Metallogenic geological characteristics and prospecting direction of Wanjialing lithium deposit in Fangshan area,southern Hubei Province
Wanjialing lithium deposit is a small lithium deposit discovered in southern Hubei Province in recent years.Based on the survey work of the mining area,the geological characteristics of the deposit are summarized and the genesis of the deposit is analyzed,and the next prospecting direction is pointed out.The results show that the deposit is located in the northern margin of the Mufushan rock mass and the core of the Fangshan anticline.The ore body is veined in the nearly EW-trending F9 fault zone.The ore-bearing lithology is tectonic cataclastic rock,cataclastic slate,metamorphic silt-stone and lamprophyre.With silicification,bleaching and other alterations,the ore mineral is lithium chlorite.The prelimi-nary analysis shows that the deposit is mainly controlled by the near EW fault zone,which may be genetically related to the Mufushan rock mass in the south and the metamorphic rock of the Lengjiaxi Group.The genetic type belongs to the tectonic altered rock type.It is pointed out that the deep and western strike direction of the discovered ore body and the distribution area of the secondary parallel faults of F9 fault are the favorable areas for mineralization.It is suggested that further exploration project should be deployed in these areas.
Wanjialing lithium depositstructural altered rock typeprospecting directionFangshan area