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Geoscience ›› 2019, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (02): 262-270.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2019.02.02

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The Characteristics of Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Shapinggou Molybdenum Deposit, Anhui Province

LU Sanming1(), LI Jianshe1, RUAN Linsen2, ZHAO Lili1, HUANG Fan2, WANG Bohua3, ZHANG Huaidong3   

  1. 1. Public Geological Survey Management Center of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230091,China
    2. Institute of Mineral Resources, China Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037,China
    3. No. 313 Geological Party of Anhui Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Lu’an, Anhui 237010, China
  • Received:2018-06-01 Revised:2018-12-15 Online:2019-05-08 Published:2019-05-08

Abstract:

Shapinggou molybdenum deposit, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, is a super large porphyry molybdenum deposit discovered in the Qinling-Dabie metallogenic belt in recent years. The proven reserves of molybdenum resources are 246×104 t. The S, H, O stable isotopes for representative samples from different prospecting line sections at various depths were analyzed in this paper. The sulfur isotopic composition of sulfides in the ore deposit varies in a narrow range from +0.4‰ to +6.2‰. The average value is +3.47‰ within the range of igneous rocks, showing Gaussian distribution in histogram. The source of sulfur is relatively uniform , mainly deep sourced sulfur. The δ18O value of ore-forming fluid inclusions ranges from 0.40‰ to 7.52‰, and δD value of fluid inclusions ranges from -90‰ to -63‰, which suggest that ore-forming fluid for main mineralization resulted from magma. High δ34S and δ18O values correspond to mineralization central zone at various prospecting line sections. Besides, the δ34S and δ18O values have a decreasing tendency from albite feldspar-potassium feldspar-silicified zone, beresitization zone to chlorite-carbonation zone. The above characteristics indicate that the geochemical environment of ore-forming fluid of Shapinggou molybdenum deposit changed from alkaline into acidity during the main ore-forming period. There is no obvious low δ18O effect, the ore-forming occurred in a quite closed environment, and meteoric water with external convection circulation is relatively less involved in the mineralization. The geochemical environment is different from other porphyry molybdenum deposits in the East Qinling district.

Key words: Shapinggou, molybdenum deposit, stable isotope, ore-forming fluid, Anhui Province

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