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Geological Characteristics and Genesis of Chagangnuoer and Zhibo Volcanogenic Iron Deposit, in Western Tianshan, Xinjiang
Author(s) -
WANG Bangyao,
ZHANG Bo,
JING Delong
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/1755-6724.12383_15
Subject(s) - zhàng , citation , library science , china , history , geology , computer science , archaeology
Western Tianshan is one of the most famous metallogenetic belt in China with lots of types of mineral deposits (Gao Jun, et al. 2009; Long Lingli, et al. 2008). Awulale Metallogenetic Belt (AMB) belongs to the metallogenic province of Bonuokenu-Yili, which is located in the northern corner of the Yili block in the Western Tianshan Mountains (NW-China). The metallogenic belt has become a hot spot of research on geological field because of discovery and exploration of sevral iron deposits in hundred million ton. These iron deposits including the Wuling Fe, the Chagangnuoer FeCu, Zhibo Fe and Dunde Fe-Pb-Zn deposits are situated at the same tectonic magmatic zone. They are all hosted in Carboniferous volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks and so they compose a Fe metallogenetic belt. Research of the paper focused on the Chagangnuoer and Zhibo iron deposit, with the study of volcanic petrology, petrography, petrochemistry, isotopic chronology and isotopic geochemistry. After study of the mineragraphy, geological features of iron deposit and geochemistry, we will further discuss the key issues, such as the petrogenesis of volcanic rocks, the type of mother magma of iron ore, the tectonic setting of iron deposit, the source of minerals and the genetic types of iron deposit.