Chemical, Isotopic, and Fluid Inclusion Evidence for the Hydrothermal Alteration of the Footwall Rocks of the BIF-Hosted Iron Ore Deposits in the Hamersley District, Western Australia     

Makoto Haruna    Takahiro Hanamuro    Kaoru Uyeda    Hirokazu Fujimaki  Hiroshi Ohmoto 《Resource Geology》2003,53(2):75-88

Abstract. The petrography, chemical, fluid inclusion and isotope analyses (O, Rb-Sr) were conducted for the shale samples of the Mount McRae Shale collected from the Tom Price, Newman, and Paraburdoo mines in the Hamersley Basin, Western Australia. The Mount McRae Shale at these mines occurs as a footwall unit of the secondary, hematite-rich iron ores derived from the Brockman Iron Formation, one of the largest banded iron formations (BIFs) in the world. Unusually low contents of Na, Ca, and Sr in the shales suggest that these elements were leached away from the shale after deposition. The δ¹⁸O (SMOW) values fall in the range of + 15.0 to +17.9 per mil and show the positive correlation with calculated quartz/sericite ratios of the shale samples. This suggests that the oxygen isotopic compositions of shale samples were homogenized and equilibrated by postdepositional event. The pyrite nodules hosted by shales are often rimmed by thin layers of silica of varying crystallinity. Fluid inclusions in quartz crystals rimming a pyrite nodule show homogenization temperatures ranging from 100 to 240C for 47 inclusions and salinities ranging from 0.4 to 12.3 wt% NaCl equivalent for 18 inclusions. These fluid inclusion data give direct evidence for the hydrothermal activity and are comparable to those of the vein quartz collected from the BIF-derived secondary iron ores (Taylor et al, 2001). The Rb-Sr age for the Mount McRae Shale is 1,952 ± 289 Ma and at least 200 million years younger than the depositional age of the Brockman Iron Formation of ∼ 2.5 Ga in age. All the data obtained in this study are consistent with the suggestion that high temperature hydrothermal fluids were responsible for both the secondary iron ore formation and the alteration of the Mount McRae Shale.  相似文献   

Implications of Analcime Hydrothermally Formed from Na-alumino-borosilicate Glasses Containing Cs and Sr for the Stability of High-level Radioactive Waste Form     

Wook Sohn    Tetsuya Shoji  Hiroaki Kaneda  Teruaki Ishii 《Resource Geology》2003,53(1):51-59

Abstract. In order to know the behaviors of radioactive elements such as cesium and strontium during a hydrothermal alteration of borosilicate glass of radioactive waste, some alumino-borosilicate glasses belonging to the systems Na₂O-Al₂O₃-B₂O₃-SiO₂-SrO, Na₂O-Al₂O₃-B₂O₃-SiO₂-Cs₂O and Na₂O-Al₂-O₃-B₂O₃-SiO₂-SrO-Cs₂O have been treated hydrothermally at 200C under a vapor pressure of 1.54 MPa. The result shows that all glasses are changed into crystalline phases with running time up to 60 days, and that analcime-type zeolite is formed as a major product. The formed zeolite is shown to contain cesium and/or strontium. Considering the fact that natural zeolite occurs in wide physicochemical conditions including hydrothermal one, the analcime-type zeolite is expected to fix stably the radioactive elements in the disposal site. Since aluminum is necessary for the formation of the analcime-type zeolite, the waste glass should have aluminum as one of major components.  相似文献   

峪耳崖金矿的成矿时代裂变径迹研究   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

汤云晖  袁万明  韩春明  董金泉  王世成 《地球学报》2003,24(6):573-578

通过峪耳崖金矿含矿岩体中的锆石、磷灰石裂变径迹分析，揭示了自中生代燕山期以来峪耳崖地区经历了频繁、多期次的热液活动，且与峪耳崖金矿的形成密切相关。锆石、磷灰石的裂变径迹年龄显示，金矿成矿时代主要为115～200Ma，成矿下限为82Ma。其中，115～190Ma是主要的成矿时期。成矿流体作用遍及整个岩体；流体的运移受到构造制约，具有NE—SW延伸的趋势；成矿流体具深部来源以及在地表水的参与下成矿。峪耳崖金矿的形成，与当时整个中国东部的动力学背景有关。  相似文献   

Submarine hydrothermal mineralization in the Okinawa Trough, SW of Japan: an overview   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

G. P. Glasby  K. Notsu   《Ore Geology Reviews》2003,23(3-4):299-339

The Okinawa Trough is a heavily sedimented, rifted back-arc basin formed in an intracontinental rift zone. Submarine hydrothermal activity is located within the six back-arc rifts located in the middle and southern Okinawa Trough and its distribution is controlled principally by tectonic factors. Subduction of the Daito and Gagua Ridges beneath the Ryukyu Arc has resulted in fracturing of the brittle lithosphere beneath the Okinawa Trough. Hydrothermal activity is strongest in the volcanic arc-rift migration phenomenon (VAMP) area plus the JADE site and Southernmost Part of the Okinawa Trough (SPOT) area which form the prolongation of these two ridges. These areas are characterized by extremely high heat flow locally. Submarine hydrothermal fluids from the Okinawa Trough tend to be strongly influenced by interaction of the hydrothermal fluids with organic matter in the sediment resulting in high alkalinity and NH₄⁺ concentrations of the fluids. The fluids also contain high concentrations of CO₂ of magmatic origin. Submarine hydrothermal mineralization in the trough is diverse. The CLAM site consists principally of carbonate chimneys. Interaction of the hydrothermal fluid with organic matter in the sediment is particularly strong at this site. This is most probably a sediment-hosted deposit in which sulphide minerals have deposited within the sediment column leaving ‘spent ore-fluids’ to emerge at the seafloor. The JADE site consists of active and inactive sulphide–sulphate chimneys and mounds. The Zn–Pb-rich sulphides at this site contain the highest concentrations of Pb, Ag and Au so far recorded in submarine hydrothermal sulphide deposits. At Minami-Ensei Knoll and Hatoma Knoll, active and inactive chimneys consist principally of anhydrite and barite as a result of phase separation of the hydrothermal fluids beneath the seafloor. An intense black smoker has recently been discovered at Yonaguni Knoll in the SPOT area. If it is confirmed that sulphide mineralization is dominant at this site, this could be a highly prospective area. The most prospective areas for economic-grade minerals in the Okinawa Trough appear to be the JADE site and the SPOT area.  相似文献   

若尔盖铀矿床含矿热液性质的热力学研究     

何明友  金景福 《矿物学报》1997,17(1):30-37

作者利用热力学方法研究了若尔盖铀矿床含矿热液的特性。研究结果表明，初始含矿热液具有高温高压性质，来源于深部，而不是大气降水或由大气降水成因的地下水，随着含矿热液的演化，从早阶段到晚阶段，其温度、压力、碱度及氧逸度降低，而氧化还原电位升高，说明铀在相对还原条件下迁移，而在相对氧化的成矿环境中被还原。  相似文献   

金伯利岩中新发现的两种Zr-Ti、REE-Ti氧化物矿物──上地幔含大阳离子Cr、Ti、Fe氧化物矿物研究之四     

陆琦  周湖云  刘惠芳  雷新荣 《矿物学报》1997,(3)

在研究沂蒙矿、蒙山矿等地幔矿物时，新发现了两种Zr－Ti、REE－Ti氧化物矿物。Zr－Ti氧化物新相6个样品点的探针成分分析（wt％）：TIO227.756～46.811，ZrO231.724～58.092，TFeo2.75～5．82，CrO31．728～4．765，Nb2O51．353～4．357，Ta2O50．155～2.814，SiO20．894～13．749，主次元素的成分变化幅度均较大，但以氧为4计算的阳离子总数均为2，因此分子式可简写为（Ti，Zr，Si，Fe）2O4或（Ti，Zr）2O4，与人工化合物ZrTiO4相似。REE－Ti氧化物矿物新相的成分也较复杂，主要元素为REE（Ce，Nd，La，Sm，Pr…）及Ti，次要元素有Nb，根据五个样点的探针分析结果，简化的分子式（Ce…）2（Ti…）3O9，与人工化合物Ce2Ti3O8.7类似，属等轴晶系。两个新矿物相均产于蒙山矿中的微裂隙和熔融交代海绵边中，呈斑点状、蠕虫状、微脉状，组成元素复杂，不同颗粒分析点成分有差异，且在同一微脉中成分也有变化，反映了这两种新矿物相是非平衡的交代一结晶产物。从矿物的产出关系和成分的特征来看，它们的形成与地幔流体交代作用有关。  相似文献   

冀西北东坪金矿床成矿流体的来源研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

莫测辉  王秀璋  程景平  梁华英 《矿物岩石地球化学通报》1997,(2)

冀西北东坪金矿床成矿流体的来源研究＊莫测辉王秀璋程景平梁华英（华南农业大学资源环境学院，广州５１０６４２）（中国科学院广州地球化学研究所，广州５１０６４０）关键词金矿床成矿流体来源岩浆热液大气降水热液侵入岩体中的金矿床乃至岩体接触带或附近地层中的金矿...  相似文献   

中国北方超大型热水沉积硫化物矿床成矿模式   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

李英  祁思敬 《矿物岩石地球化学通报》1997,(3)

中国北方超大型热水沉积硫化物矿床成矿模式李英祁思敬（西安地质学院，西安７１００５４）关键词超大型矿床热水沉积作用大陆边缘盆地热旋回中国北方超大型热水沉积硫化物矿床（ＳＥＤＥＸ）集中产出于华北地台北缘西段与扬子地台北缘西段，即秦岭与狼山两区。可确定的矿...  相似文献   

碎裂蚀变花岗岩型铀矿的赋矿岩石特征     

冯明月 《铀矿地质》1997,(2)

本文着重论述了碎裂蚀变花岗岩型铀矿的赋矿岩石特征：即岩石原始铀含量高；岩石碎裂强度大；岩石蚀变强烈；岩石组分简单，有利于铀的浸出（有害元素含量低）。这些特征可以作为识别与寻找该类型铀矿床的岩石学依据。  相似文献   

燕辽地区火山热液型铀－金－多金属矿床成矿特征     

罗毅  何奕强  陶铨  夏毓亮 《铀矿地质》1997,(3)

燕辽地区位于华北地台北缘东段，是我国著名的中生代火山热液型铀、金、多金属矿床成矿区。研究结果表明，其成矿作用受统一的晚中生代大陆裂陷火山岩浆活动控制；成矿时代集中在晚侏罗世及早白垩世；成矿介质为火山岩浆水、变质水和大气水混合的中温、中低温火山热液；成矿物质主要来自富集型的上地幔及下地壳。  相似文献