西天山智博铁矿地球化学特征及地质意义

新疆和静县智博铁矿床位于西天山阿吾拉勒铁矿带东段,矿体呈层状、似层状、透镜状,赋存于下石炭统大哈拉军山组火山岩系中。矿床的成矿过程分为岩浆期和热液期两个成矿期,其中热液成矿期分为硅酸盐-氧化物阶段、硫化物阶段和石英-碳酸盐阶段。磁铁矿石和火山岩围岩稀土元素配分模式均为轻稀土相对富集的平缓右倾型,轻、重稀土元素之间分馏程度强,轻稀土元素及重稀土元素内部分馏程度均较弱,Eu负异常或异常不明显,无Ce异常。矿石和火山岩围岩微量元素配分曲线特征总体上基本一致,相对富集Rb、U等元素,亏损Ba、Ta、Nd、Ti等元素。磁铁矿δ18O值(3.7%~3.9%)与岩浆成因磁铁矿的δ18O值一致,δ32S值整体表现为幔源硫或岩浆硫特征。这些稀土、微量元素及同位素地球化学特征说明本区矿石和火山岩围岩具有同源性,成矿物质来源于大陆岛弧环境下的深源岩浆;该岩浆形成于准噶尔洋洋壳向南中天山-伊犁地块之下俯冲的岛弧环境中,岩浆在上侵过程中发生一定程度的地壳混染。结合矿床地质特征,认为智博铁矿的形成与岩浆活动有关,受矿浆贯入影响,后期热液作用对成矿有一定的贡献。     

The dissolution kinetics of atacamite in the acid range and the stability of atacamite containing soils from Namaqualand,South Africa

The Cu hydroxy mineral, atacamite, is commonly associated with saline environments and is generally thought to dissolve rapidly in the presence of fresh water. A Cu contaminated soil from the arid Namaqualand region, South Africa, shows atacamite as the dominant Cu containing mineral. The stability of the Cu phase in this soil was determined through equilibrium and leaching studies using both deionised water (DI) and a concentrated (0.5 M) NaCl solution. Initially a high concentration of exchangeable Cu was released from the soils leached with NaCl. Continued leaching with NaCl resulted in a substantial decrease in Cu release as atacamite equilibria started to control dissolved Cu. This suggests that an initial spike of Cu laden water will leach from the soils at the onset of a large rainfall event. Further additions of water will result in a lower but sustained release of Cu from the soil. The Cu contaminated soils are exposed to acidic sulphate leachate thus the dissolution kinetics of synthetic atacamite in the acidic range (pH 5.5–4.0) was determined in both NaCl and DI solutions. The kinetic data showed that atacamite dissolution rates are significantly higher in DI than in NaCl but the rates converge at pH 4. In comparison to common acid soluble minerals, atacamite displays a moderate dissolution rate (10^−9.55–10^−7.14 mol m⁻² s⁻¹) within the acid range (pH 5.5–4.0). The atacamite dissolution reaction order with respect to pH is 1.3 and 1.6 in DI and NaCl solutions, respectively, suggesting that dissolution rates of atacamite are highly pH dependent in the acid range. The type of acid used to lower the pH had no effect on the reaction kinetics, with HNO₃ and H₂SO₄ resulting in comparable dissolution rates of atacamite at pH 4.5.     

Immobilization of Cu and As in two contaminated soils with zero-valent iron – Long-term performance and mechanisms

Immobilization of trace elements in contaminated soils by zero-valent iron (ZVI) is a promising remediation method, but questions about its long-term performance remain unanswered. To quantify immobilization and predict possible contaminant remobilization on long timescales detailed knowledge about immobilization mechanisms is needed. This study aimed at assessing the long-term effect of ZVI amendments on dissolved copper and arsenic in contaminated soils, at exploring the immobilization mechanism(s), and at setting up a geochemical model able to estimate dissolved copper and arsenic under different scenarios. Samples from untreated and ZVI-treated plots in two field experiments where ZVI had been added 6 and 15 years ago were investigated by a combination of batch experiments, geochemical modeling and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. Dissolved copper and arsenic concentrations were described by a multisurface geochemical model with surface complexation reactions, verified by EXAFS. The ZVI remained “reactive” after 6–15 years, i.e. the dissolved concentrations of copper and arsenic were lower in the ZVI-treated than in the untreated soils. There was a shift in copper speciation from organic matter complexes in the untreated soil to surface complexes with iron (hydr)oxides in the ZVI-treated soil. The pH value was important for copper immobilization and ZVI did not have a stabilizing effect if pH was lower than about 6. Immobilization of arsenic was slightly pH-dependent and sensitive to the competition with phosphate. If phosphate was ignored in the modeling, the dissolution of arsenate was greatly underestimated.     

西昆仑切列克其菱铁矿床地质地球化学特征及其对矿床成因的制约

新疆西昆仑切列克其菱铁矿床位于喀喇昆仑造山带的西北缘,处于我国西部著名的塔什库尔干铁矿成矿带内。近年来,切列克其铁矿的地质找矿取得较大突破,在原矿区以北新发现切北菱铁矿,矿床规模已升级为大型铁矿。鉴于该矿床的显著变化,本文拟对新的切列克其大型菱铁矿床成矿地质特征进行总结,通过大量的野外工作、镜下鉴定、矿床地球化学和稳定同位素研究确定矿床成因,为今后该区域同类型矿床的找矿勘查与地质研究工作提供参考。新的切列克其菱铁矿区共包括4个主矿群和北部隐伏矿体群(I、II、III、IV及Fe1~5),共26条矿体,主要赋存于中下志留统达坂沟群的黑云母石英片岩夹白云母片岩以及大理岩段。主矿体呈似层状、透镜状,总体走向近东西向—北西向,倾向北,倾角在22°~30°之间,矿体长度140~605m,平均厚度1.80~39.92m,全铁品位38.00%~47.52%。菱铁矿石构造多样,有代表原始沉积作用形成的块状、层状、条带状或纹层状构造和后期变质及热液叠加作用形成的假波纹、晶洞、脉状和浸染状构造。矿石最主要的结构是自形—半自形粒状变晶结构。矿石矿物主要为菱铁矿(部分被氧化成赤铁矿),矿物含量可达70%~80%或更高;脉石矿物主要为石英(10%~25%)、白云母(3%~5%)和少量黄铁矿、石墨、电气石、磷灰石等。切列克其铁矿的成矿主要经历了沉积成岩成矿期、区域变质改造期和岩浆热液叠加改造三个时期。通过对矿石的地球化学和稳定同位素分析,反映研究区志留纪为陆棚碎屑滨浅海相沉积环境;矿石样品的Al-Fe-Mn图解、轻稀土明显亏损、正Eu异常(δEu为1.54~2.82)、Ce异常不明显(δCe值为0.90~0.99)等均反映矿床具热水沉积特征;菱铁矿的δ~(18) O、δD同位素反映成矿流体叠加成因特点。综合以上因素和对其形成环境的探讨,研究认为该矿床成因属海相热水沉积型,并有后期热液叠加改造。     

Spatial variability of soils and stream sediments and the remediation effects in a Portuguese uranium mine area

The old Senhora das Fontes uranium mine, located in central Portugal, was closed down in 1971. The treatment of ores from this mine and other mines by heap-leach ended in 1982. Seven dumps partially covered by vegetation were left in the area. Soil and stream sediment samples were collected in December 2009. The remediation was carried out from May 2010 to January 2011. Stream sediment samples were collected again in October 2013. Before the remediation, soils from inside the mine influence area have higher Al, As, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Sr, Th, U and Zn concentrations than soils from outside this area, due to radionuclides, metals and metalloid released from the mine dumps. The principal component analysis (PCA) shows a distinction between soils from inside and outside the mine influence area. The U(VI), As(V) and metals from soils can be adsorbed to Fe-oxyhydroxides and the humic acid can increase the U uptake. Soils must not be used for public or private green and residential areas, because they are contaminated in U, As, Co, Cd and Ni. Before the remediation, downstream sediments have higher Al, As, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, U and Zn than upstream sediments, due to erosion and percolation of water through the mine dumps. The PCA shows a distinction between downstream and upstream sediments. The U(VI), Th and As(V) can be adsorbed to Fe-oxyhydroxides. The stream sediments are contaminated in As, Mn, Th and U. Downstream sediments are the most contaminated in U and As. After the remediation, upstream and downstream sediments have generally higher Al, Fe, As, Cr, Ni, Th, U and Zn concentrations than before the remediation, attributed to the relocation of dumps. Radionuclides, metals and metalloids were transported by surface water. Consequently downstream sediments have higher Al, As, Cu, Mn, Ni, Th, U and Zn concentrations than upstream sediments. The U(VI), Th and As(V) can be adsorbed to Fe-oxyhydroxides. Stream sediments became more contaminated in U, Th and As than before the remediation, but more intensively downstream.     

An Innovative Approach to Meteorite Analysis by Laser‐Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

An innovative approach of double pulse laser‐induced breakdown spectroscopy (DP‐LIBS) coupled with optical microscopy was applied to the characterisation and quantitative analysis of the Agoudal iron meteorite in bulk sample and in petrographic thin section. Qualitative analysis identified the elements Ca, Co, Fe, Ga, Li and Ni in the thin section and the whole meteorite. Two different methods, calibration‐free LIBS and one‐point calibration LIBS, were used as complementary methodologies for quantitative LIBS analysis. The elemental composition data obtained by LIBS were in good agreement with the compositional analyses obtained by traditional methods generally applied for the analysis of meteorites, such as ICP‐MS and EDS‐SEM. Besides the recognised advantages of LIBS over traditional techniques, including versatility, minimal destructivity, lack of waste production, low operating costs, rapidity of analysis, availability of transportable or portable systems, etc., additional advantages of this technique in the analysis of meteorites are precision and accuracy, sensitivity to low atomic number elements such as Li and the capacity to detect and quantify Co contents that cannot be obtained by EDS‐SEM.     

Long-term coupled behaviour of cemented paste backfill in load cell experiments

A pressure cell apparatus has been developed in this research work to study the long-term hydro-mechanical behaviour of cemented paste backfill (CPB) cured under applied stress. The samples are cured for 7, 28, 90 and 150 days and the evolution of their mechanical, hydraulic, physical and microstructural properties is studied. Also, the suction, temperature and electrical conductivity are monitored for a period of 150 days of curing. The testing and monitoring programmes are conducted in undrained conditions, with and without pressure application. The obtained results show that the curing stress affects the hydro-mechanical behaviour of CPB for up to 28 days. Within this curing period, the CPB exhibits enhanced hydro-mechanical performance. However, application of sustained excessive curing stress onto the CPB samples induces the propagation of microcracks in the backfill structure, thus causing lower mechanical strength and higher fluid permeability at the more advanced ages. Furthermore, the mineralogical and chemical compositions of the tailings (e.g., sulfidic tailings) can significantly alter the mechanical strength properties (uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus) and the permeability of the CPB. The evolution of coupled factors and characteristics of the CPB at an early age control and influence its long-term behaviour and performance.     

内蒙兴和曹四夭钼矿床工程地质条件及其对矿山开发的影响

曹四夭钼矿床是目前全国发现并探明的10个超大型钼矿床中唯一以太古宙基底作为赋矿围岩的矿床。太古宇及其岩性为集宁岩群黄土窑岩组浅粒岩和变粒岩;岩石饱和抗压强度10.56~106.02 MPa,属软弱-坚硬岩类;其利于开采而不利于支护。岩、矿体整体属中等-稳定岩体,局部岩体稳定性差,工程地质勘查类型为第三类第一型。在未来矿山开采过程中应注意局部的软弱夹层,尤其是在构造破碎带或碎裂岩石区等地段实施坑道作业易发生矿山工程地质问题,应加强支护;其余岩段稳固性能尚属良好。     

西昆仑甜水海地块大红柳滩铁矿床成因浅析及找矿意义

位于西昆仑甜水海地块东段的大红柳滩赤铁矿是近几年发现的大型铁矿床,产于震旦纪甜水海岩群滨浅海相浅变质碎屑岩-碳酸盐岩中,赋矿岩性主要为含铁白云质大理岩、白云母石英片岩和硬绿泥石白云母石英片岩。通过矿体形态特征、矿物组合和矿石结构构造分析,认为该时期存在缺氧富铁洋盆或者深水盆地,矿床的形成经历了铁质沉积和变质改造两个阶段,属于新元古代沉积变质成因条带状硅铁建造矿床(BIF),找矿潜力巨大。该矿床是继塔什库尔干县一带发现了多个与火山岩建造密切相关的大型规模Algoma型BIF之后的重大找矿突破,也是西昆仑地区首次发现该类型矿床。深入开展该矿床的地质特征及勘探工作,能够指导西昆仑铁矿的下一步找矿方向,推进新疆地区条带状含铁建造(BIF)研究和西昆仑构造格局演化的认识。     

老挝北部华潘省(Houaphanh)华芒(Houamuang)铁矿床地质特征及找矿标志

老挝是我国近年来国外风险勘查重点支持的东南亚国家之一。通过路线地质调查、磁法剖面测量和槽探等勘查工作,在华潘省华芒县发现了一个优质富铁矿床,暂且称之为"华芒铁矿床"。本文着重从地层、构造、岩浆岩等三个方面与成矿的关系,阐述了华芒铁矿床地质特征及找矿标志,为后续找矿指明了方向。