Lithocaps are composed of silicic and advanced argillic altered rocks,and represent an important target for porphyry-epithermal Cu-Au exploration.Previous studies showed that integrating alunite spectral and compositi...Lithocaps are composed of silicic and advanced argillic altered rocks,and represent an important target for porphyry-epithermal Cu-Au exploration.Previous studies showed that integrating alunite spectral and composition with lithocap whole-rock geochemistry can effectively aid exploration for concealed Cu-Au mineralization.The Zijinshan Cu-Au and Dafanshan alunite deposits are located in the Coastal Volcanic Belt in SE China,where alunite is an indicator of hypogene mineralization and alteration.Detailed mineralogical studies of alunite from these two deposits were performed with short-wavelength infrared spectroscopy(SWIR),whole-rock geochemistry and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(LA-ICP-MS).For Zijinshan,wavelength variation of the SWIR alunite absorption peak at 1480 nm is proportional to the whole-rock Na/(Na+K)molar ratio of alunitebearing samples.Different percentage of alunite and mineral assemblages in the lithocap samples would both affect the wavelength of the SWIR alunite absorption peak at1480 nm.We suggest that the alunite Ba-Bi contents and the whole-rock Nb/La value(of alunite-bearing rocks)are reliable vectoring tools for detecting magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization center in the district.Comparing the alunite SWIR spectral and mineral geochemical features and whole-rock geochemistry of alunite-bearing rocks between the Zijinshan and Dafanshan deposits,Au–Ag mineralization may be concealed at depth in northwestern Dafanshan.展开更多
蚀变岩帽在地表一般表现为陡倾的正地形,是高温、高氧逸度流体对围岩进行酸性淋滤,形成的一系列高级泥化和泥化等蚀变矿物组合。这种蚀变是浅成低温热液蚀变系统的一部分,其深部可能具有寻找斑岩型矿化的潜力。浙东南陆相火山岩地区普...蚀变岩帽在地表一般表现为陡倾的正地形,是高温、高氧逸度流体对围岩进行酸性淋滤,形成的一系列高级泥化和泥化等蚀变矿物组合。这种蚀变是浅成低温热液蚀变系统的一部分,其深部可能具有寻找斑岩型矿化的潜力。浙东南陆相火山岩地区普遍发育此种蚀变岩帽,但该类型蚀变常被前人定义为"次生石英岩"。本文选择其中典型的后坑蚀变岩帽,通过大比例尺蚀变填图、岩心编录,利用短波红外(ASD)、电子探针(EPMA)、扫描电镜(SEM)、能谱仪(EDS)等分析技术手段,发现蚀变岩帽具有垂直方向和水平方向的蚀变矿物分带。垂直方向由深到浅依次发育刚玉-绢云母,绢云母-叶蜡石,明矾石-高岭石-地开石具分带特征;水平方向上从核部到边部依次发育多孔状石英-金红石、高级泥化带(明矾石-叶蜡石-高岭石-地开石-水铝石-Aluminum Phosphate and sulphates矿物)、泥化带(高岭石-伊利石-蒙脱石)。并得出以下几点认识:①后坑蚀变岩帽中明矾石短波红外特征吸收峰在1480~1491nm之间,以岩浆-热液成因的钾明矾石为主,含少量钠明矾石;②叶蜡石短波红外特征吸收峰在2167nm左右,分为两种成因:早期高级泥化阶段的绢云母经后期热液退变质蚀变而成以及早期高岭石经后期热液进变质作用形成;③蚀变岩帽根部的刚玉被后期热液蚀变形成绢云母,刚玉-绢云母蚀变带之下可能是黄铁绢英岩化带;④早期水铝石被后期热液蚀变形成地开石,代表了热液的多期次性;通过对比后坑蚀变岩帽与其他斑岩-浅成低温热液矿床(如Horse-Ivaal和Vuda等矿床)的蚀变矿物分带后,发现后坑蚀变岩帽蚀变矿物分带与这些典型矿床相似。本文认为后坑蚀变岩帽属于该成矿系统上部的浅成低温热液蚀变部分,其深部具有寻找斑岩矿床的潜力,同时提出浙东南其他发育在陆相火山岩中的蚀变岩帽也属于该蚀变系统,具有寻找斑岩型铜金矿床的较大潜力。展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41925011)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFC2903601)。
文摘Lithocaps are composed of silicic and advanced argillic altered rocks,and represent an important target for porphyry-epithermal Cu-Au exploration.Previous studies showed that integrating alunite spectral and composition with lithocap whole-rock geochemistry can effectively aid exploration for concealed Cu-Au mineralization.The Zijinshan Cu-Au and Dafanshan alunite deposits are located in the Coastal Volcanic Belt in SE China,where alunite is an indicator of hypogene mineralization and alteration.Detailed mineralogical studies of alunite from these two deposits were performed with short-wavelength infrared spectroscopy(SWIR),whole-rock geochemistry and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(LA-ICP-MS).For Zijinshan,wavelength variation of the SWIR alunite absorption peak at 1480 nm is proportional to the whole-rock Na/(Na+K)molar ratio of alunitebearing samples.Different percentage of alunite and mineral assemblages in the lithocap samples would both affect the wavelength of the SWIR alunite absorption peak at1480 nm.We suggest that the alunite Ba-Bi contents and the whole-rock Nb/La value(of alunite-bearing rocks)are reliable vectoring tools for detecting magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization center in the district.Comparing the alunite SWIR spectral and mineral geochemical features and whole-rock geochemistry of alunite-bearing rocks between the Zijinshan and Dafanshan deposits,Au–Ag mineralization may be concealed at depth in northwestern Dafanshan.
文摘蚀变岩帽在地表一般表现为陡倾的正地形,是高温、高氧逸度流体对围岩进行酸性淋滤,形成的一系列高级泥化和泥化等蚀变矿物组合。这种蚀变是浅成低温热液蚀变系统的一部分,其深部可能具有寻找斑岩型矿化的潜力。浙东南陆相火山岩地区普遍发育此种蚀变岩帽,但该类型蚀变常被前人定义为"次生石英岩"。本文选择其中典型的后坑蚀变岩帽,通过大比例尺蚀变填图、岩心编录,利用短波红外(ASD)、电子探针(EPMA)、扫描电镜(SEM)、能谱仪(EDS)等分析技术手段,发现蚀变岩帽具有垂直方向和水平方向的蚀变矿物分带。垂直方向由深到浅依次发育刚玉-绢云母,绢云母-叶蜡石,明矾石-高岭石-地开石具分带特征;水平方向上从核部到边部依次发育多孔状石英-金红石、高级泥化带(明矾石-叶蜡石-高岭石-地开石-水铝石-Aluminum Phosphate and sulphates矿物)、泥化带(高岭石-伊利石-蒙脱石)。并得出以下几点认识:①后坑蚀变岩帽中明矾石短波红外特征吸收峰在1480~1491nm之间,以岩浆-热液成因的钾明矾石为主,含少量钠明矾石;②叶蜡石短波红外特征吸收峰在2167nm左右,分为两种成因:早期高级泥化阶段的绢云母经后期热液退变质蚀变而成以及早期高岭石经后期热液进变质作用形成;③蚀变岩帽根部的刚玉被后期热液蚀变形成绢云母,刚玉-绢云母蚀变带之下可能是黄铁绢英岩化带;④早期水铝石被后期热液蚀变形成地开石,代表了热液的多期次性;通过对比后坑蚀变岩帽与其他斑岩-浅成低温热液矿床(如Horse-Ivaal和Vuda等矿床)的蚀变矿物分带后,发现后坑蚀变岩帽蚀变矿物分带与这些典型矿床相似。本文认为后坑蚀变岩帽属于该成矿系统上部的浅成低温热液蚀变部分,其深部具有寻找斑岩矿床的潜力,同时提出浙东南其他发育在陆相火山岩中的蚀变岩帽也属于该蚀变系统,具有寻找斑岩型铜金矿床的较大潜力。
