Evaluation of a curve-fitting method for diffuse reflectance spectra in the UV–Visible–NIR wavelength region

The Modified Gaussian Method (MGM) proposed by Sunshine et al. [Sunshine, J.M., Pieters, C.M., Pratt, S.F., 1990. Deconvolution of mineral absorption bands: an improved approach. Journal of Geophysical Research 95, 6955–6966.] is generally used to decompose spectra in the UV–Visible–NIR wavelength region into the characteristic absorption bands of minerals. Here, we compare the optimized results obtained using different curve-fitting methods for this spectrum. The result obtained using the Gaussian function for the absorption band shows a better fit than that obtained using the Lorentzian function. The background continuum of a quadratic polynomial for the wavenumber provides a better result than does the linear function for the wavenumber. We successfully decomposed the spectra of ordinary chondrites and eucrites into the absorption bands of olivine and pyroxene. The wavelength positions of these absorption bands are broadly consistent with the Fe contents of olivine and pyroxene. Although the present results are derived from a limited number of spectra, they are of use in terms of the decomposition of diffuse reflectance spectra.     

Fluid inclusions in chromite from a pyroxenite dike of the Pindos ophiolite complex

Chromitite occurrences in the Pindos ophiolite complex are located in elongated dunite bodies hosted in harzburgite of the mantle sequence, and show a compositional variation from high-Al to high-Cr type. Although the majority of the chromite ores is characterized by paucity in fluid inclusions, abundant fluid inclusions were found in chromite hosted by a coarse-grained pyroxenite dike at the Spanos Valley, Pindos complex. Chromite occurs in highly variable proportion in an orthopyroxene matrix or as inclusions in orthopyroxenes. Its composition is homogeneous and has an average Cr/(Cr+Al) ratio 0.73.The investigation of chromitites revealed the presence of primary and secondary fluid inclusions. The primary inclusions are of following types: Three-phase solid-liquid-gas, three-phase liquid-liquid-gas, two-phase liquid-gas and one-phase octahedron crystal-shaped. The secondary fluid inclusions are two-phase liquid-gas and mono-phase fluid inclusions.The presence of fluid inclusions in chromite aggregates hosted in orthopyroxenite dikes, in combination with the trace element contents in chromite concentrates and the mineralogical composition of the dikes may indicate that an aqueous phase separated from the magma.     

橄榄石斑晶和捕虏晶与年青橄榄玄武岩的K-Ar定年

取自黑龙江北部5个年青橄榄石玄武岩样品，分别对挑出橄榄石细小斑晶和捕虏晶的玄武岩、橄榄石斑晶和其他斑晶作了K-Ar定年。结果表明橄榄石和玄武岩浆不是同时代的，挑出橄榄石晶体后表现年龄将下降（年轻）50%至90%.     

甘肃龙首山超基性岩带含矿岩体主造岩矿物化学特征研究

对甘肃龙首山超基性岩带含矿岩体的主造岩矿物———橄榄石、辉石,进行了矿物化学特征分析 ;比较了金川岩体与外围岩体在矿物化学特征方面的异同。通过研究 ,龙首山超基性岩带的岩体中 ,五号异常岩体与金川岩体极为相似 ,有望在深部寻找到金川式铜镍硫化物矿床     

南秦岭柞水-山阳矿集区小河口矽卡岩型铜矿床矿物化学及其成矿意义

秦岭造山带燕山期斑岩-矽卡岩型铜矿床因过去发现的数量有限,限制了对区内铜矿床成矿机制的深入研究。小河口铜矿床是南秦岭柞水-山阳矿集区内的典型矽卡岩型铜矿床,矿体产于燕山期花岗闪长玢岩与泥盆系桐峪寺组地层接触处的矽卡岩带内。成矿作用划分为4个阶段:Ⅰ干矽卡岩阶段、Ⅱ湿矽卡岩-氧化物阶段、Ⅲ石英-硫化物阶段和Ⅳ碳酸盐-石英阶段。本文在对该矿床矽卡岩矿物(石榴子石和辉石)和金属矿物(磁铁矿和硫化物)详细的岩(矿)相学观察基础上,针对这些矿物进行系统的电子探针成分分析,来示踪矽卡岩的成因和形成环境,讨论成矿元素的沉淀富集过程。研究表明,小河口铜矿床为典型的接触交代成因钙质矽卡岩型矿床。干矽卡岩矿化阶段从早到晚依次形成钙铝榴石(Adr_(24-31)Gr_(68-74))、钙铝榴石组分-钙铁榴石组分交替系列(Adr_(26-68)Gr_(31-72))和透辉石(Di_(73-91)Hd_(8-24))-纯钙铁榴石(Adr_(68-100)Gr_(0-30))。伴随着岩浆结晶分异,初始岩浆-热液流体与灰岩发生接触交代作用首先形成无环带钙铝榴石(Grt-a)矽卡岩,此时成岩环境为低氧逸度、酸性还原环境,不利于矽卡岩铁、铜矿化的形成;成矿流体不断从岩浆中出溶并发生多次沸腾,引起残留热液的氧化还原状态发生周期性变化,成矿热液由酸性逐渐向弱碱性演化,进而导致Fe~(3+)和Al~(3+)活度的变化,在振荡的物理化学环境中形成了钙铝榴石-钙铁榴石组分交替生长的宽环带石榴子石(Grt-c)矽卡岩;随着岩浆演化和流体作用的扩大,成矿体系处于较稳定的碱性和高氧逸度环境,Fe和Al的过饱和程度此消彼长,形成了透辉石-密集振荡环带钙铁榴石(Grt-b和Grt-d)矽卡岩。成矿流体演化进入湿矽卡岩-氧化物阶段后,富含挥发分的热液活动起主导作用,沸腾作用将H~+和CO_2分离进入气相,导致流体体系碱性和氧逸度程度进一步升高,进而形成磁铁矿和镜铁矿大量沉淀富集。石英-硫化物阶段,随着温度和氧逸度骤减导致黄铁矿、磁黄铁矿和黄铜矿等硫化物发生沉淀,并以石英-硫化物脉的形式充填于构造裂隙或矽卡岩内。     

Deep-seated fractionation during the rise of a small-volume basalt magma batch: Crater Hill, Auckland, New Zealand

Crater Hill is a small volume alkali olivine basalt volcano in the Auckland volcanic field. Crater Hill consists of a sequence of pyroclastic and effusive eruptive units of which the earliest have low silica, ferromagnesian elements and Mg/Fe ratios, high incompatible elements and are more silica undersaturated while the last material to be erupted has higher silica, ferromagnesian elements and Mg/Fe ratios but relatively low incompatible elements. Through the sequence, Mg-number changes from 59 to 67 and La_N/Lu_N decreases by a factor of 3. This systematic compositional variation is interpreted to be the result of clinopyroxene ± spinel fractionation at pressures of at least 1.4–1.9 GPa, from a primary magma generated by small-degree partial melting in the garnet peridotite stability field (>2.5 GPa). Fractionation occurred where early crystals grew and accumulated along the conduit walls. The rising magma evolved along a polybaric liquid line of descent until it encountered lithosphere cold enough to chill the dike margin. Above this depth, further cooling resulted only in the growth of suspended phenocrysts in a magma separated from the country rock by a chilled margin. This process is observed in the Auckland volcanic field because the rate of magma production is very small allowing compositional features to be preserved that would be overwhelmed in a larger scale magmatic system. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

汉诺坝玄武岩中熔体-捕虏体相互作用初步研究

汉诺坝新生代玄武岩捕获的地幔橄榄岩及其解体矿物橄榄石、单斜辉石、斜方辉石捕虏晶,普遍发育反应边结构,提供了玄武岩浆在上升穿越岩石圈地幔过程中橄榄岩-熔体相互作用的重要信息。橄榄石和单斜辉石捕虏晶反应边的成分变化一致,由核部富镁向边部富铁变化,趋同于玄武岩中相应斑晶的成分。斜方辉石捕虏晶反应边一般由橄榄石+单斜辉石+玻璃构成,多为双层结构,反应边矿物橄榄石、单斜辉石较相应的地幔矿物富铁,其富硅、碱的中酸性玻璃成分,为中国东部地幔矿物包裹体中存在的富硅、碱熔体的来源提供了重要信息。同时发现橄榄岩捕虏体中尖晶石颜色、成分的变化与温度的关系。地幔矿物捕虏晶反应边结构(非平衡结构)得以保存,暗示了玄武岩浆的快速上升。而大规模的熔体-捕虏体相互作用,改变着岩石圈地幔的性质。     

大同新生代火山岩浆的快速喷发——来自橄榄石地幔捕掳晶的证据

量化研究幔源岩浆从源区运移至喷发或者侵位的时间尺度，对理解基性岩浆作用具有重要意义。然而，对于岩浆的喷发和就位的时间尺度研究仍缺乏有效的约束，位于我国华北克拉通北部山西大同新生代火山岩群是理想的研究地区。本文以该火山群～0.2 Ma喷发的神泉寺碱性玄武岩为研究对象，重点研究其中携带的地幔橄榄石捕掳晶来约束喷发前的时间尺度。通过对其开展详细的矿物化学研究，发现地幔捕掳晶核部的Fo值高达97.7,为极富镁橄榄石，结合其极低的Ca、Mn和Ni含量特征，认为它们捕获自被交代的地幔橄榄岩。另外，地幔橄榄石捕掳晶发育明显的CaO成分环带，表明其在地壳岩浆系统内经历了复杂的岩浆演化过程。地幔橄榄石捕掳晶反应边宽度变化很大，说明它们在源区被捕获时及在运移过程中经过了多次破碎过程。橄榄石捕掳晶最边缘的Fo值为70左右，平衡计算表明它们在边部已与主岩浆(碱性玄武岩)达到平衡。Fe-Mg元素扩散计时结果显示，橄榄石地幔捕掳晶仅在岩浆中滞留了几个月的时间。对于40～70 km的岩石圈地幔厚度来说，岩浆平均上升速率最快可能超过500 m/d。