Geochemical characteristics of the giant Nibao Carlin-type gold deposit (Guizhou, China) and their geological implications
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- 作者：Lulin Zheng ; Ruidong Yang ; Junbo Gao ; Jun Chen…
- 关键词：Large gold orebody ; Nibao gold deposit ; Carlin ; type gold (southwestern Guizhou) ; Geochemistry characteristics ; Mineral resources ; Ore ; bearing rock series
- 刊名：Arabian Journal of Geosciences
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：9
- 期：2
- 全文大小：7,283 KB
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Ruidong Yang (1)
Junbo Gao (1)
Jun Chen (1)
Jianzhong Liu (3)
Yannan He (3)
1. College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
2. GuiZhou Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Prospecing, Guiyang, 550018, China
3. Geological Party 105 of the Guizhou Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration & Development, Guiyang, 550018, China - 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
- 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- ISSN：1866-7538
文摘
A large gold orebody controlled by Fault F1 was newly discovered in the giant Nibao Carlin-type gold deposit from southwestern Guizhou, China. Ore or rock samples were collected and studied to reveal the relationship among various orebodies which distributed in Fault F1 and its upper and lower plates, and to figure out the possible origin of ore-forming material. Tuff or tufaceous material was considered to be basic volcanic rocks in terms of their characteristic values of Al2O3/TiO2. Positive correlation was found between Au and As, and the correlation coefficient is particularly high within the fault fracture zone of the F1. Analysis shows that As can be regarded as a preferentially indicative element in gold prospection, while minerals of hydrothermal origin such as pyrite and arsenopyrite can be used as mineralogical indicative for gold prospection. Geochemical characteristics of trace elements and rare earth elements (REE) show that mantle source materials might have been involved in gold mineralization of different ore bodies. Large-scale Emei mantle plume eruption in the Early Permian resulted in thick volcanic sedimentary rock positioned between the karst unconformity surface at the top of the Maokou Formation and the bottom of the Longtan Formation. The Yanshanian tectonic activities played a significant role in driving gold-rich fluids to pressure-release spaces such as fault fracture zone and structure-controlling alteration zone (abbreviated to Sbt, according to Chinese). Those fluids reacted with ore-hosting rocks through water–rock interactions and resulted in the formation of gold-rich arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite. Gold mineralization might have resulted from reactions between Fe-poor and gold-rich ore-forming fluids and tuffs which was relatively rich in iron, during which Fault F1 was considered to be the key to the formation of this giant gold orebody.