Earth Science Frontiers ›› 2024, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 113-132.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2023.6.17

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Geochronology and geochemical characteristics of the Douya iron-copper polymetallic deposit in the Baoshan block, western Yunnan

LI Fanglan1(), LIU Xuelong1,*(), ZHOU Yunman2, ZHAO Chengfeng2, LI Shoukui1, WANG Jiyuan2, LU Bode1, LI Qingrui2, ZHANG Weiwen2, WANG Hai2, CAO Zhenliang1, ZHOU Jiehu1   

  1. 1. Faculty of Land Resources Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
    2. Yunnan Gold & Mining Group Co. Ltd., Kunming 650299, China
  • Received:2023-04-12 Revised:2023-05-20 Online:2024-05-25 Published:2024-05-25

Abstract:

The Douya iron-copper polymetallic deposit is a skarn-type deposit located in the northern portion of the Baoshan-Zhenkang lead-zinc polymetallic ore belt. The orebodies are found in the Hetaoping Formation and Shahechang Formation of the Upper Cambrian system, characterized by marbled limestone intercalated with argillaceous limestone. No intermediate-acid rock bodies have been identified within the deposit. To elucidate the age of ore formation, physical and chemical conditions of ore formation, and properties of ore-forming fluids, comprehensive petrographic analysis, geochemical analysis, and LA-SF-ICP-MS U-Pb dating were conducted on garnets from the deposit. The major element characteristics of the garnets from the Douya deposit in the Baoshan block indicate that they belong to the grossular-andradite solid solution series and can be classified into two types: Grt I and Grt II. Variations in temperature and oxygen fugacity within the Douya deposit have influenced the trace element composition, indicating a transition in the pH of the fluid system from early neutrality to late acidity. LA-SF-ICP-MS U-Pb dating of the garnets yielded reliable age data of 468-461 Ma, suggesting that mineralization at the Douya deposit occurred during the Middle Ordovician. The similar rare earth distribution curve and formation age of Shuangmaidi and Qingshuihe granites suggest a potential connection between these deposits and the delamination of the lithospheric mantle. It is proposed that the main source of mineralization in the Douya deposit involves the partial melting of ancient continental crust in combination with materials derived from the mantle.

Key words: Douya iron-copper polymetallic deposit, garnet, LA-SF-ICP-MS U-Pb dating, metallogenic age, fluid

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