P–T–fO2 controls on a partly inverse chromite-bearing ultramafic intrusive: an evaluation from the Sukinda Massif, India

The chromites from the alpine type ultramafic intrusive of Sukinda, India, display a typical partly inverse spinel form and occur in two distinct zones: Brown Ore Zone (BOZ) and Grey Ore Zone (GOZ). The host ultramafites are mostly altered and are represented by the serpentinite, tremolite-talc(chlorite) schist, talc-serpentine schist and chlorite rock. The less altered variants are dunite, harzburgite and websterite. A dyke of orthopyroxenite runs through the main ultramafic body.The composition of olivine (Fo₉₂), orthopyroxene (En_92–89) and Al₂O₃ contents of the parental liquid (10.40–11.45%) determined from chromites, suggest that the parent melt is of boninitic affinity. The chemical plot of TiO₂ content against cr# of chromites corroborates a boninitic parental melt. The Fe–Mg partitioning in olivine and chromite depicts the temperature for chromitites as 1200 °C. A compositional plot of mg# and cr# suggests crystallization at high pressure conditions, corresponding to the kimberlite xenolith field. From the P–T diagram of pyrolite melting and mineral assemblage, the pressure of crystallization is stipulated to be ≥1.2 GPa. The f_O2 values estimated from Fe³⁺/Cr+Al+Fe³⁺ ratios range from 10^−8.3 to 10^−9.3 for the GOZ and 10^−7.1 to 10^−7.3 for the BOZ. The f_O2 values together with the pressure range suggest crystallization at upper mantle conditions. The heterogeneity in chemical composition and f_O2 conditions for the GOZ and BOZ could be linked to heterogeneity in the upper mantle.     

Gold-Platinoid Mineralization of Metasomatically Altered Ultramafites in Precambrian Protrusions of Mamynsky Geoblok

On the contiguous territories of Russia and Chi-na,along the left and right banks of the Amur Riv-er (Heilongjiang Province of China,and Amur Oblast' of Russia),among the Late Mesozoic ter-rigenous and volcano-plutonic formations,several Precambrian prot…     

Gold-Plationoid Mineralization of Metasomatically Altered Ultramafites in Precambrian Protrusions of Mamynsky Geoblok

On the contiguous territories of Russia and China, along the left and right banks of the Amur River (Heilongjiang Province of China, and Amur Oblast′ of Russia), several Precambrian protrusions (Gonzhinsk, Mamynsk, Amurkhe, and Khumakhe) are known. On the Russian territory, along the setting and on the area of the protrusions, lode manifestations, precious-metal deposits, and gold-platinoid placers are known having the industrial imponance. Ultramafites are metasomatically altered more likely by the action of the kate Paleozoic intrusions and produced by them hydrothermae, and are transformed into listvenites. It can be concluded that as one of the sources of precious metals in the placers were the aureoles of listvenitization. This is evidenced by the presence of talc (typomorphic mineral of apoultrabasites) inclusions together with Pt-, Pd- and Ir-bearing gold in the corrosive coatings of the primary platinoids. This conclusion requires the revision of the work strategy of prospecting the lode gold and PGE manifestations within the ore-placer node because apoultrabasites before were considered non-promising for precious metals.     

东秦岭松树沟超镁铁质岩体地球化学和铂族元素特征: 对成因的指示

商南县松树沟超镁铁质岩体位于秦岭造山带商州—丹凤断裂以北,出露面积超过20 km2,是中国境内出露最大的阿尔卑斯型橄榄岩体,并以侵位方式与秦岭杂岩接触。该岩体主要由细粒纯橄榄岩、中粗粒纯橄榄岩和方辉橄榄岩等组成。地球化学特征显示明显亏损特征,同时不相容元素（从Rb到Nb）和LREE等元素相对HREE富集;纯橄榄岩的PGE含量明显低于方辉橄榄岩。与典型蛇绿岩的地幔橄榄岩对比研究,认为该岩体是经过熔体渗滤过程形成的纯橄榄岩体。