Phlogopite 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology for Guodian Skarn Fe Deposit in Qihe–Yucheng District, Luxi Block, North China Craton: A Link between Craton Destruction and Fe Mineralization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Background
3. Ore Deposit Geology
4. Sampling and Analytical Methods
5. Test Results
6. Discussion
6.1. Metallogenic Geological Characteristics
6.2. Age of the Guodian Fe Deposit
6.3. A Causal Link between Iron Skarn Mineralization and Craton Destruction
Mining Area | Intrusion/Deposit | Number | Sample | Analytical Method | Age (Ma) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qihe-yucheng | Guodian iron deposit | 1 | Phlogopite-bearing iron ores | Phlogopite 40Ar-39Ar Dating | 131.64 ± 1.69 | This study |
Guodian intrusions | 2 | Diorite | Zircon U-Pb dating | 124.4 ± 1.4 | [8] | |
Litun intrusions | 3 | Diorite | Zircon U-Pb dating | 130 ± 2.3 | [26] | |
Dazhang intrusions | 4 | Diorite | Zircon U-Pb dating | 131.6 ± 1.7 | ||
Ji’nan | Zhangmatun intrusions | 5 | Gabbro | Zircon U-Pb dating | 130.2 ± 1.8 | [57] |
Zibo | Zhaokou iron deposit | 6 | Garnet skarn | Garnet U-Pb dating | 128 ± 3 | [5] |
Jinling intrusions | 7 | Biotite diorite | Zircon U-Pb dating | 127.9 ± 1.4 | [56] | |
Laiwu | Zhangjiawa iron deposit (I) | 8 | Skarn | Sphene U-Pb dating | 131 ± 3.9 | [4] |
9 | Phlogopite-bearing iron ores | Phlogopite 40Ar-39Ar Dating | 129.7 ± 0.8 | [5] | ||
Zhangjiawa iron deposit (Gangli) | 10 | Phlogopite-bearing iron ores | Phlogopite 40Ar-39Ar Dating | 131.5 ± 1.2 | ||
Kuangshan intrusions | 11 | Diorite | Zircon U-Pb dating | 130 ± 1 | [4] | |
Jiaoyu intrusions | 12 | Diorite | Zircon U-Pb dating | 131 ± 1 | [55] | |
Jinniushan intrusions | 13 | Diorite | Zircon U-Pb dating | 130 ± 1 | ||
Tietonggou intrusions | 14 | Pyroxene diorite | Zircon U-Pb dating | 133 ± 2 | [56] |
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Stage | Temperature (°C) | 36Ar [V] | 37Ar [V] | 38Ar [V] | 39Ar [V] | 40Ar [V] | 40(r)/39(k) | ±2σ | Age | ±2σ (Ma) |
1 | 650 | 0.0006111 | 0.0014474 | 0.0006399 | 0.0194853 | 0.20707 | 1.35719 | ±1.07573 | 5.67 | ±4.49 |
2 | 700 | 0.0008191 | 0.0018672 | 0.0014131 | 0.0479480 | 0.53465 | 6.09557 | ±0.51705 | 25.34 | ±2.13 |
3 | 740 | 0.0006790 | 0.0010850 | 0.0007522 | 0.0289415 | 0.93576 | 25.39494 | ±1.01684 | 103.31 | ±4.02 |
4 | 780 | 0.0012697 | 0.0038268 | 0.0019475 | 0.0698092 | 2.77303 | 34.34818 | ±0.47695 | 138.37 | ±1.85 |
5 | 820 | 0.0003878 | 0.0022915 | 0.0018773 | 0.0747677 | 2.74966 | 35.23811 | ±0.23765 | 141.82 | ±0.92 |
6 | 860 | 0.0005383 | 0.0048232 | 0.0042820 | 0.1746391 | 6.01760 | 33.54046 | ±0.18276 | 135.23 | ±0.71 |
7 | 890 | 0.0005312 | 0.0047771 | 0.0087042 | 0.3552671 | 11.82105 | 32.82266 | ±0.13381 | 132.44 | ±0.52 |
8 | 920 | 0.0007925 | 0.0039318 | 0.0208988 | 0.8652336 | 28.31166 | 32.43965 | ±0.10900 | 130.95 | ±0.42 |
9 | 950 | 0.0007064 | 0.0033577 | 0.0176964 | 0.7348026 | 24.14709 | 32.56683 | ±0.12146 | 131.45 | ±0.47 |
10 | 990 | 0.0011850 | 0.0051861 | 0.0137757 | 0.5563839 | 18.64310 | 32.86823 | ±0.14694 | 132.62 | ± 0.57 |
11 | 1030 | 0.0013723 | 0.0041595 | 0.0097853 | 0.3940666 | 13.57517 | 33.41007 | ±0.13906 | 134.73 | ± 0.54 |
12 | 1080 | 0.0019651 | 0.0084992 | 0.0119605 | 0.4784379 | 16.16810 | 32.57155 | ±0.12096 | 131.47 | ± 0.47 |
13 | 1200 | 0.0024833 | 0.0236282 | 0.0241768 | 0.9832604 | 32.25763 | 32.05353 | ±0.11515 | 129.45 | ± 0.45 |
14 | 1400 | 0.0002591 | 0.0039277 | 0.0006847 | 0.0238091 | 0.84498 | 32.29633 | ±1.94521 | 130.39 | ± 7.58 |
Stage | Temperature (°C) | Time (days) | 40Ar(r) (%) | 39Ar(k) (%) | K/Ca | ±2σ | 40Ar/39Ar | 37Ar/39Ar | 36Ar/39Ar | 40Ar(moles) (×10−11) |
1 | 650 | 120.604 | 12.77 | 0.41 | 5.8 | ±4.2 | 10.6272 | 0.0743 | 0.0314 | 408.14 |
2 | 700 | 120.604 | 54.66 | 1.00 | 11.0 | ±5.3 | 11.1506 | 0.0389 | 0.0171 | 10.54 |
3 | 740 | 120.604 | 78.53 | 0.60 | 11.5 | ±6.2 | 32.3328 | 0.0375 | 0.0235 | 18.44 |
4 | 780 | 120.604 | 86.45 | 1.45 | 7.8 | ±2.4 | 39.7230 | 0.0548 | 0.0182 | 54.66 |
5 | 820 | 120.604 | 95.81 | 1.56 | 14.0 | ±3.4 | 36.7761 | 0.0306 | 0.0052 | 54.20 |
6 | 860 | 120.604 | 97.33 | 3.63 | 15.6 | ±2.5 | 34.4573 | 0.0276 | 0.0031 | 1.19 |
7 | 890 | 121.604 | 98.64 | 7.39 | 32.0 | ±6.8 | 33.2737 | 0.0134 | 0.0015 | 2.33 |
8 | 920 | 121.604 | 99.14 | 18.00 | 94.6 | ±23.9 | 32.7214 | 0.0045 | 0.0009 | 5.58 |
9 | 950 | 121.604 | 99.10 | 15.29 | 94.1 | ±50.0 | 32.8620 | 0.0046 | 0.0010 | 4.76 |
10 | 990 | 121.604 | 98.09 | 11.58 | 46.1 | ±16.1 | 33.5076 | 0.0093 | 0.0021 | 3.68 |
11 | 1030 | 121.604 | 96.98 | 8.20 | 40.7 | ±13.3 | 34.4489 | 0.0106 | 0.0035 | 2.68 |
12 | 1080 | 121.604 | 96.38 | 9.95 | 24.2 | ±4.5 | 33.7935 | 0.0178 | 0.0041 | 3.19 |
13 | 1200 | 121.604 | 97.70 | 20.45 | 17.9 | ±1.9 | 32.8068 | 0.0240 | 0.0025 | 6.36 |
14 | 1400 | 121.604 | 90.96 | 0.50 | 2.6 | ±1.3 | 35.4896 | 0.1650 | 0.0109 | 1.67 |
Mine | Typical Deposit | Ore-Forming Intrusions | Ore-Controlling Strata | Ore-Controlling Structure | Orebody Space Occurrence | Wall Rock Alteration and Metamorphism | |
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Intrusions | Lithology | ||||||
Qihe–Yucheng | Guodian | Pandian intrusion | Pyroxene diorite, diorite, | Ordovician dolomitic limestone, dolomite, Carboniferous–Permian sandstone and mudstone | The intersection of fault structures or the intersection of fault structures and the core of brachy anticline | Contact zone occurrence, interlayer filling, xenolith structure, fracture penetration | Skarnization, phlogopitization, serpentinization, sodium alteration, marblezation, keratinization |
Litun | Litun intrusion | Pyroxene diorite, hornblende diorite, quartz diorite | Carboniferous–Permian Sand–mudstone | ||||
Dazhang | Dazhang intrusion | Dioritic | Ordovician dolomitic limestone and limestone | ||||
Zibo | Wang Wangzhuang | Jinling complex | Monzodiorite, hornblende diorite | Ordovician limestone and dolomitic limestone | Jinling brachy anticline | Contact zone occurrence | Potassic, sodium alteration, marblezation,skarnization |
Laiwu | Zhang Jiawa | Kuangshan pluton | Pyroxene diorite, diorite, monzonite, monzodiorite | Ordovician dolomite and dolomitic limestone | Mine anticline and its secondary folds | Contact zone occurrence, interlayer filling, xenolith structure, fracture penetration | Skarnization, phlogopitization, serpentinization, chloritization |
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Feng, Q.; Gao, M.; Fu, C.; Li, S.; Li, Y.; Gao, J.; Ma, M.; Wang, Z.; Zhu, Y.; Wu, B.; et al. Phlogopite 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology for Guodian Skarn Fe Deposit in Qihe–Yucheng District, Luxi Block, North China Craton: A Link between Craton Destruction and Fe Mineralization. Minerals 2024, 14, 690. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14070690
Feng Q, Gao M, Fu C, Li S, Li Y, Gao J, Ma M, Wang Z, Zhu Y, Wu B, et al. Phlogopite 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology for Guodian Skarn Fe Deposit in Qihe–Yucheng District, Luxi Block, North China Craton: A Link between Craton Destruction and Fe Mineralization. Minerals. 2024; 14(7):690. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14070690
Chicago/Turabian StyleFeng, Qiwei, Mingbo Gao, Chao Fu, Siyuan Li, Yadong Li, Jilei Gao, Ming Ma, Zhaozhong Wang, Yidan Zhu, Binglu Wu, and et al. 2024. "Phlogopite 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology for Guodian Skarn Fe Deposit in Qihe–Yucheng District, Luxi Block, North China Craton: A Link between Craton Destruction and Fe Mineralization" Minerals 14, no. 7: 690. https://doi.org/10.3390/min14070690