Characteristics of the Bumo Gold Field, Hainan Island, China and Gold Exploration Through Soil Geochemical Surveys

The Bumo gold deposit is a low‐sulfide quartz vein type deposit, situated in the west of Hainan Island, approximately 25 km southeast of Dongfang City (termed Basuo in alias). Tectonically, the SW‐NE‐oriented Gezhen Ductile‐Shearing Zone was largely attenuated in Bumo. It is hosted by gneisses and schists of Proterozoic age (locally called the Baoban Group), but the radiometric age of ores mainly is Jurassic–Cretaceous, being coeval to the regional metallogenesis along the Eurasian margin. The affinity with the Phanerozoic orogenic gold deposits is indicated by low salinity (2.4 wt% NaCl–10.3 wt% NaCl), intermediate temperature (150–300°C) and appropriate δ¹⁸O value (approximately 7–11‰). The gold metal tonnage, proved previously, within an area smaller than 1.0 km² in the gold belt II amounted to 11.59 t, with the average gold grades for the major Au quartz veins (7 and 8) in this belt of 52.7 and 71.1 g/t, respectively. This shows significant enrichment of gold and an unusual “nugget effect”. A ring structure, mainly represented by ridges, valleys, dikes, big bull quartz veins and lithological borders or pertinent faults, marks the gold field, and its origin was linked to a possible magmatic diapir. It was viewed as macroscopic evidence that the dip angles of strata tend to decline gradually from deeper ones in the center area to nearly horizontal in the outskirts, and certain intrusion‐affiliated elements such as Bi, As and W are considerably abundant in soil samples. Two areas, namely the area A (3.06 km²) in the outskirts of the ring structure or in northeastern Bumo and the area B (1.32 km²) in the field center or to the west of the gold belts I and II, were selected for the geochemical survey in a 50 × 50‐m sampling grid. The analytical results of the samples from horizon C and in a ?80 mesh size showed that the average contents of Bi, As and W amounted to 0.55, 19.3 and 3.67 ppm in the area A (1225 samples) and to 0.79, 68.3 and 4.14 ppm in the area B (529 samples), respectively. This geochemical exploration led to the discovery of several Au quartz veins in both areas A and B, which also manifested an Au nugget effect (the average Au grades between 50 and 100 g/t) in spite of their limited scales (from a couple of centimeters to 50 cm wide and from several meters to 15 m long). A mylonite zone in area A was also found by this study. An intimate spatial correlation between a lithological border (gneiss and schist or pegmatite) or the mylonite zone and Au anomalies indicates an important prospect for further gold exploration.     

海南岛东北部木栏头变质杂岩的组成、时代及其区域大地构造意义

新的区域地质调查在海南岛东北部木栏头地区识别出一套从前未知的中级变质杂岩。木栏头变质杂岩主要沿林新—木栏头—虎威岭—赤坡—七星岭—新埠海—铺前海边沿岸呈基岩或不同尺度的无根岩块断续出露，其主体是钙硅酸盐岩和正、副片麻岩，含有少量斜长角闪岩、石英岩和大理岩，并按分布区域可进一步区分出林新片麻岩- 斜长角闪岩组合、木栏头变质火山岩- 钙硅酸盐岩组合、虎威岭- 七星岭片麻岩- 钙硅酸盐岩- 大理岩组合和新埠海- 铺前片麻岩组合等四套岩石组合。对30件变质基性岩、变质中酸性岩、变质碎屑沉积岩、钙硅酸盐岩以及花岗和伟晶岩脉等不同类型岩石的锆石U- Pb定年结果表明，木栏头变质杂岩的原岩主体是一套二叠纪火山- 沉积岩系，其内含有少量二叠纪花岗质侵入岩以及前寒武纪结晶基底的残留。前寒武纪结晶基底主要包括古元古代晚期（1670 Ma）碎屑沉积岩和中元古代早期（1460~1410 Ma）花岗质片麻岩，晚二叠世碱性花岗岩中还存在大量单一的中元古代晚期（1180 Ma）继承锆石。变质沉积岩中的早期碎屑锆石年龄峰值为2550~2490 Ma、1850~1780 Ma、1600~1560 Ma、1450 Ma和1100 Ma，表明其物源主要来自于海南岛中部的抱板群、石碌群和石灰顶组。二叠纪花岗岩的侵入时代主要为280 Ma和260 Ma，与陆缘弧前盆地环境下形成的火山- 沉积岩系的时代基本一致。这些沉积岩中的碎屑锆石除具有395~345 Ma和280~256 Ma两个年龄峰值外，部分样品还含有960~930 Ma和450~410 Ma两个重要年龄峰值，与前人在海南岛晚古生代地层中获得的年代学结果相似。木栏头变质杂岩经历了晚二叠世—中三叠世（254~235 Ma）高角闪岩相区域变质和深熔作用以及花岗和伟晶岩脉的大规模侵入，独居石U- Pb定年表明中侏罗世（159 Ma）花岗岩脉也侵入其中。结合近年发表的研究资料，我们认为海南岛应属于印支陆块的一部分，由中元古代结晶基底和早古生代盖层构成的琼南地体以及该地体演化而来的琼北构造混杂岩带两个次级构造单元组成，邦溪- 晨星构造带或昌江- 琼海断裂不能被视为华南和印支陆块间的构造边界，真正的古特提斯缝合带（即金沙江- 哀牢山- 马江缝合带的东延）应位于木栏头北部，大致相当于现今琼州海峡断裂的位置。华南和印支陆块间古特提斯洋盆的关闭始于石炭纪（340~300 Ma）洋壳的南向俯冲，形成北部的潮滩鼻榴辉岩和南部的邦溪- 晨星弧后盆地，二叠纪时期（280~255 Ma）洋盆持续俯冲形成海南岛主体大陆岛弧以及木栏头弧前盆地，而后洋盆最终关闭并进入到陆- 陆碰撞和碰撞后伸展阶段，从而形成木栏头变质杂岩以及海南岛内部其他三叠纪变质岩和同期花岗质岩石。     

海南岛砖红壤中重金属元素的分布特征及其环境效应

选择海南岛占地面积广、发育典型的砖红壤作为研究对象，探讨砖红壤发育过程中重金属元素的组成特征，分析不同地区砖红壤剖面重金属元素含量的纵向变化规律，厘定不同剖面不同层位重金属元素的富集规律及其成因，并阐述土壤重金属污染的环境效应及其与人类健康之间的相关关系。     

南海北部白云凹陷早中新世东部沉积体系研究

基于白云凹陷东部钻井、岩芯和地震资料,通过地震属性分析、地震相分析及钻井岩芯分析,证实了白云凹陷在23.8~21 Ma之间除存在北部物源外还存在来自东沙隆起的东部物源体系,从而扩大了白云凹陷深水碎屑岩沉积研究领域。通过层序地层学研究和沉积相分析,建立了东部沉积体系沉积及演化模式:该体系在低位域形成海底扇沉积;水进域形成碳酸盐岩和硅质碎屑岩混合沉积;高位体系域主要发育高位三角洲沉积,其主要受相对海平面变化及物源供给控制。     

Evolution of the Neoproterozoic Delgo suture zone and crustal growth in Northern Sudan: geochemical and radiogenic isotope constraints

In the Delgo basement area of northern Sudan, low to medium grade metamorphosed volcanic, sedimentary and plutonic rocks are surrounded by high grade gneisses. A NNE-SSW trending suture zone can be defined by the lithological, chemical and structural characteristics of several distinct units. The early Proterozoic gneiss terrain is overlain by metasedimentary units, the metamorphism of which has been dated by the Sm-Nd whole rock-mineral technique (702 ± 27 Ma in the west, 592 ± 16 Ma in the east). In the central part, the Abu Sari volcanic rocks show geochemical signatures of formation at an arc, with a protracted tholeiitic, calc-alkaline and shoshonitic evolution. The overlying El Hamri ophiolite contains chemical features of a back-arc tectonic environments. The ophiolite was dated by the Sm-Nd whole rock method on metagabbros at 752 ± 48 Ma. The further extension of this oceanic basin into the Jebel Rahib in the south-west was dated at 707 ± 54 Ma (Sm-Nd whole rock and minerals).Widespread suite of syn-tectonic granitoid intrusives displays subduction-related characteristics. They where emplaced between 650 to 760 Ma (Pb-zircon evaporation method). Their Nd and Sr isotopic compositions indicate a changing pattern of island arc to active continental margin character along an east-west transect and suggest a west to north-west dipping subduction zone. All units were juxtaposed at the minimum age of 600 Ma and rearranged during an extensional event, which was dated by the Rb-Sr thin slab technique (546 ± 19 Ma) on a migmatite. The Delgo suture provides evidence of a complex terrane pattern in north-east Africa and crustal growth during the Pan-African event by the addition of oceanic material to pre-existing continental crust.     

海南岛石炭纪双峰式火山岩及其板块构造背景

海南岛西部的石炭纪火山岩为一套大洋拉斑玄武岩-流纹斑岩的双峰式火山岩。玄武岩中的不相容元素和稀土元素的丰度和比值,以及稀土分配模式与大陆裂谷的拉斑玄武岩的地球化学特征一致,说明海南岛晚古生代裂谷作用的存在。玄武质岩浆来源于地幔深部,演化程度较低,受下地壳物质混染。流纹质岩浆不是玄武岩浆结晶分异产物,而是受裂谷区高热流影响,由陆壳部分熔融形成。     

新疆觉罗塔格地区却勒塔格一带小热泉子组火山岩地球化学特征及构造意义

却勒塔格一带下石炭统小热泉子组为一套滨浅海相火山岩夹少量正常沉积碎屑岩建造,上被上石炭统底格尔组不整合覆盖,火山岩组合以玄武岩-安山岩-英安岩-流纹岩最为发育.火山岩岩石化学、地球化学特征表明,小热泉子组火山岩主要属钙碱性系列,一般以富钠为特征,稀土元素和微量元素分布型式与火山岛弧钙碱性火山岩分布型式基本吻合.     

甘肃金塔南山斜长角闪岩的地球化学特征及其构造意义

金塔南山岩带是华北克拉通和塔里木克拉通的分界线。岩带由前寒武纪变质岩系所组成,不同类型的变质地质体之间以逆冲型韧性剪切带接触,主要变质岩斜长角闪岩Sm-Nd等时线年龄为745±59Ma,原岩为玄武岩。Nb/Y<0.7、REE特征及AFM图解显示原岩为拉斑系列和钙碱性系列。稀土元素配分型式为平坦型到富集;相对于N-MORB,低Ti,富集LILE,亏损HFSE,Nb、Ta、Ti表现为明显的负异常(钙碱性系列)到无异常(拉斑系列),Th/Ta>3;I_(Nd)(t)=0.51193±6,~(143)Nd/~(144)Nd=0.512878,ξ_(Nd)(t)=+3.88～6.60,均值为5.05,推测斜长角闪岩原岩应为不同程度部分熔融的弧岩浆作用的产物,提示金塔南山岩带是新元古代中期华北克拉通与塔里木克拉通之间的古大洋俯冲消减的结果。     

山东灵山岛晚中生代滑塌沉积层的发现及区域构造意义初探

灵山岛位于青岛胶南市东南黄海近岸海域中,为中国北方第一高岛,构造上属于苏鲁造山带,但岛上很多重要的地质现象尚未在地质文献中披露过。本文作者对灵山岛进行了初步地质考察,在被看做早白垩世莱阳期的地层中发现远源浊积岩及其内部大量的滑塌沉积层,孢粉鉴定初步结果显示该地层的时代很可能为侏罗纪。滑塌构造以同沉积滑塌褶皱为主,而在滑塌体内部还发现有很多同沉积变形构造,如:同沉积布丁构造、同沉积拉伸线理、同沉积双重构造等。同沉积滑塌褶皱体的排列方向揭示了其物源来自南东方向,韵律层中弱粒序层单元颗粒为细砂到粉砂,反映出远源浊积岩的特征。根据滑塌体运移方向判断盆地的古地理特征为东南侧水体变浅而西北侧水体变深。滑塌沉积发育时,盆地为介于扬子板块和华北板块之间的残余洋盆。发育于砂质单元中的早期平面X剪节理指示了该套浊积岩在褶皱之前受到了SE—NW向的动态挤压,而后期的不对称褶皱构造记录了扬子板块自南东向北西侧的华北板块俯冲的历史。灵山岛中生代滑塌沉积层的发现不仅揭示了中国东部存在着晚中生代海相沉积,更为扬子板块与华北板块在郯庐断裂以东碰撞缝合的演化历史研究提供了珍贵的实际材料。     

Petrogenesis of Cretaceous Peraluminous Granite Suites with Low Initial Sr Isotopic Ratios, Kyushu Island, Southwest Japan Arc

Cretaceous granitic rocks are widely distributed in the northern to central parts of Kyushu Island, southwest Japan arc, and are divided into two types, granite and tonalite-granodiorite. These rocks are clearly defined by their mineral assemblage, that is, the granite contains mostly muscovite and/or garnet and does not have hornblende, whereas the tonalite-granodiorite is always observed with hornblende. Many workers suggest that most of the granite has low initial Sr isotopic ratios (SrI_{90 Ma}: 0.7052-0.7059) whose values are similar to those of tonalite-granodiorite (SrI_{90 Ma}: 0.7050-0.7056).

The SiO₂ contents of the granite (67.9 to 78.0 wt.%) are higher than that of tonalite-granodiorite (54.2 to 68.2 wt.%). The granite is characterized by peraluminous compositions, while the tonalite-granodiorite shows metaluminous to peraluminous compositions. The petrogenetic relation between granite and tonalite-granodiorite is examined by a modal batch melting model, which referred to results of already published experiments. The result of the model suggests that the petrogenesis of the peraluminous granitic magma can be explained by an anatexis of metaluminous tonalite in the tonalite-granodiorite under lower to middle crustal conditions and variable fH₂O.

Rocks of tonalite to granodiorite in a subduction system generally have low initial Sr isotopic ratios (<0.705), which imply that the magma derived from a highly metaluminous origin such as mafic magma, mafic lower crust and/or subducting slab. In this study, it is regarded that the peraluminous granitic magma can be directly produced by an anatexis of metaluminous tonalite. Therefore, peraluminous granite with low initial Sr isotopic ratios may imply to a first step of recycling of the granitic layer in an active plate margin.