Geological and fluid inclusion studies of the Dongpo tungsten skarn ore deposit,China |
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| Authors: | Huanzhang Lu M L Crawford |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Geochemistry, Academia Sinica, China;(2) Department of Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 19010 Bryn Mawr, PA, USA |
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| Abstract: | The Dongpo tungsten ore deposit, the largest scheelite skarn deposit in China, is located at the contact of a 172-m. y. biotite
granite with a Devonian marble. The mineralization associated with the granite includes W, Bi-Mo, Cu-Sn and Pb-Zn ores. Several
W mineralization stages are shown by the occurrence of ore in massive skarn deposits and in later cross-cutting veins. The
high garnet/pyroxene ratio, the hedenbergite and diopside-rich pyroxene and the andradite-rich garnet show the deposit belongs
to the oxidized skarn type. Detailed fluid inclusion studies of granite, greisen, skarn and vein samples reveal three types
of fluid inclusion: (1) liquid-rich, (2) gas-rich and (3) inclusions with several daughter minerals. Type (3) is by far the
most common in both skarn and vein samples. The dominant daughter mineral in fluid inclusions is rhembic, highly birefringent,
and does not dissolve on heating even at 530°C. We assume that this mineral is calcite. The liquid phase in most of the fluid
inclusions has low to moderate salinities: 0–15 wt. %; in a few has higher salinities (30–40 wt. % NaCl equivalent). The homogenization
temperatures of inclusions in the skarn stage range from 350°C to 530°C, later tungsten mineralization-stage inclusions homogenize
between 200°C and 300°C, as do inclusions in veins. Fluid inclusions in granite and greisen resemble those of the late tungsten
mineralization stage, with low salinity and homogenization temperatures of 200°–360°C. The tungsten-forming fluids are probably
a mixture that came from biotite granite and the surrounding country rocks. |
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