REE Mineralization Promoted by Crustal Contamination in Mianning-Dechang REE Metallogenic Belt,the Western Sichuan,China
The Mianning-Dechang REE metallogenic belt in the western Sichuan is the most important REE belts in China.Nevertheless,the relationship between crustal contamination and REE mineralization remains elusive.The Re-Os isotopic signatures of molybdenite have been widely applied for tracing crustal contamination.In order to reveal the influence of crustal contamination on carbonatite-related REE mineralization,the Re-Os isotopic composition of molybdenite was studied in Maoniuping and Muluozhai REE deposits.Molybdenite occurs in calcite interstice in magmatic stage,or occurs in quartz interstice in pegmatite stage,or intergrows with hydrothermal minerals(fluorite,barite,bastnasite)and sulfide(pyrite,galena)in hydrothermal stage.The Re-Os model ages of molybdenite in Maoniuping REE deposit are dated at 25.93 and 26.05 Ma,and the Re contents are 44.933×10-6 and 28.678×10-6,respectively.The Re-Os model age of molybdenite in Muluozhai REE deposit is dated at 28.90 Ma,and the Re content is 38.765×10-6.The formation age of molybdenite is consistent with the diagenesis and mineralization age of REE deposit,indicating that molybdenite precipitation and REE mineralization occur simultaneously.The Re content of three molybdenite samples are in the level of 10-5,indicating a crust-mantle mixing affinity.The contamination neutralizes the pH of REE-bearing fluid,which lead to the instability of REE-chloride and REE-sulfate.The mixing of molybdenum-bearing fluid increases the concentration of COi-in the fluid and promotes the precipitation of bastnasite.