Scheelite Sm-Nd dating and quartz Ar-Ar dating for Woxi Au-Sb-W deposit,western Hunan

SinceFryeretal.[1](1984)firstdatedthehydrother-maldepositusingtheSm-Ndisotopemethod,thisisotopesystematicshasbeenwidelyappliedinthegeochro-nologicalstudyforhydrothermalmineralization.Inrecentyears,manyhydrothermalmineralssuchasfluorite[2—7],tourmaline[8,9],wolframite[5,10,11]andcalcite[12,13]havebeensuccessfullydatedusingtheSm-Ndgeochronometer.ScheeliteisoneofCa-bearingminerals,andrareearthelements(REE)areincorporatedinscheelitebysubstitu-tionatCa2+structuralstiesinminerallattices;moreove…     

REE composition in scheelite and scheelite Sm-Nd dating for the Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be deposit in Sichuan

The scheelite with large size and euhedral shape from Xuebaoding, Sichuan Province is an ideal min- eral to study REE patterns and Sm-Nd dating of non-gold deposits. The scheelite has diameters of 1― 10 cm and colors of pale beige to deep orange. Most of these scheelites occur in association with beryl, cassiterite and muscovite. The rare earth elements indicate that scheelite samples from Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be deposits contain high concentrations of rare earth elements with total ΣREE Y contents in the range of 369―1725 μg·g?1 and nearly all of these scheelite samples are enriched in LREE and depleted in HREE and have negative Eu anomalies. The REE patterns of the scheelites are similar to those of A-type granite with obvious tetrad effect, similar to that of type II scheelites. Based on reported fluid inclusion studies, the mineralizing-fluid of the Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be deposit indicates low Na activity. The REE patterns of the scheelite are probably controlled by partition coefficient in hydrothermal fluid. In the 147Sm/144Nd-143Nd/144Nd diagram, the scheelites show a linear array corresponding to an isochron age of 182.0±9.2 Ma (MSWD = 0.52). The Sm-Nd age represents the formation age of the scheelite and can indicate that the W, Sn and Be mineralization at Xuebaoding took place in the Early Yanshanian. The Sm-Nd dating result is important for the study of the multi-metal resources in western Sichuan Province.     

Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isotopical ages of magnetite-chlorite formation gold deposit in the volcanic rock area of Late Paleozoic Era, East Tianshan

Through studying geo-geochemical characteristics and determining Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isotopical ages in the Kanggur magnetite-chlorite formation gold deposit, some conclusions can be achieved: Sm-Nd isochron age is (290.4 ± 7)Ma, Rb-Sr isochron age is (282.3 ± 5)Ma, mineralization is Late Hercynian and the formation of this gold deposit is related to the macroscopic Huangshan-Qiugemingtashi ductile shear zone which is produced as a result of collision between the Tarim plate and the Junggar plate.     

Sm-Nd isotopic geochronology of the Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit at Wuding, Yunnan Province and its genetic significance

Sm-Nd isotope systematics of ores and fluorites places precise time constraints on REE mineralization of the Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit in Yunnan Province which occur in the Proterozoic Kunyan group. The ore-related fluorites contain high abundant REE, and show a strong enrichment of LREE and a positive Eu anomaly, which is in marked contrast to post-ore fluorites that are HREE enriched. The Sm-Nd isochron ages of the ores and fluorites are 1539±40 Ma and 1617±100 Ma, respectively, and calculated εNd（t） are -4.6 and -3.2. Accurate age determinations of the mineralization demonstrate that the REE mineralization took place during early Mesoproterozoic. Together with other geological evidence from the ore deposit, the primary REE-bearing ore-forming fluids are suggested to have been derived from the Enriched Mantle, and the Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE ore deposit is of volcanic exhalation- hydrothermal sedimentary origin. This study also imply that the sudden large-scale REE mineralization in the Mesoproterozoic epoch may have been induced by alkaline-rich anorogenic magmatism which occurred at marginal rifts of the continent in the Mesoproterozoic.     

Re-Os isotope dating of pyrite from the footwall mineralization zone of the Xinqiao deposit,Tongling, Anhui Province: Geochronological evidence for submarine exhalative sedimentation

The Xinqiao deposit is located in the Tongling area,Anhui Province.This deposit is dominantly composed of stratiform sulfide orebodies,which are restricted to the transitional zone from clastic rocks to carbonates at the base of the Late Carboniferous Huanglong Formation.There are discordant veinlets or networks of mineralization in the footwall rocks below the stratiform sulfide orebodies.The underlying discordant mineralization zones coexist with conformable stratiform sulfide orebodies,which are considered to be the most representative features of massive sulfide deposits formed by submarine exhalative sedimentation.This study reports a pyrite 187Re-187Os isotopic age of 319±13 Ma(MSWD=16) for the footwall mineralization zone.This isochron age is consistent with the interval of strata hosting the conformable stratiform sulfide orebody,and provides direct geochronological evidence for Carboniferous exhalative sedimentary mineralization.     

Sm-Nd age dating of high-pressure granulites and amphibolite from Sanggan area, North China craton

The high pressure (HP) metamorphic age has been dated to HP rocks from the Sanggan area, North China craton. We have got garnet+whole rock isochron ages of (1 842±38) Ma for HP granulite, and (1 856 ± 26) Ma for HP amphibolite. The Sm-Nd whole rock isochron of HP granulites give out an age of (1 870±150) Ma with Nd depleted mantle model age of (2 402—2 482) Ma. Considering the Nd isotope homogenization during the peak metamorphism of the HP granulite, Sm-Nd closure temperature and the retention of Nd isotopic memory in garnets partially broken down during decompression, all these isochron ages are thought to be HP metamorphic age. Furthermore, we proposed that the HP metamorphism took place at the end of Paleoproterozoic during the large-scale collision and assembly of the North China craton.     

Helium isotope compositions of Machangqing copper deposit in western Yunnan, China

Helium isotopic composition of inclusion fluid in pyrites from Machangqing copper deposit, China, has been measured. The measurements, with³He/⁴He ratios ranging from 0.46–2.08 Ra, indicate that the helium in ore-forming fluid is a mixture of crust and mantle, and are consistent with the fact that the parental magma responsible for the formation of ore-forming fluid of the deposit is of crust-mantle provenance.     

Mineralizing age of the Rushan lode gold deposit in the Jiaodong Peninsula：SHRIMP U-Pb dating on hydrothermal zircon

Knowledge of the mineralizing timing is fundamen-tal to understand the genesis of mineral deposits, and ex-act time spectrum of mineralization is essential to com-prehending the relationship among the genesis of en-dogenic hydrothermal deposits, regional tectonic-magma-tism event and the geodynamics of mineral deposits. The Jiaodong or eastern Shandong gold province islocated in the southeastern margin of the North Chinacraton, and belongs to the Mesozoic circum-Pacific oro-genic gold system…     

A reconnaissance of the Cu isotopic compositions of hydrothermal vein-type cop-per deposit, Jinman, Yunnan,China

The Jinman deposit is a low-temperature hydrothermal vein-type copper deposit, which occurs along faults and fractures within Middle Jurassic sandstone and mudstone units of the Lanping-Simao Mesozoic-Cenozoic basin of Yunnan Province. In this note, we report for the first time the Cu isotopic compositions of Cu-sulfides from the Jinman deposit. The data show large variations and low 65Cu values of 3.70‰ to +0.30‰, which are in sharp contrast to the 65Cu values of high-temperature magmatic-hydrothermal copper deposits (0.62‰ to +0.40‰) and the modern ocean-floor massive sulfide deposits (0.48‰ to +1.15‰). It is suggested that the Cu isotope fractionation at Jinman is affected mainly by the following factors, i.e. a low temperature of ore formation (150-286℃); a sedimentary source for ore materials; various stages of ore deposition; and involvement of organic matter in the ore-forming processes.     

Sm-Nd dating and Nd-Sr isotopic characteristics of the Shimian ophiolite suite, Sichuan Province

By measuring the Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isotopic compositions of harzburgite and gabbro from Shimian ophiolite suite, we got the whole rock Sm-Nd isochron age of (938±30) Ma (2?), and the ??Nd of 7.6±0.8 (2?), which shows that the ophiolite was formed at the Early Neoproterozoic. The obvious change (0.70209-0.70708) of ISr values of the ophiolite is caused by the meteoric hydrothermal alteration. The high ? Nd values indicate that the primitive magma was derived from the intense depleted mantle reservoir. It is suggested that this area was in a back-arc basin environment during the Early Neoproterozic.     

A reconnaissance of Cu isotopic compositions of hydrothermal vein-type copper deposit Jinman,Yunnan, China

The Jinman deposit is a low-temperature hydrothermal vein-type copper deposit, which occurs along faults and fractures within Middle Jurassic sandstone and mudstone units of the Lanping-Simao Mesozoic-Cenozoic basin of Yunnan Province. In this note, we report for the first time the Cu isotopic compositions of Cu-sulfides from the Jinman deposit. The data show large variations and low δ⁶⁵Cu values of -3.70‰ to +0.30‰, which are in sharp contrast to the δ⁶⁵Cu values of high-temperature magmatic-hydrothermal copper deposits (-0.62‰ to +0.40‰) and the modern ocean-floor massive sulfide deposits (-0.48‰ to +1.15‰). It is suggested that the Cu isotope fractionation at Jinman is affected mainly by the following factors, i.e. a low temperature of ore formation (150—286℃); a sedimentary source for ore materials; various stages of ore deposition; and involvement of organic matter in the ore-forming processes.     

广东长坑金银矿床矿石类型及矿物组合

长坑金银矿床中金和银分别构成独立的金矿体和银矿体.矿床的主要矿石类型包括原生矿石和次生氧化矿石.氧化矿石的矿物种类简单,主要是石英,其次是粘土矿物,少量的针铁矿、臭葱石,微量的磁铁矿、锆石、黄铁矿和其他硫化物,偶见自然金.原生金矿石包括硅质金矿石、钙硅质金矿石、铝硅质金矿石三种类型,原生银矿石主要是硅质银矿石.原生金矿矿石矿物包括黄铁矿、雄黄、雌黄、重晶石、辉锑矿,其次是白铁矿和极少量毒砂和自然金,为一套浅成低温矿物组合.原生银矿矿石矿物是方铅矿、闪锌矿、银黝铜矿、深红银矿、硫锑铜银矿、硫锑铅银矿、辉锑银矿、辉银矿,次要矿物有黄铁矿、黝铜矿、黄铜矿、脆硫锑银矿、淡红银矿,是一套中深成中温的含银单硫化物和含银硫盐矿物组合.反映金、银矿床分属浅成低温和中深成中温热液交代成因的两次不同成矿作用的产物,金矿成矿在先,银矿成矿在后并叠加改造了金矿.     

Strontium isotopic signature of hydrothermal sedimentation from Early Cambrian barite deposits in east Guizhou,China

The ore genesis model for barite deposits in east Guizhou Province has been in dispute and the major debate focuses on whether they are product of the submarine hydrothermal sedimentation. This note presents new strontium isotope data from 19 samples of Dahebian and Yuping barite deposits, and their ^87Sr/^86Sr ratios are significantly lower than that of the coeval seawater. The ^87Sr/^86Sr ratios of 17 samples out of 19 samples rang from 0.708310 to 0.708967, indicating that they might be related to the mantel admixture. Two isotopic ratios in this study are higher than those of coeval seawater (0.7090), collected from late-stage barite mineral vein of interpenetrative strata and a barite nodule bearing hypidiomorphic granular pyrite, which indicates that they might be related to the continental admixture. The study provides Sr isotopic evidence not only for the submarine hydrothermal exhalative genesis of Dahebian and Yuping barite deposits, but also for distinguishing the barite mineralization of late stage.     

豫西栾川中鱼库锌(铅)矿床闪锌矿Rb-Sr年龄及其地质意义

中鱼库矽卡岩型锌(铅)矿床位于华北陆块南缘河南省西部栾川Mo-W-Pb-Zn-Ag多金属矿集区南部,矿体呈层状-似层状赋存于新元古界栾川群三川组碎屑岩、碳酸盐岩地层中.因缺乏精确的成矿年代学研究,对该矿床成因的争议较大.本文在矿床地质背景和岩石矿物学研究的基础上,对13件矿石样品中的闪锌矿进行Rb-Sr同位素年代学研究.闪锌矿87 Rb/86 Sr和87 Sr/86 Sr同位素比值分别集中在0.802～18.98和0.713 359～0.748 684,二者具有良好的线性关系;其等时线年龄为(136.4士0.8) Ma (2σ,MSWD=3.6),(87 St/86 Sr)t=0.711 913士0.000 074.Rb-Sr同位素年龄反映该矿床形成于早白垩世,稍晚于研究区内的斑岩-矽卡岩型Mo-W矿床(146士2 MaB.P.),与区内最后一阶段花岗质岩浆活动(142～136MaB.P.)有关,属于栾川Mo-W-Pb-Zn-Ag多金属成矿系统.结合区域资料,认为该矿床形成于中生代陆-陆碰撞过程中由挤压向伸展转变的阶段,或碰撞后造山的局部伸展背景.     

河南老湾金矿床40Ar/39Ar定年及铅同位素研究

河南老湾金矿床为桐柏山北坡金银成矿带的主要组成矿床 ,矿床分布受龟山岩组、老湾花岗岩和韧性剪切带控制。石英单矿物的 4 0 Ar/ 39Ar定年方法测得金矿床的成矿年龄为 ( 91.5± 1.0 ) Ma,即金矿床形成于燕山晚期。铅同位素的研究结果表明燕山晚期形成的老湾花岗岩为矿床形成提供了成矿热液和主要的成矿物质 ,龟山岩组变质岩为矿床的另一个物源     

福建李坊重晶石矿床锶同位素组成及成因意义

通过对李坊重晶石矿床重晶石的Sr同位素分析,探讨钡的物质来源.结果显示,重晶石的Rb含量为2.70×10~(-6)～13.41×10~(-6), Sr含量为520.40×10~(-6)～2 166.00×10~(-6),~(87)Rb/~(86)Sr比值低,~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr比值介于0.710 81～0.711 80之间,平均值为0.711 26,高于同时期海水锶的~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr比值,低于壳源锶的~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr平均值,表明重晶石的锶来自海水锶与壳源锶的混合.示踪结果显示重晶石的钡主要来源于下伏地层,并暗示基底属于大陆型地壳.     

Re-Os dating of gold-bearing arsenopyrite of the Maoling gold deposit,Liaoning Province,Northeast China and its geological significance

The Maoling gold deposit, one of the large gold deposits in eastern Liaoning Province, NE China, is an arsenopyrite-disseminated gold deposit with a resource of approximately 25 t Au and an average Au grade of 3.2 g/t. Six arsenopyrites closely related to Au mineralization of the Maoling gold deposit are dated by Re-Os technique and define a Re-Os isochron with an age of 2316±140 Ma, which suggests that the deposit was formed in the Paleoproterozoic era rather than in the Indosinian period as some early researchers suggested. High initial ^187Os/^188Os ratio of 1.32±0.48 indicates a crustal derivation of the ore-forming material of the deposit, which may be derived from rocks of the Gaixian formation of the Liaohe Group. Furthermore,the result also implies that the age of the Gaixian Formation in the Maoling district is older than 2316±140 Ma.