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ZHU Xin-xiang,LIU Yan.Chemical Composition of Minerals in Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be Deposit, Sichuan Province: Constraints on Ore Genesis[J].Rock and Mineral Analysis,2021,(2):296-305
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Chemical Composition of Minerals in Xuebaoding W-Sn-Be Deposit, Sichuan Province: Constraints on Ore Genesis
Received:January 10, 2021  Revised:March 07, 2021
DOI:10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.202101100006
Key words: Xuebaoding|W-Sn-Be deposit|X-ray fluorescence spectrometry|inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry|electron probe|chemical composition|ore genesis
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ZHU Xin-xiang Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Science, Beijing 100037, China
China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083, China 
ly@cags.ac.cn 
LIU Yan Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Science, Beijing 100037, China  
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Abstract:
      BACKGROUND: The Xuebaoding deposit, located in the Songpan-Ganzi orogenic belt, Sichuan Province, is famous for coarse-grained W-Sn-Be-F-P-bearing minerals. Many studies have been carried out on this deposit, but there is a lack of research on major and trace elements of coarse-grained minerals.
OBJECTIVES: To obtain major and trace element composition of minerals and provide constraints on ore genesis of the Xuebaoding deposit.
METHODS: In this study, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) and electron probe microanalysis (EMPA) were used to analyze the major elements of minerals in the deposit, and the trace elements were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).
RESULTS: The results showed that beryl, scheelite, cassiterite, muscovite, fluorite, apatite and tourmaline in the Xuebaoding deposit were rich in major ore-forming elements (W, Sn, Be, Na, K, Ca) and alkali metal elements such as Li, Rb, Cs, and volatiles such as F, B, and P. Beryl in the Xuebaoding deposit was rich in Li (3484-4243μg/g), Rb (39.3-71.1μg/g) and Cs (2955-3526μg/g). The content of Li, Rb and Cs in muscovite was as high as 4243μg/g, 72.3μg/g and 3526μg/g, respectively. The content of F in apatite and B in tourmaline were 4.48%-5.21% and 30990-32880μg/g, respectively. The granites in the Xuebaoding deposit were relatively rich in W, Sn, Be, Li, Rb, Cs, F, B, P, with relatively low CaO content (0. 46%-0. 82%). Li, Rb, Cs, F, B, P were conducive to the enrichment of ore-forming elements in fluids. Marble in the mining area was calcite marble, which provided a large amount of Ca for mineralization and was conducive to the large-scale precipitation of coarse-grained minerals.
CONCLUSIONS: W, Sn, Be, Li, Rb, Cs, F, B and P in coarse-grained minerals are mainly derived from magmatic fluids, where the marble strata provide a large amount of Ca for coarse-grained minerals.