Stable isotope characteristics and origin of ore-forming fluids in copper-gold-polymetallic deposits within strike-slip pull-apart basin of Weishan-Yongping continental collision orogenic belt, Yunnan Province, China

More than 140 middle-small sized deposits or minerals are present in the Weishan-Yongping ore concentration area which is located in the southern part of a typical Lanping strike-slip and pull-apart basin. It has plenty of mineral resources derived from the collision between the Indian and Asian plates. The ore-forming fluid system in the Weishan-Yongping ore concentration area can be divided into two subsystems, namely, the Zijinshan subsystem and Gonglang arc subsystem. The ore-forming fluids of Cu, Co deposits in the Gonglang arc fluid subsystem have δD values between −83.8‰ and −69‰, δ¹⁸O values between 4.17‰ and 10.45‰, and δ¹³C values between −13.6‰ and 3.7‰, suggesting that the ore-forming fluids of Cu, Co deposits were derived mainly from magmatic water and partly from formation water. The ore-forming fluids of Au, Pb, Zn, Fe deposits in the Zijinshan subsystem have δD values between −117.4‰ and −76‰, δ¹⁸O values between 5.32‰ and 9.56‰, and Δ¹³C values between −10.07‰ and −1.5‰. The ore-forming fluids of Sb deposits have δD values between −95‰ and −78‰, δ¹⁸O values between 4.5‰ and 32.3‰, and Δ¹³C values between −26.4‰ and −1.9‰. Hence, the ore-forming fluids of the Zijinshan subsystem must have been derived mainly from formation water and partly from magmatic water. Affected by the collision between the Indian and Asian plates, ore-forming fluids in Weishan-Yongping basin migrated considerably from southwest to northeast. At first, the Gonglang arc subsystem with high temperature and high salinity was formed. With the development of the ore-forming fluids, the Zijinshan subsystem with lower temperature and lower salinity was subsequently formed. Translated from Mineral Deposits, 2006, 25(1): 60–70 [译自: 矿床地质]     

Gold ore-forming fluids of the Tanami region, Northern Australia

Fluid inclusion studies have been carried out on major gold deposits and prospects in the Tanami region to determine the compositions of the associated fluids and the processes responsible for gold mineralization. Pre-ore, milky quartz veins contain only two-phase aqueous inclusions with salinities ≤19 wt% NaCl eq. and homogenization temperatures that range from 110 to 410°C. In contrast, the ore-bearing veins typically contain low to moderate salinity (<14 wt% NaCl eq.), H₂O + CO₂ ± CH₄ ± N₂-bearing fluids. The CO₂-bearing inclusions coexist with two-phase aqueous inclusions that exhibit a wider range of salinities (≤21 wt% NaCl eq.). Post-ore quartz and carbonate veins contain mainly two-phase aqueous inclusions, with a last generation of aqueous inclusions being very CaCl₂-rich. Salinities range from 7 to 33 wt% NaCl eq. and homogenization temperatures vary from 62 to 312°C. Gold deposits in the Tanami region are hosted by carbonaceous or iron-rich sedimentary rocks and/or mafic rocks. They formed over a range of depths at temperatures from 200 to 430°C. The Groundrush deposit formed at the greatest temperatures and depths (260–430°C and ≤11 km), whereas deposits in the Tanami goldfield formed at the lowest temperatures (≥200°C) and at the shallowest depths (1.5–5.6 km). There is also evidence in the Tanami goldfield for late-stage isothermal mixing with higher salinity (≤21 wt% NaCl eq.) fluids at temperatures between 100 and 200°C. Other deposits (e.g., The Granites, Callie, and Coyote) formed at intermediate depths and at temperatures ranging from 240 to 360°C. All ore fluids contained CO₂ ± N₂ ± CH₄, with the more deeply formed deposits being enriched in CH₄ and higher level deposits being enriched in CO₂. Fluids from deposits hosted mainly by sedimentary rocks generally contained appreciable quantities of N₂. The one exception is the Tanami goldfield, where the quartz veins were dominated by aqueous inclusions with rare CO₂-bearing inclusions. Calculated δ ¹⁸O values for the ore fluids range from 3.8 to 8.5‰ and the corresponding δD values range from −89 to −37‰. Measured δ ¹³C values from CO₂ extracted from fluid inclusions ranged from −5.1 to −8.4‰. These data indicate a magmatic or mixed magmatic/metamorphic source for the ore fluids in the Tanami region. Interpretation of the fluid inclusion, alteration, and structural data suggests that mineralization may have occurred via a number of processes. Gold occurs in veins associated with brittle fracturing and other dilational structures, but in the larger deposits, there is also an association with iron-rich rocks or carbonaceous sediments, suggesting that both structural and chemical controls are important. The major mineralization process appears to be boiling/effervescence of a gas-rich fluid, which leads to partitioning of H₂S into the vapor phase resulting in gold precipitation. However, some deposits also show evidence of desulfidation by fluid–rock interaction and/or reduction of the ore-fluid by fluid mixing. These latter processes are generally more prevalent in the higher crustal-level deposits.     

A New Approach for Border Detection of the Dumluca (Turkey) Iron Ore Area: Wavelet Cellular Neural Networks

Anomaly analysis is used for various geophysics applications such as determination of geophysical structure's location and border detections. Besides the classical geophysical techniques, artificial intelligence based image processing algorithms have been found attractive for geophysical anomaly analysis. Recently, cellular neural networks (CNN) have been applied to geophysical data and satisfactory results are reported. CNN provides fast and parallel computational capability for geophysical image processing applications due to its filtering structure. The behavior of CNN is defined by two template matrices that are adjusted by a properly supervised learning algorithm. After training stage for geophysical data, Bouguer anomaly maps can be processed and analyzed sequentially. In this paper, CNN learning and processing capability have been improved, combining Wavelet functions and backpropagation learning algorithms. The new architecture is denoted as Wavelet-Cellular Neural networks (Wave-CNN) and it is employed to analyze Bouguer anomaly maps which are important to extract useful information in geophysics. At first, Wave-CNN performance is tested on synthetic geophysical data, which are created by a computer environment. Then, Bouguer anomaly maps of the Dumluca iron ore field have been analyzed and results are reported in comparison to real drilling results.     

矿区构造变形岩相形迹填图、矿化趋势度的实测及其地质找矿——以胶东玲珑金矿田阜山金矿区为例

以玲珑金矿田阜山金矿区为实测地区，研究了胶东构造岩浆岩浆活化区玲珑-焦家式金矿的矿源岩系，对2km^2内矿源岩的构造变形岩相形变进行1/2000填图。在此基础上，提出矿化趋势度（MTD）的概念并完成阜山金矿区矿化趋势度的分布图。矿化趋势度的概念及其填图研究方法对于探讨将成矿模型转化为找矿模型、逐步建立更具体量化的找矿预测实测方法有重要的参考价值和应用前景。     

山西省代县羊延寺—张山沟直闪岩矿床特征及其成因浅析

山西省代县羊延寺-张山沟直闪岩矿床产于五台系石咀群金刚库组变质岩中。直闪岩矿体呈带状延长，由十几个矿体组成，可分为含硅灰石直闪岩和含石榴子石直闪岩两种岩材类型。由于其独特的矿物组合特征和结构构造特征，以及良好的岩石物理性质，使之成为品种独特、技术加工性能较好的饰面材料。通过区域地质及岩石化学认为，直闪岩系古老夕卡岩经后期变质作用而成。     

福建省物探找矿若干实例分析

物探作为一种地质勘察技术方法在国民经济各个领域，得到广泛的应用，物探方法和其它地质学科一样都存在着不足为奇的解释多解性。通过对福建省金，多金属，煤等矿产的地球物理勘察实例分析。认为要取得物探找矿效果应注意以下几点；（1）分析矿产的地质规律和特点；（2）掌握矿体与围岩之间物性差异的特征，直接找矿与间接找矿并举；（3）选择适合的物探方法，发挥各种方法的长处，（4）建立和利用矿床的地质-地球物理模型。圈出矿床（体）赋存的部位。     

贵州泥堡金矿区矿床构造及其与成矿的关系

作者在总结了泥堡金矿产出特征和矿田构造特征的基础上，从褶皱、断裂构造特征及其容矿部位、地层原始层状构造及次生层次构造特征，以及构造期次分析等方面入手，对泥堡金矿区的矿床构造及其与成矿的关系作了深入探讨，故对黔西南金矿勘查工作及理论研究具有一定的指导意义。     

福建紫金山金矿露采矿石质量预算方法

结合矿床地质特征和露采工艺特点，通过几何切面分析法建立分析模型图，推导出紫金矿露采矿石质量预算公式。已知矿体平均品位、水平厚度、倾角、边际和围岩品位、采矿台阶高度、开拓方向与矿体走向间夹角、岩矿石安息角、地质矿量等9项参数，且当炮孔倾向与平台推进方向基本平行，矿岩体重也近于一致时，露采矿山可以准确预算出矿品位、贫化率、损失率和出矿量。据此预算结果还可对上述可变参数进行动态分析，以便增加经济和社会效益。     

内蒙古-辽宁努鲁尔虎金矿带控矿条件分析

胬鲁尔虎金矿带位于华北地台北缘，内蒙地轴东段南侧，天山-阴山EW向复杂构造带东段北侧，带内金矿床和金矿（化）点主要集中分布在老变质岩，区域性深大断裂带。华力西期，燕山期岩浆岩均发育的地区，明显受地层，构造，岩浆岩“三位一体”综合控制。控矿条件包括构造，地层，岩浆岩和区域变质。     

甚低频电磁法在某萤石矿勘查中的应用

内蒙古海力敏萤石矿属热液脉型,萤石—石英矿受花岗岩体内NW向断裂破碎带控制。矿区开展了甚低频电磁法找矿勘查研究,在已知矿体上测得明显的甚低频电磁异常,证实了该方法对寻找此类萤石矿床的有效性。在不易识别开采的掩盖区,所测甚低频电磁异常显示控矿断裂带仍存在,极可能赋存萤石矿体。