Earth Science Frontiers ›› 2020, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (2): 391-404.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2020.3.28

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Fluid inclusion and C-O-S-Pb isotopic studies of the Azhahada Cu-Bi deposit in Inner Mongolia, China

WANG Yinhong1(), LIU Jiajun1, ZHANG Mei2, ZHANG Fangfang1, WANG Kang1, XIAN Xuechen1, GUO Lingjun2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    2. Institute of Geological Survey of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Huhhot 010020, China
  • Received:2020-01-03 Revised:2020-02-09 Online:2020-03-25 Published:2020-03-25

Abstract:

The Azhahada quartz vein type copper-bismuth deposit is located in the middle segment of the Erlian-East Ujimqin polymetallic belt. Based on the fieldwork and microscope observations, as well as the mineral assemblages and crosscutting relationships of different veins, the hydrothermal mineralization of copper and bismuth at Azhahada has been divided into three stages from early to late: the quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite early-stage I, the quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite-chalcocite-bismuthinite-native bismuth-fluorite main-ore stage II, and the quartz-calcite late-stage III. The copper and bismuth mineralization is mainly hosted in the stage II quartz veins. The fluid inclusions at Azhahada are mainly composed of vapor-liquid two-phase inclusions. Microthermometric measurement results demonstrate that the vapor-rich inclusions in quartz of stage I are homogenized at temperatures of 224-427 ℃, with salinities of 16.0%-22.4% NaCleq, whereas the liquid-rich inclusions are homogenized at 229-410 ℃, with salinities of 9.2%-22.2% NaCleq. In main ore stage II, the vapor-rich and liquid-rich inclusions yield homogenization temperatures of 245-343 ℃, and 180-361 ℃, corresponding to salinities of 17.8%-20.5% NaCleq, and 10.5%-21.3% NaCleq, respectively. The liquid-rich inclusions in the quartz-calcite stage are homogenized at 132-262 ℃, with salinities of 3.4%-19.4% NaCleq. The ore-forming fluids are characterized by moderate temperature and moderate salinity. Laser Raman analyses of some individual representative inclusions suggest that their gaseous and liquid compositions are mainly H2O, with trace amount of CH4; thus, the fluids are dominated by the NaCl-H2O±CH4 system. The δ13CV-PDB values of calcite are in the range of -6.7‰ to -1.4‰, with δ18OV-SMOW values from -2.4‰ to+11.5‰. Combined with the δ18O-δ13C plots, it is suggested that the ore-forming fluids were mainly derived from magmatic water, with the addition of meteoric water in the late stage. The δ34SV-CDT values of pyrite are between 1.3‰ and 9.5‰, suggesting that the sulfur was dominantly derived from a magma source, and the enrichment of δ34S likely resulted from the involvement of country rocks. Lead isotopic compositions indicate that the pyrite has208Pb/204Pb ratios of 38.081-38.229,207Pb/204Pb of 15.561-15.602, and206Pb/204Pb of 18.270-18.383, respectively. All of these observations combined with the stable and radiogenic isotope results reveal that the ore-forming materials were mainly sourced from the magmatic reservoir with some strata components, and temperature decreasing and the local water-rock reactions might be the critical mechanism of ore precipitation.

Key words: fluid inclusions, C-O-S-Pb isotopes, Azhahada Cu-Bi deposit, Inner Mongolia

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