Massive sulfide precipitates found in the Southwest Indian Ridge （SWIR） 49.6°E hydrothermal field are enriched in gold. Here, the mineralogy and mineral chemistry of these massive sulfides to constrain the proc...Massive sulfide precipitates found in the Southwest Indian Ridge （SWIR） 49.6°E hydrothermal field are enriched in gold. Here, the mineralogy and mineral chemistry of these massive sulfides to constrain the process of gold precipitation were studied. Sulfide samples in this field include lower- temperature Zn-rich sulfides and relative higher-temperature Fe-rich sulfides. Zn-rich sulfides are dominated by sphalerite-pyrite-chalcopyrite assemblages, with concentrations of gold ranging from 9.08 to 17.0 μg/g. Fe-rich sulfides consist mainly of pyrite-marcasite-isocubanite assemblages, with gold concentrations from 2.17 to 3.79 μg/g. The significant enrichment in gold within the lower- temperature Zn-rich sulfides and the effective separation of Zn and Fe in hydrothermal precipitates at the surface of this field are here interpreted to reflect the strong temperature dependence of gold transportation and deposition within the sulfides. In Zn-rich samples, large amounts of isolated native gold grains were identified. They were found mainly as inclusions up to 8 μm in diameter, occupying porous cavities in sphalerite or in the elevated iron content rim of sphalerite. The fineness of the gold ranged from 810 to 830. Unlike previously published results on other hydrothermal fields, these data show a low gold fineness values in SWIR 49.6°E. The FeS content of sphalerite associated with gold grains ranged from 3.2 mole % to 18.9 mole %. This was higher than in other fields, indicating that the sulfur activity is relatively low during the gold precipitation process and that sulfur activity may be one of the main factors affecting gold fineness in the SWIR 49.6°E hydrothermal field. Evidence regarding gold fineness and sulfur activity suggests that gold was quite likely transported as AuHS° rather than as a Au（HS）2- complex.展开更多
Fresh rocks sampled from the 14.0°S hydrothermal field of the South Atlantic Ridge can be divided into two categories: olivine-gabbro and basalt. The olivine-gabbro is composed mainly of three types of minerals: ...Fresh rocks sampled from the 14.0°S hydrothermal field of the South Atlantic Ridge can be divided into two categories: olivine-gabbro and basalt. The olivine-gabbro is composed mainly of three types of minerals: olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase, while a multitude of melt inclusions occur in the plagioclase phenocrysts of the basalts. We analyzed the whole-rock, major and trace elements contents of the basalts, the mineral chemistry of phenocrysts and melt inclusions in the basalts, and the mineral chemistry of olivine-clinopyroxene-plagioclase in the olivine-gabbro, then simulated magma evolution within the crust using the COMAGMAT program. The whole-rock geochemistry shows that all the basalts exhibit typical N-MORB characteristics. In addition, the mineral chemistry characteristics of the olivine-gabbro(low-Fo olivine, low-Mg# clinopyroxene, high-Ti O2 clinopyroxene, low-An plagioclase), show that strong magma differentiation occurred within the crust. Nevertheless, significant discrepancies between those minerals and phenocrysts in the basalts(high-Fo olivine, high-An plagioclase) reflect the heterogeneity of magma differentiation. High Mg#(≈0.72) melt inclusions isobaric partial crystallization simulations suggest that the magma differentiation occurred at the depth shallower than 13.03 km below the seafloor, and both the vertical differentiation column shows distinct discrepancies from that of a steady-state magma chamber. Instead, a series of independent magma intrusions probably occurred within the crust, and their corresponding crystallized bodies, as the primary high-temperature thermal anomalies within the off-axis crust, probably act as the heat source for the development of the 14.0°S hydrothermal system.展开更多
Magnetic minerals in marine sediments are often masked by the primary natural remanent magnetization and material source signals.In order to understand sedimentary environment and sources of sediments in the abyss,we ...Magnetic minerals in marine sediments are often masked by the primary natural remanent magnetization and material source signals.In order to understand sedimentary environment and sources of sediments in the abyss,we studied 126 samples of five bottom surface cores collected by the Jiaolong Submersible at 4000-7000 m in depth during the third stage of the China's 38th Ocean Voyage.The magnetic properties of the sediments were analyzed using Thermosusceptibility(k-T)curves and Day plot.The results show that the magnetic minerals in the sediments of the Yap Trench are mainly maghemite,and the overall magnetic and soft magnetic properties were strong.The magnetic particles of sediments are dominated by pseudo single domains(PSD)grains.The main source of sediment is locally-derived basalt debris and volcanic debris,and the process of sedimentation is gravity-like flow deposition.展开更多
In recent years, a series of cruises have been launched by China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association （COMRA） to conduct hydrothermal activity investigation at mid-ocean ridges （MOR）. Since...In recent years, a series of cruises have been launched by China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association （COMRA） to conduct hydrothermal activity investigation at mid-ocean ridges （MOR）. Since the first active hydrothermal field at 49.6°E Southwest Indian Ridge （SWIR） was found in 2007 by Chinese scientists on board R/V Dayangyihao, more hydrothermal fields have been found on the SWIR and equatorial East Pacific Rise （EPR） [1-4].展开更多
Sm-Nd isotope systematics of ores and fluorites places precise time constraints on REE mineralization of the Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit in Yunnan Province which occur in the Proterozoic Kunyan group. The ore-related ...Sm-Nd isotope systematics of ores and fluorites places precise time constraints on REE mineralization of the Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit in Yunnan Province which occur in the Proterozoic Kunyan group. The ore-related fluorites contain high abundant REE, and show a strong enrichment of LREE and a positive Eu anomaly, which is in marked contrast to post-ore fluorites that are HREE en-riched. The Sm-Nd isochron ages of the ores and fluorites are 1539±40 Ma and 1617±100 Ma, respectively, and calculated εNd(t) are ?4.6 and ?3.2. Accurate age determinations of the mineralization demonstrate that the REE mineralization took place during early Mesoproterozoic. Together with other geological evidence from the ore deposit, the primary REE-bearing ore-forming fluids are suggested to have been derived from the Enriched Mantle, and the Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE ore deposit is of volcanic exhalation- hydro-thermal sedimentary origin. This study also imply that the sudden large-scale REE mineralization in the Mesoprotero-zoic epoch may have been induced by alkaline-rich anoro-genic magmatism which occurred at marginal rifts of the continent in the Mesoproterozoic.展开更多
基金The International Seabed Area 11th Five Year Plan Program of China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association under contract No. DYXM-115-01-2-1the International cooperation program of the Ministry of Science and Technology under contract No.2006DFB21620+1 种基金the program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No. 40776034Grant from the scientific research fund of the First Institute of Oceanography,SOA under contract No.GY02-2012G10
文摘Massive sulfide precipitates found in the Southwest Indian Ridge （SWIR） 49.6°E hydrothermal field are enriched in gold. Here, the mineralogy and mineral chemistry of these massive sulfides to constrain the process of gold precipitation were studied. Sulfide samples in this field include lower- temperature Zn-rich sulfides and relative higher-temperature Fe-rich sulfides. Zn-rich sulfides are dominated by sphalerite-pyrite-chalcopyrite assemblages, with concentrations of gold ranging from 9.08 to 17.0 μg/g. Fe-rich sulfides consist mainly of pyrite-marcasite-isocubanite assemblages, with gold concentrations from 2.17 to 3.79 μg/g. The significant enrichment in gold within the lower- temperature Zn-rich sulfides and the effective separation of Zn and Fe in hydrothermal precipitates at the surface of this field are here interpreted to reflect the strong temperature dependence of gold transportation and deposition within the sulfides. In Zn-rich samples, large amounts of isolated native gold grains were identified. They were found mainly as inclusions up to 8 μm in diameter, occupying porous cavities in sphalerite or in the elevated iron content rim of sphalerite. The fineness of the gold ranged from 810 to 830. Unlike previously published results on other hydrothermal fields, these data show a low gold fineness values in SWIR 49.6°E. The FeS content of sphalerite associated with gold grains ranged from 3.2 mole % to 18.9 mole %. This was higher than in other fields, indicating that the sulfur activity is relatively low during the gold precipitation process and that sulfur activity may be one of the main factors affecting gold fineness in the SWIR 49.6°E hydrothermal field. Evidence regarding gold fineness and sulfur activity suggests that gold was quite likely transported as AuHS° rather than as a Au（HS）2- complex.
基金financially supported jointly by the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association Program (DY125-12-R-01)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC41306060)
文摘Fresh rocks sampled from the 14.0°S hydrothermal field of the South Atlantic Ridge can be divided into two categories: olivine-gabbro and basalt. The olivine-gabbro is composed mainly of three types of minerals: olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase, while a multitude of melt inclusions occur in the plagioclase phenocrysts of the basalts. We analyzed the whole-rock, major and trace elements contents of the basalts, the mineral chemistry of phenocrysts and melt inclusions in the basalts, and the mineral chemistry of olivine-clinopyroxene-plagioclase in the olivine-gabbro, then simulated magma evolution within the crust using the COMAGMAT program. The whole-rock geochemistry shows that all the basalts exhibit typical N-MORB characteristics. In addition, the mineral chemistry characteristics of the olivine-gabbro(low-Fo olivine, low-Mg# clinopyroxene, high-Ti O2 clinopyroxene, low-An plagioclase), show that strong magma differentiation occurred within the crust. Nevertheless, significant discrepancies between those minerals and phenocrysts in the basalts(high-Fo olivine, high-An plagioclase) reflect the heterogeneity of magma differentiation. High Mg#(≈0.72) melt inclusions isobaric partial crystallization simulations suggest that the magma differentiation occurred at the depth shallower than 13.03 km below the seafloor, and both the vertical differentiation column shows distinct discrepancies from that of a steady-state magma chamber. Instead, a series of independent magma intrusions probably occurred within the crust, and their corresponding crystallized bodies, as the primary high-temperature thermal anomalies within the off-axis crust, probably act as the heat source for the development of the 14.0°S hydrothermal system.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2015CB755901)Taishan Scholar Project Funding(No.tspd2016007)+2 种基金13 th Five-Year Plan Program of the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association Research(No.DY135-S2-2-08)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2017M610403)the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2018YFC0309802,2018YFC0309903)。
文摘Magnetic minerals in marine sediments are often masked by the primary natural remanent magnetization and material source signals.In order to understand sedimentary environment and sources of sediments in the abyss,we studied 126 samples of five bottom surface cores collected by the Jiaolong Submersible at 4000-7000 m in depth during the third stage of the China's 38th Ocean Voyage.The magnetic properties of the sediments were analyzed using Thermosusceptibility(k-T)curves and Day plot.The results show that the magnetic minerals in the sediments of the Yap Trench are mainly maghemite,and the overall magnetic and soft magnetic properties were strong.The magnetic particles of sediments are dominated by pseudo single domains(PSD)grains.The main source of sediment is locally-derived basalt debris and volcanic debris,and the process of sedimentation is gravity-like flow deposition.
基金supported by China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association Program (Grant No. DY115-02-1-01)State Oceanic Administration Youth Science Fund (Grant No. 2010318)
文摘In recent years, a series of cruises have been launched by China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association （COMRA） to conduct hydrothermal activity investigation at mid-ocean ridges （MOR）. Since the first active hydrothermal field at 49.6°E Southwest Indian Ridge （SWIR） was found in 2007 by Chinese scientists on board R/V Dayangyihao, more hydrothermal fields have been found on the SWIR and equatorial East Pacific Rise （EPR） [1-4].
基金supported by the Chinese Academy of Science Innovation Program(Grant No.KZCX3-SW-125)the China Ocean Mineral Resources A ssociation project(Grant No.DY105-01-05-02).
文摘Sm-Nd isotope systematics of ores and fluorites places precise time constraints on REE mineralization of the Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE deposit in Yunnan Province which occur in the Proterozoic Kunyan group. The ore-related fluorites contain high abundant REE, and show a strong enrichment of LREE and a positive Eu anomaly, which is in marked contrast to post-ore fluorites that are HREE en-riched. The Sm-Nd isochron ages of the ores and fluorites are 1539±40 Ma and 1617±100 Ma, respectively, and calculated εNd(t) are ?4.6 and ?3.2. Accurate age determinations of the mineralization demonstrate that the REE mineralization took place during early Mesoproterozoic. Together with other geological evidence from the ore deposit, the primary REE-bearing ore-forming fluids are suggested to have been derived from the Enriched Mantle, and the Yinachang Fe-Cu-REE ore deposit is of volcanic exhalation- hydro-thermal sedimentary origin. This study also imply that the sudden large-scale REE mineralization in the Mesoprotero-zoic epoch may have been induced by alkaline-rich anoro-genic magmatism which occurred at marginal rifts of the continent in the Mesoproterozoic.
