Trace and minor elements in sulfides from the Lengshuikeng Ag–Pb–Zn deposit, South China: a LA–ICP–MS study

The purpose of this study was to characterize some types of biomass wastes resulted from different activities such as: agriculture, forestry and food industry using thermogravimetric and ICP-MS analyses. Also, it was optimized an ICP-MS method for the determination of As, Cd and Pb from biomass ash samples. The ICP-MS analysis revealed that the highest concentration of metals (As, Cd, Pb) was recorded in the wood waste ash sample, also the thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the highest amount of ash was obtained for the same sample (26.82%). The biomass wastes mentioned in this study are alternative recyclable materials, reusable as pellets and briquettes. Keywords: ash, biomass, ICP-MS, minor elements, TG

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CALCITE U-Pb DATING UNRAVELS THE AGE AND HYDROTHERMAL HISTORY OF THE GIANT SHUIYINDONG CARLIN-TYPE GOLD DEPOSIT IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE, SOUTH CHINA

Economic Geology ◽

10.5382/econgeo.4870 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 116 (6) ◽

pp. 1253-1265

Author(s):

Xiao-Ye Jin ◽

Jian-Xin Zhao ◽

Yue-Xing Feng ◽

Albert H. Hofstra ◽

Xiao-Dong Deng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gold Deposit ◽

Early Cretaceous ◽

South China ◽

Gold Deposits ◽

Ore Deposits ◽

Late Triassic ◽

Gold Deposition ◽

Golden Triangle ◽

Icp Ms ◽

Carlin Type Gold Deposits

Abstract The ages of Carlin-type gold deposits in the Golden Triangle of South China have long been questioned due to the general lack of minerals unequivocally linked to gold deposition that can be precisely dated using conventional radiogenic isotope techniques. Recent advances in U-Pb methods show that calcite can be used to constrain the ages of hydrothermal processes, but few studies have been applied to ore deposits. Herein, we show that this approach can be used to constrain the timing of hydrothermal activity that generated and overprinted the giant Shuiyindong Carlin-type gold deposit in the Golden Triangle. Three stages of calcite (Cal-1, Cal-2, and Cal-3) have been recognized in this deposit based on crosscutting relationships, cathodoluminescence colors, and chemical (U, Pb, and rare earth element [REE]) and isotope (C, O, Sr) compositions. Cal-1 is texturally associated with ore-stage jasperoid and disseminated Au-bearing arsenian pyrite in hydrothermally altered carbonate rocks, which suggests it is synmineralization. Cal-2 fills open spaces and has a distinct orange cathodoluminescence, suggesting that it precipitated during a second fluid pulse. Cal-1 and Cal-2 have similar carbonate rock-buffered chemical and isotopic compositions. Cal-3 occurs in veins that often contain realgar and/or orpiment and are chemically (low U, Pb, and REE) and isotopically (higher δ13C, lower δ18O and Sri values) distinct from Cal-1 and Cal-2, suggesting that it formed from a third fluid. U-Pb isotope analyses, by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) for U-rich Cal-1 and Cal-2 and by LA-multicollector (MC)-ICP-MS for U-poor Cal-3, yield well-defined age constraints of 204.3 to 202.6, 191.9, and 139.3 to 137.1 Ma for Cal-1, Cal-2, and Cal-3, respectively. These new ages suggest that the Shuiyindong gold deposit formed in the late Triassic and was overprinted by hydrothermal events in the early Jurassic and early Cretaceous. Given the association of Cal-3 with orpiment and realgar, and previous geochronologic studies of several other major gold deposits in the Golden Triangle, we infer that the latest stage of calcite may be associated with an early Cretaceous regional gold metallogenic event. Combined with existing isotopic ages in the region, these new ages lead us to propose that Carlin-type gold deposits in the Golden Triangle formed during two metallogenic episodes in extensional settings, associated with the late Triassic Indochina orogeny and early Cretaceous paleo-Pacific plate subduction. This study shows that the calcite U-Pb method can be used to constrain the timing of Carlin-type gold deposits and successive hydrothermal events.

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Trace and minor elements in Woodbine sub-surface waters of the East Texas basin

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ◽

10.1016/0016-7037(60)90074-0 ◽

1960 ◽

Vol 20 (3-4) ◽

pp. 199-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

F.A. Brooks

Keyword(s):

Surface Waters ◽

East Texas ◽

Minor Elements ◽

East Texas Basin ◽

Trace And Minor Elements

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Comparison of Magma Oxygen Fugacity and Zircon Hf Isotopes between Xianglushan Tungsten-Bearing Granite and Late Yanshanian Granites in Jiangxi Province, South China

Minerals ◽

10.3390/min10020106 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 106

Author(s):

Xing-Yuan Li ◽

Jing-Ru Zhang ◽

Chun-Kit Lai

Keyword(s):

Oxygen Fugacity ◽

South China ◽

Granitic Magma ◽

Geochemical Data ◽

Jiangxi Province ◽

Magmatic Zircon ◽

Late Mesozoic ◽

Icp Ms ◽

T Values ◽

Southern Jiangxi Province

Jiangxi Province (South China) is one of the world’s top tungsten (W) mineral provinces. In this paper, we present a new LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb age and Hf isotope data on the W ore-related Xianglushan granite in northern Jiangxi Province. The magmatic zircon grains (with high Th/U values) yielded an early Cretaceous weighted mean U-Pb age of 125 ± 1 Ma (MSWD = 2.5, 2σ). Zircon εHf(t) values of the Xianglushan granite are higher (−6.9 to −4.1, avg. −5.4 ± 0.7) than those of the W ore-related Xihuanshan granite in southern Jiangxi Province (−14.9 to −11.2, avg. −12.5 ± 0.9), implying different sources between the W ore-forming magmas in the northern and southern Jiangxi Province. Compiling published zircon geochemical data, the oxygen fugacity (fO2) of the late Yanshanian granitic magmas in Jiangxi Province (the Xianglushan, Ehu, Dahutang, and Xihuashan plutons) were calculated by different interpolation methods. As opposed to the W ore-barren Ehu granitic magma, the low fO2 of the Xianglushan granitic magma may have caused W enrichment and mineralization, whilst high fO2 may have led to the coexistence of Cu and W mineralization in the Dahutang pluton. Additionally, our study suggests that the absence of late Mesozoic Cu-Mo mineralization in the Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Anhui Provinces (Zhe-Gan-Wan region) was probably related to low fO2 magmatism in the Cretaceous.

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Supplemental Material: Identification of ca. 520 Ma mid-ocean-ridge–type ophiolite suite in the inner Cathaysia block, South China: Evidence from shearing-type oceanic plagiogranite

10.1130/gsab.s.16548087 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Longming Li

Keyword(s):

South China ◽

Nd Isotope ◽

Icp Ms ◽

Mid Ocean Ridge ◽

Ophiolite Suite ◽

Cathaysia Block ◽

Ocean Ridge ◽

Oceanic Plagiogranite ◽

Felsic Rocks ◽

Os Isotope

Table S1: Zircon SIMS U-Pb data and d18O values for the meta-felsic rocks from Shitun area, Cathaysia block, South China; Table S2: LA-ICP-MS analysis of trace elements in zircon from the meta-felsic rocks, Shitun area, Cathaysia block, South China; Table S3: Zircon Hf isotope compositions of the meta-felsic rocks from Shitun area, Cathaysia block, South China; Table S4: Major- and trace-element compositions of the serpentinites, meta-ultramafic rocks, and meta-felsic rocks from Shitun area, Cathaysia block, South China; Table S5: Whole-rock Re-Os isotope compositions of the serpentinites from Shitun area, Cathaysia block, South China; and Table S6: Sr-Nd isotope compositions of the meta-ultramafic and meta-felsic rocks from Shitun area, Cathaysia block, South China.

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No ion is an island: Multiple ions involved during boron incorporation into CaCO3

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10652 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Michael Henehan ◽

Christa Klein-Gebbinck ◽

Gavin Foster ◽

Jill Wyman ◽

Mathis Hain ◽

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Keyword(s):

Calcium Carbonate ◽

Isotope Fractionation ◽

Isotope Composition ◽

Boron Isotope ◽

Minor Role ◽

Growth Mechanisms ◽

Minor Elements ◽

Vital Effects ◽

Biogenic Carbonates ◽

Trace And Minor Elements

Boron isotope ratios, as measured in marine calcium carbonate, are a proven tracer of past seawater and calcifying fluid pH and thus a powerful tool for the reconstruction of past atmospheric CO2 and monitoring of coral physiology. For such applications, understanding the inorganic baseline upon which foraminiferal vital effects or coral pH upregulation are superimposed should be an important prerequisite. Yet, investigations into boron isotope fractionation in synthetic CaCO3&#160;polymorphs have often reported variable and even conflicting results, implying that we may not fully understand pathways of boron incorporation into calcium carbonate. &#160;Here we address this topic with experimental data from calcite and aragonite precipitated across a range of pH in the presence of both Mg and Ca. We confirm the results of previous studies that the boron isotope composition of inorganic aragonite precipitates closely reflects that of aqueous borate ion, but that calcites display a higher degree of scatter, and diverge from the boron isotope composition of borate ion at low pH. We discuss these findings with reference to the simultaneous incorporation of other trace and minor elements, and highlight a number of mechanisms by which crystal growth mechanisms may influence the concentration and isotope composition of boron in CaCO3. In particular, we highlight the potential importance of surface electrostatics in driving variability in published synthetic carbonate datasets. Importantly for palaeo-reconstruction, however, these electrostatic effects are likely to play a much more minor role during natural precipitation of biogenic carbonates.

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