The Permian Sn metallogenic event and its geodynamic setting in East Kunlun, NW China: Evidence from zircon and cassiterite geochronology, geochemistry, and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopes of the Xiaowolong skarn Sn deposit

Autor: Huilei Kong, Qunzi Jia, Xianzheng Guo, Xinbiao Lü, Jinchao Li, Xuegang Yao
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Ore Geology Reviews. 118:103370
ISSN: 0169-1368
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103370
Popis: Abundant granitoids are exposed along the East Kunlun orogenic belt (EKOB), and many skarn deposits occur at the contacts between intrusions and strata. One such is the Xiaowolong deposit, a skarn-type tin polymetallic deposit that is temporally and spatially associated with porphyry monzogranite. Tin mineralization is mainly hosted by the skarn. In this study, we reported zircon and cassiterite U–Pb ages, whole-rock geochemistry, and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic data, and used these to constrain the timing of intrusion and mineralization in the Xiaowolong deposit and identify the origin of the ore-related granites and the link between Sn mineralization and granitic magmatism. Age determinations by LA-ICP-MS U–Pb zircon dating indicated that the porphyry monzogranite formed at 260.0 ± 0.7 Ma. Cassiterite from the ore-bearing skarn yielded a Tera-Wasserburg U–Pb lower intercept age of 258.0 ± 3.7 Ma. These ages suggested that both granitic intrusion and related Sn mineralization in the Xiaowolong deposit were initiated during the Permian (ca. 260 Ma). The porphyry monzogranites had high SiO2 (71.26–73.13 wt.%) and Al2O3 (13.84–14.46 wt.%) contents, were alkali-enriched (K2O + Na2O = 7.08–7.69 wt.%), had A/CNK values that ranged from 1.01 to 1.05, were enriched in light REEs and large ion lithophile elements such as Rb, Th, U and K, were depleted in high field strength elements, and had relatively low Zr, Nb, Y and Ce contents. They thus exhibited the geochemical characteristics of I-type granite. The porphyry monzogranite had consistent negative whole rock ɛNd(t) (−6.8 to −7.1) and magmatic zircon ɛHf(t) values ranging from −7.4 to −1.6, and two-stage Hf model ages ranging from 1393 Ma to 1758 Ma. Detailed elemental and isotopic data demonstrated that the porphyry monzogranite were derived from partial melting of ancient crustal source, and emplacement in a subduction tectonic setting. The Xiaowolong tin mineralization event indicated that the EKOB has great potential for exploration focusing on Permian-Triassic Sn skarn deposits.
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