【摘要】 产出于不同地质背景下的热液成因黏土矿物组成、晶体结构及化学成分等信息,可指示与海底热液作用有关的水-岩反应过程和流体的物理化学条件变化。但目前对于以西南印度洋脊为代表的超慢速扩张脊热液区的黏土矿物研究程度较低,尚未了解其经历的热液蚀变作用及形成过程。本文综合应用SEM-EDS、XRD、FT-IR、EPMA和LA-ICP-MS等多种分析测试手段对采自龙旂热液区矿化蚀变角砾的形貌结构、矿物组成及其化学成分进行系统表征。研究表明:该蚀变角砾中的共生矿物相主要由具二八面体结构、富Al端元的蒙皂石族矿物贝得石与蛋白石组成,角砾中可见呈细粒浸染状的TiO₂。蚀变黏土矿物的化学成分较为单一,具有富Al、贫Mg和贫Fe的特征;其稀土元素总量普遍不高（2. 43～43. 45μg/g）,配分模式呈负Eu异常（0. 31～0. 53）而未显示Ce异常（1. 09～1. 16）。推断产出于硫化物堆积丘体边部的矿化角砾长期受酸性、相对还原的、低温热液流体持续叠加和淋滤改造,除Al和Ti以外大部分元素被活化迁移,形成矿物组成简单的富铝黏土矿物相。本研究查明了龙旂热液区新的蚀变黏土矿物类型及其元素地球化学特征,反映该区广泛发育低温热液蚀变作用,为进一步探讨西南印度洋超慢速扩张脊热液成矿系统的水-岩反应过程提供了一定依据。更多还原

【Abstract】 BACKGROUND: The mineralogy,chemistry and crystal structure of hydrothermal clay minerals from various geologic settings have been studied to reflect the fluid-rock interaction and physico-chemical evolution of fluids in hydrothermal environments. However, clay minerals in the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge have received less attention.OBJECTIVES: To obtain a better understanding of the features of clay minerals and to constrain hydrothermal alteration processes in the SWIR.METHODS: A fragment of massive sulfide ore with irregular-shaped breccia was collected from the Longqi hydrothermal field and studied using SEM-EDS, XRD, FT-IR, EPMA and LA-ICP-MS to determine its mineralogical and geochemical characteristics.RESULTS: The breccia sample contains disseminated micro-sized TiO₂ and is mainly composed of Al-rich dioctahedral smectite（ i. e.,beidellite） and amorphous opal. The total content of REE（ 2. 43 to 43. 45 μg/g） in such Al-rich,Mg-poor and Fe-poor smectite is commonly low and the REE fractionation patterns exhibit no significant Ce anomaly（ 1. 09-1. 16） but yield negative δEu values（ 0. 31-0. 53）. It has been suggested that continuous ore-forming fluids（ typical of low-temperature,acidicity and relatively reduced solutions） might be responsible for extensive leaching and remobilization of all elements except Al and Ti,thus promoting the formation of Al-rich smectite at the periphery of the Longqi hydrothermal system.CONCLUSIONS: The altered clay mineral and its geochemical characteristics have been studied,reflecting the pervasive development of low-temperature hydrothermal alteration at the Longqi hydrothermal field. This study provides a basis for further discussion of the fluid-rock interaction in the ultraslow-spreading SWIR.更多还原