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   

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   

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   

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   

安徽马山金铜矿的地球化学研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

王兆荣  周泰禧 《华东地质学院学报》1996,19(1):36-41

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211地区铀矿床的稳定同位素地球化学特征     

黄锦培 《物探化探计算技术》1996,(S5)

本文在讨论了 2 11地区花岗岩型铀矿床的稳定同位素组成的基础上 ,提出该区铀成矿热液可能主要来自晚期花岗岩浆 ,部分来自大气降水  相似文献   

毛登锡铜矿床成矿分带及其成因讨论   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：3  

刘玉强 《矿床地质》1996,15(4):318-329

毛登矿主档是产于花岗斑岩内，外接触带的热液脉型锡铜矿床在容矿构造、矿脉类型及矿石类型、金属矿物组合及主要金属矿物标型，热液蚀变及元素地球化学等诸方面，自花岗斑岩向外，显示出明显的顺向（侧向）脉动分带。  相似文献