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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Aaron L. Hantsche, Kalin Kouzmanov, Georgi Milenkov, Simone Vezzoni, Rossitsa Vassileva, Andrea Dini, Thomas Sheldrake, Oscar Laurent, Marcel Guillong
Summary: Distal skarn bodies form through metasomatic reactions induced by far-traveled hydrothermal fluids interacting with reactive host lithologies such as marble and gneiss. The growth of skarn bodies is characterized by multiple generations of major calc-silicate minerals, with fluid flow direction orthogonal to skarn front propagation. Geochemical analyses reveal compositional banding and variable trace element distributions reflecting the distance traveled by hydrothermal fluids and their interaction with host rocks.
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Geology
Zhan-Ke Li, Chang Wang, Zhen-Qiang Wang, Kai -Wen Li, Jun-Jie Zhou, Xiao-Ming Li, Jia Hu, Jun Zhang
Summary: The Nannihu ore field in the southern North China Craton is home to a variety of valuable mineral resources, including Mo, W, Zn, Pb, Cu, and Ag. Through a comprehensive geological, geochronological, and pyrite geochemical study, researchers have uncovered the relationships between different types of deposits in the area. The findings reveal a giant magmatic-hydrothermal metallogenic system, with zonation of porphyry, skarn, and epithermal mineralization. The multi-episode magmatism and mineralization have led to the significant enrichment of mineral resources in the Nannihu ore field.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2023)
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Colin Aldis, Gema R. Olivo, Jessica A. A. C. Arruda, Ilkay S. Cevik
Summary: The study focuses on the Morro Agudo District in the Proterozoic Vazante-Paracatu mineral belt, revealing that mineralization in the area is epigenetic and may have involved the mixing of multiple fluids with distinct compositions. This district is a rare example of Proterozoic MVT districts, providing new insights for exploration in similar basins.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Xudong Niu, Qihai Shu, Kai Xing, Shengrui Yuan, Liangmin Wei, Yipeng Zhang, Fan Yu, Qingwen Zeng, Shaolong Ma
Summary: The metal association in the Haobugao skarn deposit in northeastern China is largely controlled by the magma redox state and fractionation degree. The study shows that the ore-related granitic intrusion at Haobugao is generally more oxidized but less evolved when compared with other intrusions responsible for typical skarn Sn mineralization worldwide, suggesting that it is unlikely for the Haobugao intrusion to produce economically significant Sn mineralization.
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2022)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Jun Deng, Fuchuan Chen, Qihai Shu, Qingfei Wang, Gongjian Li, Xiaolin Cui, Jan Marten Huizenga, Xinwei Hu
Summary: The Jinchanghe deposit is a typical Zn-Pb-Fe-Cu skarn deposit in southwestern China, with orebodies in Cambrian limestone and calcareous siltstone. The skarn minerals and economic metals display a zonation pattern.
MINERALIUM DEPOSITA
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Nils F. Jansson, Rodney L. Allen, Goran Skogsmo, Saman Tavakoli
Summary: This study applies PCA and K-means clustering for data dimension reduction and grouping of multivariate whole-rock lithogeochemical data, aiming to provide a non-biased classification method for dolomite samples useful in exploration vectoring. The results show that PCA can explain 79.69% of dataset variance with three principle components, while K-means clustering reflects relative contents of detrital, biogenic, and hydrothermal components in the marble protoliths. Spatial analysis reveals systematic distribution patterns relative to known deposits, offering an exploration guide.
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2022)
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Geology
Jiadai Li, Jing Xu, Shitou Wu, Nigel J. Cook, Cristiana L. Ciobanu, Sarah Gilbert, Liyuan Wang
Summary: This study uses textural information, geochemistry, and in-situ garnet U-Pb geochronology to determine the timing and genesis of Pb-Zn mineralization in the Lawu and Yaguila skarn deposits in Tibet. The results show that the uranium content in garnets is correlated with rare earth element and iron content, suggesting that uranium incorporation is controlled by coupled substitution mechanisms. The garnets also contain measurable amounts of other metals. The new garnet U-Pb data indicate that the Yaguila deposit formed between 68.5 ± 3.4 and 65.0 ± 4.7 Ma, and the Lawu deposit formed at 54.6 ± 2.9 Ma, suggesting a magmatichydrothermal origin for the mineralization.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Yong-Shu Huang, Wen-Hao Zhao, Yu Liu, Yue-Heng Yang, Guo-Qiang Tang, Yang Li, Xian-Hua Li, Han Zhao, Qiu-Li Li
Summary: This study demonstrates the suitability of andradite-rich garnet with high U/Pb ratios for U-Pb dating and proposes the use of ion probes to interpret the complex evolutionary history of garnets. The evaluation of matrix effects reveals no significant influence on U-Pb ages among different compositions of garnet samples. The study also observes a negative correlation between UO2+/UO+ and Al2O3 content and a positive correlation among Fe, REE, and U content, suggesting a multi-element coupled substitution mechanism controlling U in garnet lattices. The application case of dating garnet from Zhibula skarn deposit demonstrates its relationship with an unexposed acidic pluton.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2022)
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Geology
Jingxin Hong, Hongyu Zhang, Dengfeng Li, Yongpeng Ouyang, Degao Zhai, Feng Liu, Jiajun Liu
Summary: The Zhuxi skarn W-Cu ore deposit in South China is the largest tungsten deposit in the world. This study highlights the key role of garnet in skarn formation and the reliability and viability of U-Pb dating for constraining the timing of mineralization.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geology
Kaixuan Hui, Kezhang Qin, Zhenzhen Li, Fangyue Wang, Shen Gao, Ri Han, Jing Kan, Junxing Zhao, Guangming Li
Summary: The Jiawula-Chaganbulagen (Jia-Cha) super-large, magmatic-hydrothermal Ag-Pb-Zn ore field in northeast China is characterized by large and well-developed alteration and metallic zonation centered on porphyry Mo-Cu mineralization. Geochronological evidence suggests the genetic relationship between the epithermal system and porphyry Mo-Cu mineralization. The porphyry-epithermal mineralization system in the Jia-Cha ore field is significant for further exploration in northeast China.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ronald J. R. Massawe, David R. Lentz
Summary: The copper-silver skarn occurrences in the McKenzie Gulch area are spatially associated with Middle Devonian intermediate to felsic dyke swarms. The mineralization formed from high temperature and salinity fluids during the prograde stage and lower temperature and salinity fluids during the retrograde stage. The mineralization events coincided with Early to Middle Devonian magmatic activity, as evidenced by felsic porphyry dykes and Pb isotope compositions of sulfides.
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2022)
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Geology
Yi-Wei Peng, Hao Zou, Leon Bagas, Yu-Fan Shen, Zhi-Ping Shu, Jing Su, Qing-Dong Liang, Chun-Shan Wang, Yao-Hua Hu, Heng Zhang
Summary: This study used geological and isotope analysis to determine the age of mineralization, source of ore-forming components, and the relationship between mineralization and magmatic activity in the Arqiale Pb-Zn-Cu deposit.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geology
Yun-Hui Zhang, Rong-Wen Yao, Ying Wang, Ji Duo, Hua-Wen Cao
Summary: The genesis and spatial-temporal evolution of Pb-Zn mineralization in the Northern Gangdese Metallogenic Belt were studied through the investigation of the Zebuxia Pb-Zn deposit. The research results provide insights into the prospecting potential of the Western section of the Northern Gangdese Metallogenic Belt.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Xinyu Wang, Shulai Wang, Huiqiong Zhang, Yuwang Wang, Xinyou Zhu, Xing Yang
Summary: In this study, the major and trace element compositions of the typical skarn mineral assemblages in the Niukutou Pb-Zn deposit were analyzed. Three hydrothermal mineralization stages with different mineral assemblages were identified, indicating a migration of ore-forming fluid from deep to shallow levels of the deposit. The variation in oxygen fugacity influenced the dissolution and precipitation of ore-forming elements. Rating: 8 points.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Wen-Bin Cheng, Si Chen, Yi-Wei Peng, Chen-Wei Li
Summary: A large number of distal skarn Pb-Zn deposits have been discovered in the Gangdese region, Tibet, China, along the eastern Nyainqentanglha metallogenic belt (NMB). The Mengya'a deposit, located in the east of NMB, is adjacent to the Longmala deposit. The dating results of these two deposits are unclear. In this study, U-Pb dating of garnet from Mengya'a using LA-ICP-MS was performed, indicating that the Pb-Zn mineralization occurred during the main collision stage of the India-Asia plates. The isotopic compositions of hydrothermal minerals suggest that the ore-forming fluids were derived from magmatic water with progressive input of meteoric water.
GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Om Prakash Kumar, Amiya S. Naik, P. Gopinathan, T. Subramani, Vishvajeet Singh, Prakash K. Singh, Uma K. Shukla, Arun Prabhu
Summary: This study characterizes lignite samples from Kapurdi, Giral, and Sonari mines in Rajasthan's Barmer Basin using petrographic and geochemical techniques. The results provide insights into the geochemical properties, hydrocarbon potential, depositional environment, and paleo-climatic conditions of these lignite deposits. The study finds high volatile matter and sulfur concentrations in the Barmer lignite deposits, as well as indications of a wet environment during organic material decomposition. The findings have implications for understanding the coalification profile and hydrocarbon source rock potential in the region.
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2024)
Review
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ashkan Jahandari, Behnam Abbasnejad
Summary: The assessment of heavy metal concentrations in agricultural soil is important for crop safety and quality, as well as potential risks to human health. This review analyzed published data on seven heavy metals in Iranian farmland soils and found that nickel and cadmium exceeded permissible levels. Arsenic showed significant contamination in multiple provinces, while lead and cadmium were highly contaminated in Fars province. Overall, the contamination levels of heavy metals in Iranian agricultural soils were relatively low.
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2024)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Imran Ud Din, Said Muhammad, Shah Faisal, Inayat ur Rehman, Wajid Ali
Summary: The presence of heavy metal contamination in coal mines and surrounding environments in the Hangu and Kurram districts poses potential risks to the environment and human health.
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2024)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Douglas Almeida Silveira, Paola Ferreira Barbosa, Cassiano Costa e Castro, Guilherme Ferreira da Silva, Joseneusa Brilhante Rodrigues
Summary: This study analyzed apatite grains from the Angico dos Dias Carbonatite Complex region in Brazil using an electron probe microanalyzer. The results showed that the apatite grains had characteristics of metacarbonatitic lithotypes and some had undergone substitution processes. Statistical analysis helped identify the sources of the apatite grains and confirmed the presence of carbonatitic bodies in the area.
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION
(2024)