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Metal remobilization at the Nibao gold deposit in Youjiang basin, SW China: Implications from mineral texture, trace element and sulfur isotope compositions of sulfides and TiO2 polymorphs

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作者Jun Chen; Zhi-Long Huang; Taiyun-Zhi; Tao Wu; Jian-Zhong Liu; Rui-Dong Yang; Ya-Qi Yang; Jun-Bo Gao; Lin-Lin Liu; Li-Juan Du
刊名Ore Geology Reviews
出版日期2024
卷号170页码:106123
关键词Multistage Mineralization Gold Remobilization La-icp-ms Trace Element Analysis Sulfur Isotopes Nibao Gold Deposit Youjiang Basin
DOI10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106123
英文摘要

Multistage mineralization overprinting is important for the formation of giant hydrothermal gold deposits. The Youjiang basin in SW China has undergone at least three major deformation phases in the Mesozoic, but their relationship with the large-scale gold accumulation in the region remains enigmatic. Here, we study the large Nibao gold deposit (reserve > 70 t Au) in the northern part of the basin, which has both fault-controlled and stratabound orebodies. We identified a pre-ore stage and syn-ore stage including four tectono-hydrothermal (T-H) substages (i.e., T-H stage 1, 2, 3 and 4) for the local mineralization at Nibao. The pre-ore stage is dominated by coarse-grained pyrite coexisting with TiO2 polymorphs in the Middle-Late Permian basaltic rocks. The T-H substage 1 is characterized in that the sedimentary pyrites are brecciated in bedding-parallel faults. Fluorination and silicification occur in the T-H substage 2, which is re-brecciated at the T-H substage 3 forming the highest gold grade ore in high-angle thrust fault. The T-H substage 4 presents as fault reactivation within minor calcite and pyrite deposition. Mineralogy and in-situ trace element analyses reveal that mineral dissolution and reprecipitation (incl. dolomite, auriferous pyrite and TiO2 polymorphs) is ubiquitous during the multistage tectono-hydrothermal process, and the continuous alteration overprinting may have promoted gold accumulation. This replacement process of different generations of auriferous pyrite is also recorded by their inherited sulfur isotopes, giving a narrow δ34S (−3.1 to + 2.1 ‰) range. Anatase is the main accessory phase of TiO2 polymorphs, as identified with LA-ICP-MS trace element and laser Raman spectroscopic analyses. Moreover, the anatase can been divided into two types (type-I and II) based on their texture, alteration and chemistry. The type-I anatase commonly occurring in the stratabound ore is characterized by higher Zr (mean 1,730 ppm), V (mean 1,412 ppm), and Cr (mean 110 ppm) contents than type-II that coexists with zoned pyrite in the fault-controlled ore (mean 26 ppm, 187 ppm, and 38 ppm, respectively). Additionally, W (mean 636 ppm) and Mg (10,021 ppm) in type-II are much higher than type-I ones (mean 135 ppm W and 476 Mg). These features show that the sedimentary-stage Zr-V-Cr-rich type-I anatase was dissolved via fluid metasomatism, and reprecipitated as the hydrothermal-stage W-Mg-rich and Zr-poor anatase, with gold gradually enriched. Besides, the anatase phase of TiO2 polymorphs also indicates that the Nibao gold deposit was formed under low pressure–temperature condition. Overall, we propose that the Nibao is a Carlin-type gold deposit, dominated by multistage tectono-hydrothermal events.

 

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专题地球化学研究所_矿床地球化学国家重点实验室
作者单位1.College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
2.Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
3.State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550002, China
4.College of Mining Engineering, Guizhou University of Engineering Science, Bijie 551700, China
5.Guizhou Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration & Development, Guiyang 550018, China
6.China Gold Group Guizhou Co. LTD, Guiyang 550002, China
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Jun Chen,Zhi-Long Huang,Taiyun-Zhi,et al. Metal remobilization at the Nibao gold deposit in Youjiang basin, SW China: Implications from mineral texture, trace element and sulfur isotope compositions of sulfides and TiO2 polymorphs[J]. Ore Geology Reviews,2024,170:106123.
APA Jun Chen.,Zhi-Long Huang.,Taiyun-Zhi.,Tao Wu.,Jian-Zhong Liu.,...&Li-Juan Du.(2024).Metal remobilization at the Nibao gold deposit in Youjiang basin, SW China: Implications from mineral texture, trace element and sulfur isotope compositions of sulfides and TiO2 polymorphs.Ore Geology Reviews,170,106123.
MLA Jun Chen,et al."Metal remobilization at the Nibao gold deposit in Youjiang basin, SW China: Implications from mineral texture, trace element and sulfur isotope compositions of sulfides and TiO2 polymorphs".Ore Geology Reviews 170(2024):106123.

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