Sulfur isotope distribution in Late Silurian volcanic‐hosted massive sulfide deposits of the Hill End Trough,eastern Lachlan Fold Belt,New South Wales     

P. M. Downes  P. K. Seccombe 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(1):123-139

Volcanic‐hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) deposits of the eastern Lachlan Fold Belt of New South Wales represent a VHMS district of major importance. Despite the metallogenic importance of this terrane, few data have been published for sulfur isotope distribution in the deposits, with the exception of previously published studies on Captains Flat and Woodlawn (Captains Flat‐Goulburn Trough) and Sunny Corner (Hill End Trough). Here is presented 105 new sulfur isotope analyses and collation of a further 92 analyses from unpublished sources on an additional 12 of the VHMS systems in the Hill End Trough. Measured δ³⁴S values range from ‐7.4% to 38.3%, mainly for massive and stockwork mineralisation. Sulfur isotope signatures for polymetallic sulfide mineralisation from the Lewis Ponds, Mt Bulga, Belara and Accost deposits (group 1) are all very similar and vary from ‐1.7% to 5.9%. Ore‐forming fluids for these deposits were likely to have been reducing, with sulfur derived largely from a magmatic source, either as a direct magmatic contribution accompanying felsic volcanism or indirectly through dissolution and recycling of rock sulfide in host volcanic sequences. Sulfur isotope signatures for sulfide mineralisation from the Calula, Commonwealth, Cordillera and Kempfield deposits, Peelwood mine and Sunny Corner (group 2) are similar and have average δ³⁴S values ranging from 5.4% to 8.1%. These deposits appear to have formed from ore fluids that were more oxidising than group 1 deposits, representing a mixed contribution of sulfur derived from partial reduction of seawater sulfate, in addition to sulfur from other sources. The δ³⁴S values for massive sulfides from the John Fardy deposit are the highest in the present study and have a range of 11.9–14.5%, suggesting a greater component of sulfur of seawater origin compared to other VHMS deposits in the Hill End Trough. For barite the sulfur isotope composition for samples from the Commonwealth, Stringers and Kempfield deposits ranges from 12.6% to 38.3%. More than 75% of barite samples have a sulfur isotope composition between 23.4 and 30.6%, close to the previously published estimates of the composition of seawater sulfate during Late Silurian to earliest Devonian times, providing supporting evidence that these deposits formed concurrently with the Late Silurian volcanic event. Sulfur isotope distribution appears to be independent of the host rock unit, although there appears to be a relation linking the sulfur isotope composition of different deposits to defined centres of felsic volcanism. The Mt Bulga, Lewis Ponds and Accost systems are close to coherent felsic volcanic rocks and/or intrusions and have sulfur isotope signatures with a stronger magmatic affinity than group 2 deposits. By contrast, group 2 deposits (including John Fardy) are characterised by ³⁴S‐enrichment and a lesser magmatic signature, are generally confined to clastic units and reworked volcanogenic sediments with lesser coherent volcanics in the local stratigraphy, and are interpreted to have formed distal from the magmatic source. An exception is the Belara deposit, which is hosted by reworked felsic volcanic rocks and has a more pronounced magmatic sulfur isotope signature.  相似文献   

湖相深水块状砂岩特征、成因及发育模式——以南堡凹陷东营组为例   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

鲜本忠  万锦峰  董艳蕾  马乾  张建国 《岩石学报》2013,29(9):3287-3299

块状砂岩因其厚度大、储层物性较好而成为深水沉积油气勘探开发中最重要的目标。沉积构造相对简单,但变化迅速且组构特征多变。为了探索不同块状砂岩的成因及其联系,建立预测性地质模型,首先将南堡凹陷东营组深水块状砂岩分为2类8种岩相和10种岩相组合,其中单期砂层顶部常含漂浮状砾石,形态多变、内外源均有。本区块状砂岩成分成熟度差,结构成熟度不稳定,粒度累积概率曲线反映了3种搬运过程:多流体改造型、三角洲前缘继承型和混杂快速冻结型。成因分析认为,块状砂岩以砂质碎屑流搬运为主,真正碎屑流和颗粒流次之,并见部分砂质滑塌成因;常与浊流、泥流、泥质滑塌沉积伴生,发育5种相序组合,其中砂质碎屑流-浊流、砂质碎屑流-泥流组合最常见。高密度流体内沉积物浓度分层与特殊的流速剖面共同控制下塑性层流与牛顿紊流间的界面控制了漂浮状砾石搬运和沉积。最后,建立了陡坡带外源型、陡坡带内源型和缓坡地内源型深水沉积过程及块状砂岩发育模式,为断陷盆地深水沉积砂岩储层的预测提供了新思路。  相似文献   

Multiple Sulfur Isotope Determination by SIMS: Evaluation of Reference Sulfides for Δ33S with Observations and a Case Study on the Determination of Δ36S     

Martin J. Whitehouse 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2013,37(1):19-33

High spatial resolution multiple sulfur isotope studies undertaken by multi‐collector secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) commonly use well‐characterised sulfide reference materials that do not (or are assumed not to) exhibit mass‐independent fractionation in ³³S and ³⁶S, taking advantage of the three‐isotope plot to evaluate the extent of such fractionation in unknown targets. As a result, few studies to date have used a mass independently fractionated reference sulfide to demonstrate accuracy of measurement and/or data reduction procedures. This article evaluates two mass independently fractionated sulfides, a pyrite from the 3.7 Ga Isua greenstone belt and a pyrrhotite from a 2.7 Ga gold deposit in Minas Gerais, Brazil, which may be used to provide additional confidence in the obtained multiple sulfur isotope data. Additionally, the article presents a method for measuring quadruple sulfur isotopes by SIMS at a comparable spatial and volume resolution to that typically employed for triple sulfur isotopes. This method has been applied to the Isua pyrite as well as to a sample of 2.5 Ga pyrite from the Campbellrand, Transvaal, South Africa, previously investigated using SIMS for triple sulfur isotopes, illustrating its potential for quadruple sulfur investigations.  相似文献   

ERDAS APOLLO软件在海量空间数据管理中的应用     

熊江  陈刚  黄智 《国土资源信息化》2013,(4):60-62,72

本文介绍了一种全新的、基于ERDAS APOLLO软件实现海量空间数据管理方法。文章在介绍ERDAS APOLLO软件的特点及应用情况后,详细阐述了海量影像组织、空间数据服务发布的流程与方法,并用来实现重庆市国土行业海量空间数据的统一管理,对这种管理方法的应用情况作了总结。  相似文献   

Reactive trace element enrichment in a highly modified, tidally inundated acid sulfate soil wetland: East Trinity, Australia     

Annabelle F. Keene  Scott G. Johnston  Richard T. Bush  Edward D. Burton  Leigh A. Sullivan 《Marine pollution bulletin》2010,60(4):620-3451

This study examines the abundance of trace elements in surface sediments of a former acid sulfate soil (ASS) wetland subjected to marine tidal inundation. Sediment properties of this highly modified study site are compared with those of an adjacent unmodified, intertidal mangrove forest. Whilst some trace elements (Al, Cd, Mn, Ni and Zn) were clearly depleted due to mobilisation and leaching in the previous oxic-acidic phase, other trace elements (As and Cr) displayed significant enrichment in the tidally inundated ASS. Many trace elements were strongly associated with the reactive Fe and acid volatile sulfide (AVS) fractions, suggesting that trace elements may be adsorbed to abundant reactive Fe phases or sequestered as sulfide minerals. These findings provide an important understanding of the fate and mobility of reactive iron, AVS and trace elements during tidal remediation of a formerly acidified Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchment.  相似文献   

全球气候变化模拟结果数据的远程抽取及其可视化     

谭清海  邓春林  刘俊  单桂华  张怀 《地震》2013,33(4):153-161

本文针对气候模式在超大规模数值模拟中产生的Tb至Pb量级的四维体数据的可视化和分析诊断方法, 提出了基于Server-Client方式的远程数据抽取和并行可视化解决方案。 针对气候模拟数据中的海洋模式和大气模式数值模拟结果数据的抽取和可视化数值试验分析, 验证了解决方案的可行性和抽取算法的高效性、 可靠性和灵活性。 本文提出的远程数据抽取方法对于帮助气候模式领域中的专家快速抽取、 快速可视化和实现实时交互式模拟结果的诊断分析具有重要的应用价值。  相似文献   

东沙海域浅层沉积物硫化物分布特征及其与天然气水合物的关系   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

刘坚  陆红锋  廖志良  陈道华  程思海 《地学前缘》2005,12(3):258-262

对南海东沙海域浅层沉积物中硫化物的含量进行了分析,结果表明,沉积物中硫化物的含量与沉积物顶空气甲烷含量有密切的关系,在存在顶空气甲烷高异常的沉积物岩心中,沉积物中硫化物含量明显高于无甲烷异常的沉积物岩心,且随层位深度的增加,其含量明显增大,存在显著的变化梯度带。碎屑矿物鉴定结果表明,沉积物中硫化物主要以黄铁矿的形式存在。浅层沉积物中高含量的硫化物与天然气水合物分解形成的甲烷流有直接的关系,反映了下部沉积物中可能存在天然气水合物。  相似文献   

福建牛头山新近纪碱性玄武岩中地幔岩包体内硫化物研究   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

岳可芬  赫英  刘文峰 《地质科学》2005,40(1):114-i004

福建牛头山一带新近纪碱性玄武岩中含有尖晶石二辉橄榄岩包体。这些地幔岩包体内普遍存在有硫化物。硫化物按产状和成因分为两类:1)分布于寄主矿物内部,未与裂隙相连,是地幔岩浆作用的产物;2)分布于颗粒内或颗粒边部,在裂隙上或与裂隙相连,是地幔流体交代作用的产物。电子探针分析表明,15个硫化物测点中,除2个黄铜矿、1个硫铜铁矿外,其余为不同Ni/Fe(mol比)比值的铁镍硫化物:6个测点为富镍镍黄铁矿,其Ni/Fe=0.98～2.79,(Fe+Ni)/S=1.03～1.08;2个为针镍矿,其Ni/Fe=5.5,(Fe+Ni)/S=1.01;4个测点为富镍磁黄铁矿,其Ni/Fe=0.29～0.49,(Fe+Ni)/S=0.79～0.94。4粒单一硫化物矿物的成份是不均一的,多数表现为自中心到边部Ni含量和Ni/Fe值呈增加趋势,而Fe和Cu含量呈减少趋势。本研究还发现单一硫化物中由中心到边部金与镍大致有相同的变化趋势。  相似文献   

Metamorphism,graphite crystallinity,and sulfide anatexis of the Rampura–Agucha massive sulfide deposit,northwestern India     

Biswajit Mishra  Heinz-Jurgen Bernhardt 《Mineralium Deposita》2009,44(2):183-204

Located adjacent to the Banded Gneissic Complex, Rampura–Agucha is the only sulfide ore deposit discovered to date within the Precambrian basement gneisses of Rajasthan. The massive Zn–(Pb) sulfide orebody occurs within graphite–biotite–sillimanite schist along with garnet–biotite–sillimanite gneiss, calc–silicate gneisses, amphibolites, and garnet-bearing leucosomes. Plagioclase–hornblende thermometry in amphibolites yielded a peak metamorphic temperature of 720–780°C, whereas temperatures obtained from Fe–Mg exchange between garnet and biotite (580–610°C) in the pelites correspond to postpeak resetting. Thermodynamic considerations of pertinent silicate equilibria, coupled with sphalerite geobarometry, furnished part of a clockwise P–T–t path with peak P–T of ∼6.2 kbar and 780°C, attained during granulite grade metamorphism of the major Zn-rich stratiform sedimentary exhalative deposits orebody and its host rocks. Arsenopyrite composition in the metamorphosed ore yielded a temperature [and log f(S ₂)] range of 352°C (−8.2) to 490°C (−4.64), thus indicating its retrograde nature. Contrary to earlier research on the retrogressed nature of graphite, Raman spectroscopic studies on graphite in the metamorphosed ore reveal variable degree of preservation of prograde graphite crystals (490 ± 43°C with a maximum at 593°C). The main orebody is mineralogically simple (sphalerite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, galena), deformed and metamorphosed while the Pb–Ag-rich sulfosalt-bearing veins and pods that are irregularly distributed within the hanging wall calc–silicate gneisses show no evidence of deformation and metamorphism. The sulfosalt minerals identified include freibergite, boulangerite, pyrargyrite, stephanite, diaphorite, Mn–jamesonite, Cu-free meneghinite, and semseyite; the last three are reported from Agucha for the first time. Stability relations of Cu-free meneghinite and semseyite in the Pb–Ag-rich ores constrain temperatures at >550°C and <300°C, respectively. Features such as (1) low galena–sphalerite interfacial angles, (2) presence of multiphase sulfide–sulfosalt inclusions, (3) microcracks filled with galena (±pyrargyrite) without any hydrothermal alteration, and (4) high contents of Zn, Ag (and Sb) in galena, indicate partial melting in the PbS–Fe_0.96S–ZnS–(1% Ag₂S ± CuFeS₂) system, which was critical for metamorphic remobilization of the Rampura–Agucha deposit.  相似文献   

Genetic Aspects of the Manto-type Copper Deposits Based on Geochemical Studies of North Chilean Deposits     

Shoji Kojima    Dania Trista-Aguilera    Ken-ichiro Hayashi 《Resource Geology》2009,59(1):87-98

Recent studies on mineralogy, geochronology, fluid inclusion and stable isotope (Pb, Os, S, C, O, Sr) characteristics were reviewed to determine constraints for genetic models of the Chilean manto‐type copper deposits. The Chilean manto‐type deposits are divided into the two geologic categories of the northern areas (Arica–Iquique, Tocopilla–Taltal) and the central areas (Copiapó, La Serena, Santiago). The former is distributed in the coastal range composed of Jurassic andesite‐dominated volcano‐sedimentary piles and younger plutonic intrusions, and yields chalcocite (‐digenite) and bornite as the principal hypogene copper sulfides. The latter is hosted mostly in Lower Cretaceous volcano‐sedimentary sequences, and has chalcopyrite‐rich mineral associations. The fluid inclusion data indicate that the primary copper mineralization was commonly generated in the temperature range 150–360°C under low‐pressure conditions near the boiling curve, mediated with relatively saline brines. Generally, homogeneous Pb and S isotope compositions for primary copper minerals imply direct magma source or leaching of igneous rocks. Pb and Os isotope data published for some deposits, however, suggest that ore‐forming metals were derived mainly from the volcano‐sedimentary host rocks. The noticeably negative isotope ratios of primary sulfide sulfur and hydrothermal calcite carbon of some central area deposits indicate influx of sedimentary rock components, and the high ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr initial ratios of hydrothermal calcite from the Tocopilla–Taltal area deposits imply contribution of the contemporaneous seawater or marine carbonates. These isotopic constraints imply a formation mechanism in which the Chilean manto‐type copper deposits formed epigenetically in the process of hydrothermal interaction of non‐magmatic surface‐derived brine with the volcano‐sedimentary host rocks, which is inferred to have been induced by a deep‐seated plutonic complex as the possible heat source.  相似文献