The Xingluokeng deposit is the largest gran-ite-related tungsten deposit within the Wuyi metallogenic belt in South China.The Xingluokeng intrusion primarily consists of porphyritic biotite granite,biotite granite,and...The Xingluokeng deposit is the largest gran-ite-related tungsten deposit within the Wuyi metallogenic belt in South China.The Xingluokeng intrusion primarily consists of porphyritic biotite granite,biotite granite,andfine-grained granite.The deposit is represented by veinlet-disseminated mineralization with K-feldspathization and biotitization,alongside quartz-vein mineralization with gre-isenization and sericitization.This study investigates in-situ analyses of quartz compositions from both the intrusion and hydrothermal veinlets and veins.Trace element correlations indicate that trivalent Al^(3+)and Fe^(3+)replace Si^(4+)within the quartz lattice,with monovalent cations(such as Li^(+),Na^(+),and K^(+))primarily serving as charge compensators.Low Ge/Al ratios(<0.013)of quartz from granites suggest a mag-matic origin.The low Al/Ti and Ge/Ti ratios,accompanied by high Ti contents in quartz,suggest that the porphyritic biotite granite and biotite granite are characterized by rela-tively low levels of differentiation and high crystallization temperatures.In contrast,thefine-grained granite exhibits a higher degree of fractionation,lower crystallization tem-peratures,and a closer association with tungsten miner-alization.Ti contents in quartz from quartz veins indicate Qz-Ⅰformed at temperatures above 400°C,while Qz-Ⅱto Qz-Ⅴformed at temperatures below 350°C.Variations in different generations of quartz,as indicated by Al content and(Al+Fe)/(Li+Na+K)ratio,suggest that Qz-Ⅰprecipi-tated from a less acidicfluid with a stable pH,whereas Qz-Ⅱto Qz-Ⅴoriginated from a more acidicfluid with notable pH variations.Consequently,alkaline alteration and acidic alteration supplied the essential Ca and Fe for the precipita-tion of scheelite and wolframite,respectively,highlighting a critical mechanism in tungsten mineralization at the Xin-gluokeng deposit.展开更多
The coal metamorphism in Central Hunan pro-vides valuable information about hydrothermal activity and water/rock reactions.Learning how to collect age data on hydrothermal fluid systems is necessary for understanding ...The coal metamorphism in Central Hunan pro-vides valuable information about hydrothermal activity and water/rock reactions.Learning how to collect age data on hydrothermal fluid systems is necessary for understanding the history and genetic mechanisms of large-scale coal-generated graphite deposits.The Shihangli graphite deposit,formed by significant siliceous hydrothermal alteration,is the most distinctive in Central Hunan.Re–Os dating of pyrite from the Shihangli graphite deposit demonstrates that the coal-generated graphite mineraliza-tion age is-127.6±3.8 Ma.Based on in-situ mineral analysis,the hydrothermal pyrite in the Shihangli graphite deposit is mostly enriched in Sb,As,Au,W,Ag,Cu,Pb,and Zn.Based on the pyrite Re–Os isochron,the initial(^(187)Os/^(188)Os)values of pyrite were 1.03±0.24 and the Os(t)values varied from 571.8 to 755.1.Pyrite from the Shihangli graphite deposit comprises a Pb isotope composition similar to that of the Madiyi Formation bulk rock and stibnite from the Xikuangshan Sb deposit.Based on the Re–Os,Sr,S,and Pb isotopic compositions of sul-fides in the graphite and Sb deposits in Central Hunan,the Madiyi Formation was likely the primary source of ore-forming elements(Sb,Au,and As).The Re–Os and Pb isotope compositions of pyrite most likely reflect when large-scale fluid migration and coal-generated graphite mineralization occurred in Central Hunan.展开更多
The Dexing porphyry deposit is the largest porphyry Cu–Mo–Au deposit in South China.Biotite composition can record the physicochemical conditions and evolution history of magmatic-hydrothermal system.Biotite from th...The Dexing porphyry deposit is the largest porphyry Cu–Mo–Au deposit in South China.Biotite composition can record the physicochemical conditions and evolution history of magmatic-hydrothermal system.Biotite from the Dexing porphyry deposit could be divided to three types:primary magmatic biotite(Bi-M),hydrothermal altered magmatic biotite(Bi-A)and hydrothermal biotite(Bi-H).The temperature of Bi-M and Bi-H range from 719 to 767℃ and 690 to 727℃,respectively.Both magmatic and hydrothermal biotite have high Fe^(3+)/Fe^(2+)ratios(from 0.18 to 0.24)and XMgvalues(from 0.57 to 0.66),indicating a high oxygen fugacity.BiM has F lower than Bi-A and Bi-H(up to 0.26 wt%),but has Cl(Cl=0.18–0.30 wt%)similar to Bi-A and Bi-H(Cl=0.21–0.35 wt%),suggesting that high Cl/F ratios of early hydrothermal fluid may result from the exsolution from high Cl magma.From potassic alteration zone to phyllic and propylitic alteration zones,Cl decreases with increasing Cu,whereas F increases roughly.Therefore,Cl mostly originate from magma,but enrichment of F possibly results from reaction of fluids and Neoproterozoic strata.Negative correlation between Cl and Cu indicates that Cl might act as an important catalyst during Cu mineralization process.Biotite from Dexing has similar halogen compositions to other porphyry Cu-/Mo deposits in the world.Chlorine contents of hydrothermal fluid may be critical for Cu transportation and enrichment,while consumption of Cl would promote Cu deposition.展开更多
BACKGROUND Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is one of the most lethal malignancies with high mortality and short survival time.Computed tomography(CT)plays an important role in the diagnosis,staging and treatment...BACKGROUND Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is one of the most lethal malignancies with high mortality and short survival time.Computed tomography(CT)plays an important role in the diagnosis,staging and treatment of pancreatic tumour.Pancreatic cancer generally shows a low enhancement pattern compared with normal pancreatic tissue.AIM To analyse whether preoperative enhanced CT could be used to predict postoperative overall survival in patients with PDAC.METHODS Sixty-seven patients with PDAC undergoing pancreatic resection were enrolled retrospectively.All patients underwent preoperative unenhanced and enhanced CT examination,the CT values of which were measured.The ratio of the preoperative CT value increase from the nonenhancement phase to the portal venous phase between pancreatic tumour and normal pancreatic tissue was calculated.The cut-off value of ratios was obtained by the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve of the tumour relative enhancement ratio(TRER),according to which patients were divided into low-and high-enhancement groups.Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using Cox regression based on TRER grouping.Finally,the correlation between TRER and clinicopathological characteristics was analysed.RESULTS The area under the curve of the ROC curve was 0.768(P<0.05),and the cut-off value of the ROC curve was calculated as 0.7.TRER≤0.7 was defined as the low-enhancement group,and TRER>0.7 was defined as the high-enhancement group.According to the TRER grouping,the Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis results showed that the median survival(10.0 mo)with TRER≤0.7 was significantly shorter than that(22.0 mo)with TRER>0.7(P<0.05).In the univariate and multivariate analyses,the prognosis of patients with TRER≤0.7 was significantly worse than that of patients with TRER>0.7(P<0.05).Our results demonstrated that patients in the low TRER group were more likely to have higher American Joint Committee on Cancer stage,tumour stage and lymph node stage(all P<0.05),and TRER was significantly negatively correlated with tumour size(P<0.05).CONCLUSION TRER≤0.7 in patients with PDAC may represent a tumour with higher clinical stage and result in a shorter overall survival.展开更多
South China can be divided into four metallogenic belts:The Middle-Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt(MLYB),Qinzhou-Hangzhou Metallogenic Belt(QHMB),Nanling Metallogenic Belt(NLMB),and Wuyi Metallogenic Belt(WYMB).The ma...South China can be divided into four metallogenic belts:The Middle-Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt(MLYB),Qinzhou-Hangzhou Metallogenic Belt(QHMB),Nanling Metallogenic Belt(NLMB),and Wuyi Metallogenic Belt(WYMB).The major mineralization in the four metallogenic belts is granite-related Cu–Au–Mo and porphyrite Fe-apatite,porphyry Cu(Au),and epithermal Pb–Zn–Ag,hydrothermal Cu–Au–Pb–Zn–Ag,and granite-related skarn-type and quartz-veins W–Sn,respectively.Low-temperature thermochronology,including fissiontrack and U-Th/He dating,has been widely used to constrain tectonic thermal evolution and ore deposits preservation.Understanding fission-track annealing and He diffusion kinetics in accessory minerals,such as zircon and apatite,is essential for dating and applications.In this study,previous zircon fission-track(ZFT)and apatite fission-track(AFT)ages in South China were collected.The result shows that the ZFT ages are mainly concentrated at140–90 Ma,and the AFT ages are mainly distributed at70–40 Ma.The age distribution and inversion temperature–time paths reveal heterogeneous exhumation histories in South China.The MLYB experienced Late CretaceousCenozoic extremely slow exhumation after rapid cooling in the Early Cretaceous.The northern QHMB(i.e.from southern Anhui province to the Hangzhou Bay)had a relatively faster rate of uplifting and denudation than the southern QHMB in the Cretaceous.Subsequently,the northern QHMB rapidly exhumed,while the continuously slow exhumation operated the southern QHMB in the Cenozoic.The southern NLMB had a more rapid cooling rate than the northern NLMB during the Cretaceous time,and the whole NLMB experienced rapid cooling in the Cenozoic,except that the southern Hunan province had the most rapid cooling rate.The WYMB possibly had experienced slow exhumation since the Late Cretaceous.The exhumation thickness of the four metallogenic belts since90 Ma is approximately calculated as follows:the MLYB≤3.5 km,the northern QHMB concentrated at3.5–5.5 km,and the southern QHMB usually less than3.5 km,the NLMB 4.5–6.5 km and the WYMB<3.5 km.The exhumation thickness of the NLMB is corresponding to the occurrence of the world-class W deposits,which were emplaced into a deeper depth of 1.5–8 km.As such,we infer that the uplifting and denudation processes of the four metallogenic belts have also played an important role in dominated ore deposits.展开更多
基金This study is financially supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.42025301)Guizhou Provincial 2020 Science and Technology Subsidies(No.GZ2020SIG).
文摘The Xingluokeng deposit is the largest gran-ite-related tungsten deposit within the Wuyi metallogenic belt in South China.The Xingluokeng intrusion primarily consists of porphyritic biotite granite,biotite granite,andfine-grained granite.The deposit is represented by veinlet-disseminated mineralization with K-feldspathization and biotitization,alongside quartz-vein mineralization with gre-isenization and sericitization.This study investigates in-situ analyses of quartz compositions from both the intrusion and hydrothermal veinlets and veins.Trace element correlations indicate that trivalent Al^(3+)and Fe^(3+)replace Si^(4+)within the quartz lattice,with monovalent cations(such as Li^(+),Na^(+),and K^(+))primarily serving as charge compensators.Low Ge/Al ratios(<0.013)of quartz from granites suggest a mag-matic origin.The low Al/Ti and Ge/Ti ratios,accompanied by high Ti contents in quartz,suggest that the porphyritic biotite granite and biotite granite are characterized by rela-tively low levels of differentiation and high crystallization temperatures.In contrast,thefine-grained granite exhibits a higher degree of fractionation,lower crystallization tem-peratures,and a closer association with tungsten miner-alization.Ti contents in quartz from quartz veins indicate Qz-Ⅰformed at temperatures above 400°C,while Qz-Ⅱto Qz-Ⅴformed at temperatures below 350°C.Variations in different generations of quartz,as indicated by Al content and(Al+Fe)/(Li+Na+K)ratio,suggest that Qz-Ⅰprecipi-tated from a less acidicfluid with a stable pH,whereas Qz-Ⅱto Qz-Ⅴoriginated from a more acidicfluid with notable pH variations.Consequently,alkaline alteration and acidic alteration supplied the essential Ca and Fe for the precipita-tion of scheelite and wolframite,respectively,highlighting a critical mechanism in tungsten mineralization at the Xin-gluokeng deposit.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC0600207,2014CB440904)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42062006,41962007)the Integrated Exploration Project of China Geological Survey(No.12120114034501).
文摘The coal metamorphism in Central Hunan pro-vides valuable information about hydrothermal activity and water/rock reactions.Learning how to collect age data on hydrothermal fluid systems is necessary for understanding the history and genetic mechanisms of large-scale coal-generated graphite deposits.The Shihangli graphite deposit,formed by significant siliceous hydrothermal alteration,is the most distinctive in Central Hunan.Re–Os dating of pyrite from the Shihangli graphite deposit demonstrates that the coal-generated graphite mineraliza-tion age is-127.6±3.8 Ma.Based on in-situ mineral analysis,the hydrothermal pyrite in the Shihangli graphite deposit is mostly enriched in Sb,As,Au,W,Ag,Cu,Pb,and Zn.Based on the pyrite Re–Os isochron,the initial(^(187)Os/^(188)Os)values of pyrite were 1.03±0.24 and the Os(t)values varied from 571.8 to 755.1.Pyrite from the Shihangli graphite deposit comprises a Pb isotope composition similar to that of the Madiyi Formation bulk rock and stibnite from the Xikuangshan Sb deposit.Based on the Re–Os,Sr,S,and Pb isotopic compositions of sul-fides in the graphite and Sb deposits in Central Hunan,the Madiyi Formation was likely the primary source of ore-forming elements(Sb,Au,and As).The Re–Os and Pb isotope compositions of pyrite most likely reflect when large-scale fluid migration and coal-generated graphite mineralization occurred in Central Hunan.
基金supported by the Chinese National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars to Dr.Gao Jian-Feng(42025301).
文摘The Dexing porphyry deposit is the largest porphyry Cu–Mo–Au deposit in South China.Biotite composition can record the physicochemical conditions and evolution history of magmatic-hydrothermal system.Biotite from the Dexing porphyry deposit could be divided to three types:primary magmatic biotite(Bi-M),hydrothermal altered magmatic biotite(Bi-A)and hydrothermal biotite(Bi-H).The temperature of Bi-M and Bi-H range from 719 to 767℃ and 690 to 727℃,respectively.Both magmatic and hydrothermal biotite have high Fe^(3+)/Fe^(2+)ratios(from 0.18 to 0.24)and XMgvalues(from 0.57 to 0.66),indicating a high oxygen fugacity.BiM has F lower than Bi-A and Bi-H(up to 0.26 wt%),but has Cl(Cl=0.18–0.30 wt%)similar to Bi-A and Bi-H(Cl=0.21–0.35 wt%),suggesting that high Cl/F ratios of early hydrothermal fluid may result from the exsolution from high Cl magma.From potassic alteration zone to phyllic and propylitic alteration zones,Cl decreases with increasing Cu,whereas F increases roughly.Therefore,Cl mostly originate from magma,but enrichment of F possibly results from reaction of fluids and Neoproterozoic strata.Negative correlation between Cl and Cu indicates that Cl might act as an important catalyst during Cu mineralization process.Biotite from Dexing has similar halogen compositions to other porphyry Cu-/Mo deposits in the world.Chlorine contents of hydrothermal fluid may be critical for Cu transportation and enrichment,while consumption of Cl would promote Cu deposition.
基金Supported by the Medical Centre of Minimally Invasive Technology of Fujian Province,No.2017[171],and No.2017[4]Joint Funds for the Innovation of Science and Technology,Fujian Province,No.2017Y9059the United Fujian Provincial Health and Education Project for Tackling the Key Research,No.2019-WJ-07.
文摘BACKGROUND Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is one of the most lethal malignancies with high mortality and short survival time.Computed tomography(CT)plays an important role in the diagnosis,staging and treatment of pancreatic tumour.Pancreatic cancer generally shows a low enhancement pattern compared with normal pancreatic tissue.AIM To analyse whether preoperative enhanced CT could be used to predict postoperative overall survival in patients with PDAC.METHODS Sixty-seven patients with PDAC undergoing pancreatic resection were enrolled retrospectively.All patients underwent preoperative unenhanced and enhanced CT examination,the CT values of which were measured.The ratio of the preoperative CT value increase from the nonenhancement phase to the portal venous phase between pancreatic tumour and normal pancreatic tissue was calculated.The cut-off value of ratios was obtained by the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve of the tumour relative enhancement ratio(TRER),according to which patients were divided into low-and high-enhancement groups.Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using Cox regression based on TRER grouping.Finally,the correlation between TRER and clinicopathological characteristics was analysed.RESULTS The area under the curve of the ROC curve was 0.768(P<0.05),and the cut-off value of the ROC curve was calculated as 0.7.TRER≤0.7 was defined as the low-enhancement group,and TRER>0.7 was defined as the high-enhancement group.According to the TRER grouping,the Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis results showed that the median survival(10.0 mo)with TRER≤0.7 was significantly shorter than that(22.0 mo)with TRER>0.7(P<0.05).In the univariate and multivariate analyses,the prognosis of patients with TRER≤0.7 was significantly worse than that of patients with TRER>0.7(P<0.05).Our results demonstrated that patients in the low TRER group were more likely to have higher American Joint Committee on Cancer stage,tumour stage and lymph node stage(all P<0.05),and TRER was significantly negatively correlated with tumour size(P<0.05).CONCLUSION TRER≤0.7 in patients with PDAC may represent a tumour with higher clinical stage and result in a shorter overall survival.
基金the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(42025301)Natural Science Foundation of China(41673057)。
文摘South China can be divided into four metallogenic belts:The Middle-Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt(MLYB),Qinzhou-Hangzhou Metallogenic Belt(QHMB),Nanling Metallogenic Belt(NLMB),and Wuyi Metallogenic Belt(WYMB).The major mineralization in the four metallogenic belts is granite-related Cu–Au–Mo and porphyrite Fe-apatite,porphyry Cu(Au),and epithermal Pb–Zn–Ag,hydrothermal Cu–Au–Pb–Zn–Ag,and granite-related skarn-type and quartz-veins W–Sn,respectively.Low-temperature thermochronology,including fissiontrack and U-Th/He dating,has been widely used to constrain tectonic thermal evolution and ore deposits preservation.Understanding fission-track annealing and He diffusion kinetics in accessory minerals,such as zircon and apatite,is essential for dating and applications.In this study,previous zircon fission-track(ZFT)and apatite fission-track(AFT)ages in South China were collected.The result shows that the ZFT ages are mainly concentrated at140–90 Ma,and the AFT ages are mainly distributed at70–40 Ma.The age distribution and inversion temperature–time paths reveal heterogeneous exhumation histories in South China.The MLYB experienced Late CretaceousCenozoic extremely slow exhumation after rapid cooling in the Early Cretaceous.The northern QHMB(i.e.from southern Anhui province to the Hangzhou Bay)had a relatively faster rate of uplifting and denudation than the southern QHMB in the Cretaceous.Subsequently,the northern QHMB rapidly exhumed,while the continuously slow exhumation operated the southern QHMB in the Cenozoic.The southern NLMB had a more rapid cooling rate than the northern NLMB during the Cretaceous time,and the whole NLMB experienced rapid cooling in the Cenozoic,except that the southern Hunan province had the most rapid cooling rate.The WYMB possibly had experienced slow exhumation since the Late Cretaceous.The exhumation thickness of the four metallogenic belts since90 Ma is approximately calculated as follows:the MLYB≤3.5 km,the northern QHMB concentrated at3.5–5.5 km,and the southern QHMB usually less than3.5 km,the NLMB 4.5–6.5 km and the WYMB<3.5 km.The exhumation thickness of the NLMB is corresponding to the occurrence of the world-class W deposits,which were emplaced into a deeper depth of 1.5–8 km.As such,we infer that the uplifting and denudation processes of the four metallogenic belts have also played an important role in dominated ore deposits.
