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Geoscience ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (03): 599-607.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2021.03.02

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Geochemical Characteristics and Genesis Analysis of Daheba Epimetamorphic Graphite Deposit in Wangcang, Sichuan Province

DUAN Wei1,2(), TANG Wenchun1(), LI Longchang1,2, RAN Qiang2, ZHANG Fei1,2, LI Xiaosong1,2, XU Yongsheng1,2   

  1. 1. Geochemistry Exploration Brigade of Sichuan Bureau of Exploration and Development of Geology and Minerals Resources,Deyang, Sichuan 618000, China
    2. Sichuan Deep Resource Geological Exploration Co., Ltd.,Deyang, Sichuan 618000, China
  • Received:2020-11-25 Revised:2021-04-02 Online:2021-06-23 Published:2021-06-24
  • Contact: TANG Wenchun

Abstract:

Daheba graphite deposit is a newly discovered large phanerocrystalline graphite deposit in the southern margin of Micangshan, northern Sichuan. The geological characteristics of the deposit and the geochemical characteristics of major, trace elements and rare earth elements of minerals are studied in the paper. The results show that the ore bearing strata are parametamorphic rocks. The original rock deposition of graphite ore body in Daheba mining area is under anoxic reduction environment, and the protolith is composition of carbonaceous clayey fine to silt stone and carbonaceous marlite. The characteristics of trace elements indicate that the ore body is mainly composed of terrigenous clastic sediments. The sedimentary water is mainly fresh to brackish water with low salinity and uneven mixing. The average value of ∑REE of the ore is 150×10 -6, which is similar to marlite; The average value of δCe is 0.91, Ce indicating weak negative anomaly; The average value of δEu is 0.67, Eu is negative anomaly and has the characteristics of coastal tidal flat facies deposition; The δ 13C values of the ore bearing rocks ranged from -21.4‰ to -19.0‰, with an average of -19.86‰, indicating that the main source of metallogenic carbon is organic carbon, which may be mixed with some inorganic carbon. The genetic type of the deposit is sedimentary metamorphic. The metamorphism may be multiple regional metamorphism and superimposed migmatization.

Key words: crystalline graphite, geochemical characteristics, organic carbon, sedimentary metamorphic type, Daheba in Wangcang County

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