http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987111000429 |
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| Authors: | Xieyan Song Yushan Wang Liemeng Chen |
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| Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guanshui Road 46,Guiyang 550002, China
2. jinchuan Group Limited, Jinchuan Road 98, Jinchang, Gansu 737104, China |
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| Abstract: | The three most crucial factors for the formation of large and super-large magmatic sulfide
deposits are: (1) a large volume of mantle-derived mafic-ultramafic magmas that participated in the
formation of the deposits; (2) fractional crystallization and crustal contamination, particularly the input
of sulfur from crustal rocks, resulting in sulfide immiscibility and segregation; and (3) the timing of
sulfide concentration in the intrusion. The super-large magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide deposits around the world
have been found in small mafic-ultramafic intrusions, except for the Sudbury deposit. Studies in the past
decade indicated that the intrusions hosting large and super-large magmatic sulfide deposits occur in
magma conduits, such as those in China, including Jinchuan (Gansu), Yangliuping (Sichuan), Kalatongke
(Xinjiang), and Hongqiling (Jilin). Magma conduits as open magma systems provide a perfect environment
for extensive concentration of immiscible sulfide melts, which have been found to occur along deep
regional faults. The origin of many mantle-derived magmas is closely associated with mantle plumes,
intracontinental rifts, or post-collisional extension. Although it has been confirmed that sulfide immiscibility
results from crustal contamination, grades of sulfide ores are also related to the nature of the
parental magmas, the ratio between silicate magma and immiscible sulfide melt, the reaction between
the sulfide melts and newly injected silicate magmas, and fractionation of the sulfide melt. The field relationships
of the ore-bearing intrusion and the sulfide ore body are controlled by the geological features of
the wall rocks. In this paper, we attempt to demonstrate the general characteristics, formation mechanism,tectonic settings, and indicators of magmatic sulfide deposits occurring in magmatic conduits which
would provide guidelines for further exploration. |
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| Keywords: | Magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide
deposit Magma conduit Sulfide immiscibility Tectonic extension China |
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