scholarly journals Ore Genesis of the Takatori Tungsten–Quartz Vein Deposit, Japan: Chemical and Isotopic Evidence

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 765
Author(s):  
Yuichi Morishita ◽  
Yoshiro Nishio
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Isotope ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Equilibrium Temperature ◽  
Granitic Rocks ◽  
Granitic Magma ◽  
Lithium Isotope ◽  
Vein Deposit ◽  
Pressure Independent ◽  
Isotope Equilibrium

The Takatori hypothermal tin–tungsten vein deposit is composed of wolframite-bearing quartz veins with minor cassiterite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and lithium-bearing muscovite and sericite. Several wolframite rims show replacement textures, which are assumed to form by iron replacement with manganese postdating the wolframite precipitation. Lithium isotope ratios (δ7Li) of Li-bearing muscovite from the Takatori veins range from −3.1‰ to −2.1‰, and such Li-bearing muscovites are proven to occur at the early stage of mineralization. Fine-grained sericite with lower Li content shows relatively higher δ7Li values, and might have precipitated after the main ore forming event. The maximum oxygen isotope equilibrium temperature of quartz–muscovite pairs is 460 °C, and it is inferred that the fluids might be in equilibrium with ilmenite series granitic rocks. Oxygen isotope ratios (δ18O) of the Takatori ore-forming fluid range from +10‰ to +8‰. The δ18O values of the fluid decreased with decreasing temperature probably because the fluid was mixed with surrounding pore water and meteoric water. The formation pressure for the Takatori deposit is calculated to be 160 MPa on the basis of the difference between the pressure-independent oxygen isotope equilibrium temperature and pressure-dependent homogenization fluid inclusions temperature. The ore-formation depth is calculated to be around 6 km. These lines of evidence suggest that a granitic magma beneath the deposit played a crucial role in the Takatori deposit formation.

New approaches to crustal evolution studies and the origin of granitic rocks: what can the Lu-Hf and Re-Os isotope systems tell us?

1996 ◽  
Vol 87 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 339-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clark M. Johnson ◽  
Steven B. Shirey ◽  
Karin M. Barovich
Keyword(s):  
Continental Crust ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Granitic Rocks ◽  
Nd Isotope ◽  
Volcanic Arcs ◽  
Depleted Mantle ◽  
Os Isotopes ◽  
Isotope System ◽  
Os Isotope

ABSTRACT:The Lu-Hf and Re-Os isotope systems have been applied sparsely to elucidate the origin of granites, intracrustal processes and the evolution of the continental crust. The presence or absence of garnet as a residual phase during partial melting will strongly influence Lu/Hf partitioning, making the Lu–Hf isotope system exceptionally sensitive to evaluating the role of garnet during intracrustal differentiation processes. Mid-Proterozoic (1·1–1·5Ga ) ‘anorogenic’ granites from the western U.S.A. appear to have anomalously high εHf values, relative to their εNd values, compared with Precambrian orogenic granites from several continents. The Hf-Nd isotope variations for Precambrian orogenic granites are well explained by melting processes that are ultimately tied to garnet-bearing sources in the mantle or crust. Residual, garnet-bearing lower and middle crust will evolve to anomalously high εHf values over time and may be the most likely source for later ‘anorogenic’ magmas. When crustal and mantle rocks are viewed together in terms of Hf and Nd isotope compositions, a remarkable mass balance is apparent for at least the outer silicate earth where Precambrian orogenic continental crust is the balance to the high-εHf depleted mantle, and enriched lithospheric mantle is the balance to the low-εHf depleted mantle.Although the continental crust has been envisioned to have exceptionally high Re/Os ratios and very radiogenic Os isotope compositions, new data obtained on magnetite mineral separates suggest that some parts of the Precambrian continental crust are relatively Os-rich and non-radiogenic. It remains unclear how continental crust may obtain non-radiogenic Os isotope ratios, and these results have important implications for Re-Os isotope evolution models. In contrast, Phanerozoic batholiths and volcanic arcs that are built on young mafic lower crust may have exceptionally radiogenic Os isotope ratios. These results highlight the unique ability of Os isotopes to identify young mafic crustal components in orogenic magmas that are essentially undetectable using other isotope systems such as O, Sr, Nd and Pb.

scholarly journals Downstream and seasonal changes of lithium isotope ratios in the Ganges‐Brahmaputra river system

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3003-3015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Manaka ◽  
Daisuke Araoka ◽  
Toshihiro Yoshimura ◽  
H. M. Zakir Hossain ◽  
Yoshiro Nishio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
River System ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Lithium Isotope ◽  
Brahmaputra River ◽  
The Ganges

Absence of Glaciation in Illinois during Marine Isotope Stages 3 through 5

1996 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Brandon Curry ◽  
Milan J. Pavich
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Isotope ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Lake Michigan ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Ice Sheet ◽  
Laurentide Ice Sheet ◽  
Argillic Horizon ◽  
Late Wisconsinan ◽  
Lake Michigan Lobe

A10Be inventory and14C ages of material from a core from northernmost Illinois support previous interpretations that this area was ice free from ca. 155,000 to 25,000 yr ago. During much of this period, from about 155,000 to 55,000 yr ago, 10Be accumulated in the argillic horizon of the Sangamon Geosol. Wisconsinan loess, containing inherited 10Be, was deposited above the Sangamon Geosol from ca. 55,000 to 25,000 yr ago and was subsequently buried by late Wisconsinan till deposited by the Lake Michigan Lobe of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. The Sangamonian interglacial stage has been correlated narrowly to marine oxygen isotope substage 5e; our data indicate instead that the Sangamon Geosol developed during late stage 6, all of stages 5 and 4, and early stage 3.

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