fissures. Secondary K‐feldspar (75.1–96.9% Or) replaces plagioclase phenocryst and matrix or occurs in veinlets. Biotite occurs mainly as matrix and veinlet in addition to phenocryst in the potassic zone. The biotite are Mg‐rich and formed under a highly oxidized condition at temperatures ranging from 400°C to 430°C. All the biotites are absent in F, and have high Cl content (0.19–0.26%), with log (X_Cl/X_OH) values of ?2.74 to ?2.88 and IV (Cl) values of ?3.48 to ?3.35, suggesting a significant role of chloride complexes (CuCl₂^‐ and AuCl₂^‐) in transporting and precipitating copper and gold. Chlorites are present in all alteration zones and correspond mainly to pycnochlorite. They have similar Fe/(Fe+Mg), Mn/(Mn+Mg) ratios, and a formation temperature range of 280–360°C. However, the formation temperature of chlorite in the quartz‐gypsum‐carbonate‐chlorite vein is between 190°C and 220°C, indicating that it may have resulted from a later stage of hydrothermal activity. Fe³⁺/Fe²⁺ ratios of chlorites have negative correlation with Al^IV, suggesting oxygen fugacity of fluids increases with decreasing temperature. Apatite mineral inclusions in the biotite phenocrysts show high SO₃ content (0.44–0.82%) and high Cl content (1–1.37%), indicating the host magma had a high oxidation state and was enriched in S and Cl. The highest Cl content of apatite in the propylitic zone may have resulted from pressure decrease, and the lowest Cl content of apatite in the argillic zone may have been caused by a low Cl content in the fluids. The low concentration of SO₃ content in the hydrothermal apatite compared to the magmatic one may have resulted from the decrease of oxygen fugacity and S content in the hydrothermal fluid, which are caused by the abundant precipitation of magnetite.     

新疆哈巴河地区托库孜巴依金矿区两类含矿脉岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb年龄及其地质意义

新疆阿勒泰南缘托库孜巴依金矿属造山带型金矿,经历了沟弧盆体系、碰撞造山和后碰撞伸展多个演化阶段。矿区内辉长闪长岩脉和花岗斑岩脉较常见,且与金矿化关系密切。采用原位激光剥蚀同位素质谱(LA-ICP-MS)法对2期脉岩进行锆石U-Pb定年,获得花岗斑岩脉侵位年龄384.1Ma±1.5Ma和384.7Ma±1.2Ma,属中泥盆世弧前盆地演化阶段的产物;获得辉长闪长岩脉年龄295.3Ma±3.0Ma,应代表后碰撞伸展期辉长闪长岩脉的结晶年龄。2期脉岩的侵位往往继承了早期的构造部位和后期强韧性剪切的部位,均代表一期金矿化作用。     

河南嵩县庙岭金矿地质特征与钾长石40Ar/39Ar定年

河南嵩县庙岭金矿位于华北陆块南缘熊耳山—外方山地区。矿床赋存于中元古界熊耳群火山岩中近南北向断裂带内,矿体呈似层状、透镜状产出,矿石具浸染状、细网脉状构造和微细粒它形粒状晶粒结构、交代结构,围岩热液蚀变有硅化、钾长石化、绢云母化、黄铁矿化等,矿化具有多阶段的特点,属破碎带蚀变岩型金矿。成矿热液蚀变矿物钾长石Ar-Ar法测年的结果：坪年龄为121.6Ma±1.2Ma,等时线年龄为117.0Ma±1.6Ma,表明矿床形成于早白垩世,与熊耳山地区祁雨沟、瑶沟等金矿床形成于同一时期,属与早白垩世构造-岩浆-流体活动有关的产物。     

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987112000357

Field and remote sensing studies reveal that Au-bearing quartz±carbonate lodes in Romite deposit,in the extreme South Eastern Desert of Egypt,are controlled by NNE-striking shear zones that splay from the ca.660—550 Ma Hamisana Zone.Quartz in releasing bends with sinistral shear geometry and abundant boudinaged quartz-carbonate lodes with serrate ribboned fabrics suggest vein formation throughout a transpressive wrench system.Ubiquitous hydrothermal quartz,carbonate,and subordinate chlorite and sericite within the shear zones and as slivers in veins,indicate that gold deposition and hydrothermal alteration occurred under greenschist fades conditions.The Al（Ⅳ） in chlorite indicates a formation temperature of～300℃.comparable with temperatures estimated from arsenopyrite composition for grains intimately associated with gold in quartz veins. The new geological and geochemical data indicate that splays off the Hamisana Zone are potential gold exploration targets.Quartz veins along the high order（2nd or 3rd） structures of this crustal-scale shear zone are favorable targets.In the Romite deposit and in surrounding areas,a Au-As-Cu-Sb-Co-Zn geochemical signature characterizes mineralized zones,and particularly rock chips with>1000 ppm As and high contents of Cu,Zn,and Co target the better mineralized areas. The carbonateδ¹³C_pdb andδ¹⁸O_Smow isotope signatures preclude an organic source of the ore fluid,but metamorphic and magmatic sources are still valid candidates.The intense deformation and lack of magmatism in the deposit area argue for metamorphic dewatering of greenstone rocks as the most likely fluid source.The narrow ranges ofδ¹³C（-4.6‰to -3.1‰） andδ¹⁸O（11.9‰-13.7‰） in carbonate minerals in lodes imply a corresponding uniformity to the ambient temperature andδ¹³C_CO2(δ¹³C_∑C) of the ore fluids. The calculatedδ¹⁸Oh₂o values of 6.9‰—7.9‰for ore fluids,based onδ¹⁸O values of vein quartz further suggest a likely metamorphic origin.     

川西北地区微细粒浸染型金矿成矿的区域地质、地球物理、地球化学特征

总结了川西北金三角地区的区域地质和矿床地质特征，研究了区域重力场和金矿发育的关系，详细论述了本区金矿发育的区域地球化学背景、区化异常特征及东北寨金矿的地球化学特征。从地球化学方面进行了成矿预测，指明本区尚有较好的找矿前景，应进一步加强工作。     

鄂东丰山矿田花岗闪长斑岩体锆石SHRIMP U－Pb定年及其意义

鄂东丰山矿田是长江中下游多金属成矿带的重要组成部分,由鸡笼山、丰山和李家湾等大－中型铜金多金属矿床组成。矿体产于燕山期花岗闪长斑岩体与三叠系碳酸盐岩接触带中,成矿作用与燕山期花岗闪长斑岩密切相关。作者采用锆石SHRIMP U－Pb定年方法对鸡笼山和丰山矿区成矿斑岩体进行了年代学研究,获得鸡笼山和丰山花岗闪长斑岩的锆石微区原位SHRIMP U－Pb年龄分别为138±2Ma（95%可信度,MSWD=5.1）和137±2Ma（95%可信度,MSWD=1.4）,与前人已报道的鄂东南矿集区内典型铜－金－钼－（钨）矿床中辉钼矿Re－Os等时线年龄（140Ma±）吻合,表明丰山矿田成岩成矿事件均发生于早白垩世。本次研究还在鸡笼山花岗闪长斑岩体中发现了新太古代锆石年龄信息,证实了扬子陆块北缘可能存在新太古－古元古代结晶基底。     

皖南天井山金矿床地质-地球化学特征及找矿前景

皖南地区山高林密,地质工作条件差,基础地质工作相对还很薄弱,金矿的找寻工作一直没有取得大的突破.本文选取皖南休宁县天井山金矿为切入点,对该矿床地质、地球化学特征进行了分析,基本理清了本区与金成矿相关的各种因素,对矿床成因进行了剖析,并对其找矿前景作了探讨.系统统计分析区内地层、岩浆岩、矿石的主微量元素、稀土元素特征,讨...     

云南东川区播卡金矿地球化学分带模式及深部隐伏矿体预测

为了探索播卡深部的找矿空间及找矿方向,本文在播卡矿区钻孔样品分析数据的基础上,研究了播卡金矿床的元素富集规律、元素组合、元素异常在地表及空间的分布特征,建立了播卡金矿的原生晕分带模型、地球化学勘查模式,提出了不同深度的原生晕判别指标,在此基础上对播卡金矿的深部隐伏矿体进行了预测。结果显示播卡金矿的深部及邻区具有寻找隐伏矿体的良好前景。     

胶东焦家特大型金矿床深、浅部矿体特征对比

焦家特大型金矿床由以往提交的焦家金矿床、马塘金矿床、寺庄金矿床和近年来发现的寺庄深部金矿床、马塘深部金矿床、焦家深部金矿床组成,金资源储量大于600吨.该矿床由4个矿体群组成,深部矿体有306个.深部Ⅰ-1号、Ⅱ-1号和Ⅰ-12号主矿体相互平行且在水平投影图上部分叠合,深部Ⅰ-12号、Ⅰ号主矿体与浅部Ⅰ号、1号主矿体相...