扬子西缘“平溪式”锰矿锰碳酸盐岩沉积成因研究

    Sedimentary genesis of Mn-carbonates of the “Pingxi type” Mn deposits in the western Yangtze margin

    • 摘要: 扬子西缘宁强−青川−平武−北川寒武系邱家河组中下部发育沉积锰矿床,俗称“平溪式”锰矿,是由原生沉积的铁锰矿经区域变质及表生氧化改造而成。研究其锰碳酸盐岩沉积成因,是理解该类矿床成因和成矿过程的关键,亦有助于区域找矿预测。本次研究以北川县陈家坝田梁上锰矿勘查区为例,开展沉积学和矿物学研究。结果表明,Fe/Ti、(Fe+Mn)/Ti、Al/(Al+Fe+Mn)、SiO2/Al2O3比值Eu/Eu*异常等指示其物源来自海底热液。黑色页岩中十分发育草莓状黄铁矿纹层或细层,指示锰碳酸盐岩沉积之前存在铁锰分离过程。但含锰岩系高的Fe/Mn比值揭示铁锰分离过程并不完全,暗示水柱氧化还原条件为持续缺氧。锰碳酸盐岩矿物与草莓状黄铁矿(<5 μm)共生,支持其沉积于缺氧的水柱环境。锰碳酸盐岩以微晶结构为特征,具有菱形自形或具有溶蚀结构的钙质核心,是方解石诱导直接沉淀机制的关键证据。综合认为邱家河组锰碳酸盐岩直接沉淀于缺氧富锰水体中。方解石注入富锰还原水体时,遭受溶蚀但提高了水体碱度,残余方解石提供了成核质点,诱导锰碳酸盐岩沉淀。

       

      Abstract: The "Pingxi type" sedimentary Mn deposits are developed in the middle-lower Cambrian Qiujiahe Formation in the Ningqiang-Qingchuan-Pingwu-Beichuan area on the western Yangtze margin. They are transformed from primarily iron and manganese deposits by regional metamorphism and epigenetic oxidation. Analyzing the genesis of Mn-carbonates is the key to understanding the genesis and mineralization process of this type of deposit and also helps regional prospecting and prediction. This study takes target form well ZK0202 in the Liangshang manganese exploration area of Chenjiaba field in Beichuan County to carry out sedimentology and mineralogy research. Research has shown that Fe/Ti, (Fe+Mn)/Ti, Al/(Al+Fe+Mn), SiO2/Al2O3 ratios, and Eu/Eu* anomalie indicate that hydrothermal fluids provided the Mn source. pyrite framboid laminations or thin layers are commonly developed in black shale, indicating the presence of iron and manganese separation processes before the Mn-carbonates deposition, which helps to increase the concentration of Mn2+ in anoxic water bodies. However, the high Fe/Mn ratio of Mn-bearing strata indicates that the separation process is incomplete and the water column redox condition is continuous anoxia. Mn-carbonate minerals coexist with pyrite framboids. The pyrite diameters are mostly less than 5 μm, suggesting that the Mn-carbonates were deposited in a anxic water column. Mn-carbonates are characterized by microcrystalline textures distributed in black shales as block-like and layered structures. Mn-carbonates are often idiomorphic and semi-idiomorphic with calcium cores. The calcium cores are diamond-shaped or feature a dissolved texture. It is vital evidence for the Mn-carbonates direct precipitation mechanism induced by calcite. Based on the above sedimentary evidence, the Mn-carbonates of the Qiujiahe Formation were deposited directly in anoxic Mn-rich water columns. When calcite is injected into the Mn-rich anoxic water, it suffers dissolution but increases the alkalinity of water, and the residual calcite provides nucleations to induce the Mn-carbonate precipitation.

       

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