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Geoscience ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (01): 321-332.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2020.054

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Element Geochemistry and Vanadium Occurrence of the Dagoujing Black Shales, Inner Mongolia

ZHANG Hongyu1,2(), SU Li1,2, QIN Hong1,2   

  1. 1. Institute of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    2. State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2019-07-09 Revised:2020-06-15 Online:2022-02-10 Published:2022-03-08

Abstract:

Systematic analysis of ICP-AES, ICP-MS, XRD and EDS was carried out in this paper to discuss the occurrence and distribution of vanadium as well as formation and preservation conditions of the Dagoujing vanadium deposit in Inner Mongolia. The study showed that P2O5 contents ranged from 0.81% to 6.14%, and this high phosphor value indicates the enrichment of P in the strata; LOI values ranged from 7.75% to 41.24%, and this high value indicated that mica and argillaceous cement content were high in samples. Vanadium values ranged from 1,015.2×10-6 to 4,162.0×10-6, and all the data were much higher than the average composition of the crust. The black shales were classified as normal sedimentary rocks based on the U/Th values; V/Cr, Ni/Co, δU, δCe, Ce/La and V/(V+Ni) values as well as transformation of most of Fe in black shales into pyrite indicated that the black shales in this region formed in a relatively dry, anoxic, H2S-rich, reducing and close basin condition. Vanadium element in samples mainly occurred in roscoelite, which was in very fine phosphorus shape with polytype 2M1 and formula K(V,Al,Mg)2 AlSi3O10(OH)2. Occurrence of abundant single or aggregate pyrite in rocks created a favorable condition for vanadium enrichment and preservation in black shales.

Key words: occurrence and distribution, black shale, vanadium deposit, Dagoujing, Inner Mongolia

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