Gold Mineralization and Occurrence of Sinter in the Hoshino Area, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan     

Ahmed Belhadi    Tetsuya Nakanishi  Koichiro Watanabe  Eiji Izawa 《Resource Geology》2002,52(4):371-380

Abstract. Several epithermal gold deposits occur in the Hoshino area, which is located in the western end of the late Cenozoic Hohi volcanic zone, north‐central Kyushu, Japan. The area is characterized by intermediate to felsic extrusive rocks of Pliocene age. In the Hoshino area, the shallow manifestation of the hydrothermal activity is exposed on the surface. Several outcrops of sinter are still preserved on the top of hydro thermally altered volcanic rocks, and high‐grade gold‐bearing quartz veins occur on the surface at lower levels. The hydrothermal alteration resulted into well‐developed alteration zones. The zonal alteration pattern, primarily of near‐neutral pH type, is characterized by the outer smectite zone of a lower temperature, and the inner mixed layer minerals zone of a higher temperature. Quartz vein‐related or fracture‐controlled alteration, is represented by the occurrence of interstratified illite/smectite and K‐feldspar, suggesting a potassium‐enriched alteration. The mineralization in the Hoshino area is recognized on the surface by the occurrence of gold‐bearing quartz veins distributed mainly in the mixed layer minerals zone. The fracture system related to the gold mineralization is mainly characterized by NW‐SE trend. The alteration pattern and the mineralogical composition of the veins suggest that the mineralizing fluids had near‐neutral pH and the mineralization is of low‐sulfidation‐type. Fluid inclusion data and textures observed in quartz veins indicate that gold precipitated during boiling. The chemical composition of quartz veins shows that high‐grade gold‐bearing quartz veins are characterized by higher content of Al₂O₃, K₂O and Rb. Several outcrops of silica‐sinters are distributed on the top of the mixed layer minerals zone. Although their structures are not very well preserved, because of later silicification, the Hoshino sinters still show characteristic textures identical to those observed in modern sinters, such as the presence of plant fossil incorporated into the sinters, the strongly developed depositional laminations and the columnar structures perpendicular to the depositional surfaces. Quartz is the only silica mineral constituting the Hoshino sinters presently. The conversion of amorphous silica into quartz was probably governed by higher temperatures resulting from later hydrothermal activity. This later hydrothermal activity is reflected by the intense silicification affecting mainly the lower parts of the sinters and also by the presence of quartz veins cutting the sinters. The distribution of sinters in the Hoshino area is very significant. The presence beneath the sinters of concealed high‐grade gold‐bearing quartz veins should be highly considered and exploration work is strongly suggested.  相似文献   

Determining gaseous composition of fluid inclusions with quadrupole mass spectrometer   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

朱和平  王莉娟 《中国科学D辑(英文版)》2002,45(2):97-102

Quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) is an instrument for effectively determining gaseous composition of fluid inclusion. The gaseous component is extracted from inclusions with thermal decrepitation method and then determined with the sensitive QMS instrument. The method is characterized by high sensitivity and high accuracy with the relative standard deviation (RSD,n=6) of less than 3%. It has been successfully used for analyzing fluid inclusions. The analytical results meet the requirement of geological study.  相似文献   

长江巨洪前期物理因子的配置   总被引：4，自引：4，他引：4  

冯利华 《地理科学》2002,22(4):504-507

提出了长江巨洪前期物理因子配置的概念，在每一次巨洪发生之前，影响巨洪的主要物理因子之间一般都会表现出相似的特征，即出现一些固有的配置，这些配置正是长江发生巨洪的强信号，对长江巨洪的预测研究具有重要的指示作用。  相似文献   

A high-resolution diatom reconstruction between 21,000 and 17,4000 14C yr BP from the southern Bolivian Altiplano (18–23°S)     

Florence Sylvestre 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2002,27(1):45-57

A diatom study of lacustrine sediments in the southern part of the Bolivian Altiplano (Salar of Coipasa) provides a continuous record of the period 21,000–17,500 ¹⁴C yr BP. Constrained by seven AMS ¹⁴C dates, this record provides evidence that the Coipasa basin was filled by a shallow body of water during this time. Diatom/salinity and diatom/ionic composition transfer functions indicate that the lake was saline, dominated by sodium-chloride throughout all the period.A comparison with regional data shows that Lake Titicaca could not have overflowed towards the southern Bolivian Altiplano at that time. As this dry phase was not registered in Lake Coipasa, this lake was probably supplied by winter precipitation originating from the Pacific. But, recent data from the deep basin of Lake Titicaca show that the lake-level was higher during this time interval, and the question arises whether precipitation from Atlantic and Amazonia sources could have played an important role on the Altiplano during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). This hypothesis needs to match other available paleoclimatic data from the lowlands of tropical South America, where there is evidence that during the LGM, conditions were drier than today. Global climate simulations suggest a positive P-E on the Altiplano, due to a strong cooling, reducing evaporative demand more than any increase in precipitations. An increase of winter precipitation from the Pacific is in agreement with data from the Chilean coast showing a northward locations of the Westerlies during the LGM. This paleoclimatic hypothesis is also in agreement with a coupled ocean-atmosphere model, which indicates weaker summer precipitation and stronger winter precipitation in the tropical areas.  相似文献   

Basalt platforms in Inner Mongolia and Hebei Province, northeastern China: New K–Ar ages, geochemistries, and revision of palaeomagnetic results     

Zhong Zheng  Hidefumi Tanaka  Yoshiyuki Tatsumi  Masaru Kono 《Geophysical Journal International》2002,151(2):654-662

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软弱结构面粒度成分与抗剪强度参数的关系探讨   总被引：7，自引：3，他引：7  

唐良琴  聂德新  任光明 《工程地质学报》2003,11(2):143-147

软弱结构面一直是水电工程建设中的一个重要工程地质问题, 选取合理的力学参数对大坝建基面的选取及未来坝基抗滑稳定性具有重大意义。本文在大量试验资料基础上, 研究了沉积岩地区某重力坝电站坝址区软弱夹层粒度成分和抗剪强度参数之间的相关关系, 建立了不同稠度状态下的相关方程。并结合《混凝土重力坝设计规范》中提出的用粒度成分定量指标选取软弱结构面抗剪强度参数, 对软弱结构面抗剪强度参数取值问题进行了探讨。  相似文献   

某地平板玻璃原料用石英砂的提纯研究     

彭光菊  黄永平  张石林  莫伟泉  黄松 《矿产与地质》2003,17(1):24-26

某地石英矿砂通过磁选分离法、稀酸浸泡法处理后，矿砂不同程度地降低了铁、铝、钙镁的含量；采用磁选分离 稀酸浸泡法联合处理后，使该地石英砂的化学成分达到了优质的生产平板玻璃用硅质原料的国家标准。  相似文献   

镜泊湖地区水体的同位素、元素地球化学特征及地下热水储存状态分析   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

尚英男  徐旃章  尹观 《矿物岩石地球化学通报》2003,22(1):56-60

依据镜泊湖地区水体的同位素、水化学及微量元素中子活化分析资料，详细阐述了各采样点水体的来源、补给相对高程和它们之间可能的水力联系，以及有关的地热信息；分析了区内地热资源的有利地质背景条件研究区地处深大断裂及岩浆喷发带，火山喷发一直延续至第四纪全新世，有充分的热源供给；区内上部为较厚的玄武岩覆盖，有利于储存地热；下部白垩系上统为主要含水层，发现有广泛分布的典型木／岩热蚀变产物——斜发沸石，进而证明存在地下热水的可能性。  相似文献   

我国贫营养泥炭沉积的物质组成、理化特性及水化学环境分析     

冷雪天  王升忠  赵红艳  林庆华  洪冰  王羽 《矿物岩石地球化学通报》2003,22(2):114-119

泥炭藓是贫营养泥炭类型中的建群植物，由于生态水环境主要靠大气降水补给，少受其他水源的污染，可自然反映古降水、古湿度的情况，所以是古气候研究最理想的纤维素同位素测试材料之一。因此，弄清我国贫营养泥炭沉积的物质组成及水化学环境特征，具有重要意义。笔根据多年来的国内外野外调查，结合收集到的资料，以东北大小兴安岭山地的泥炭辞贫营养泥炭地为基础，与美国、加拿大以及俄罗斯等国家的同类泥炭地相比较，对我国贫营养泥炭沉积的物质组成、理化特性及水化学环境做了系统的分析研究，并就此讨论了湿地保护中的一些实际问题，以及相应的对策。  相似文献   

南秦岭下地壳组成及岩石圈的拆离俯冲作用   总被引：3，自引：3，他引：3       下载免费PDF全文

路凤香王春阳胡宝群吴其反  郑建平 《中国地质》2003,30(2):113-119

根据新提供的Pb同位素组成及岩石地球化学研究成果，本文进一步证实了位于北秦岭北界的明港地区发育的早中生代安山玄武质火山角砾岩岩筒所携带的下地壳捕虏体属于南秦岭。所恢复的南秦岭下地壳剖面自下而上为：底侵成因的变辉长岩-基性麻粒岩(其中含有榴辉岩及辉石岩的透镜体)-酸性麻粒岩。秦岭造山带总体的岩石因模型为：南秦岭(扬子块体)向北拆离俯冲，北秦岭地壳向华北仰冲，华北岩石因呈楔状插入秦岭造山带，拆离面约在中、下地壳之间。南秦岭俯冲岩片延伸的范围在平面上有可能达到400km。  相似文献