Chromite and tourmaline chemical composition as a guide to mineral exploration
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1 Chromite and tourmaline chemical composition as a guide to mineral exploration Gabriel Voicu Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada and Cambior Management Services
2 Content of presentation Part 1 Chromite Introduction Methodology Comparison between all lithology types Discussion for each lithology type Conclusions Part 2 Tourmaline Introduction Methodology Discussion by ore deposit types Discussion by age Discussion by metamorphic facies Conclusions
3 PART 1 CHROMITE
4 Use of chromite composition for Define the geological context? Recognize the mineralized zones?
5 Methodology Chromite chemical analyses: SiO2, TiO2, V2O3, Al2O3, Cr2O3, Fe2O3, FeO, MnO, MgO, CaO, Na2O, K2O, ZnO, NiO Cationic formula Description References Chromite group mineral database - 26,000 chemical analyses (Barnes et Roeder, 2002) Division by geological environment - Lithology and tectonic context - Metamorphic grade Division mineralized/barren
6 Lithology and tectonic context Xenoliths Ophiolites, Oceanic and Alpine -type peridotites Layered mafic complexes Alaska -type ultramafic complexes Tholeitiic basalts and boninites Kimberlites, Alkaline rocks and lamprophyres Komatiites Mineralized Mineralized Mineralized Mineralized Mineralized Barren Barren Barren Barren Barren Barren Barren Note: mineralized includes any mineralization type (chromite, nickel, gold, PGE)
7 Metamorphic facies Greenschists Amphibolites Granulites/ eclogites
8 Chromite A solid solution Iron magnesio-ferrite, magnetite, franklinite, jacobsite, trevotite Chemical formula: XY 2 O 4 X = (Fe 2+, Mg, Ni, Mn, Co, Zn) Y = (Cr 3+, Fe 3+, Al, Ti, V) Ideal chemical composition: Cr = %; Fe = %; O = % ; Cr 2 O 3 = %; FeO = % Chrome : magnesio-chromite, mangano-chromite, nichromite, cochromite, zinchromite Aluminium: spinel, hercynite, gahnite
9 Factors that influence chromite composition Temperature Fractional crystallization Oxygen fugacity Simultaneous Fe-Mg-Al silicate crystallization Cr/(Cr+Al) ratio is controlled by pressure and crystallization processes Fe 3+ /(Cr+Al+Fe 3+) vs. Mg/(Mg+Fe 2+) depends on oxygen fugacity Mg/(Mg+Fe 2+ ) ratio is controlled by temperature
10 Chromite replacement Magnetite veinlets Ilmenite exsolution in chromite Chromite complete replacement by magnetite Chromite Chromite partial replacement by magnetite Magnetite with chromite core
11 Significant variability for barren rocks (Fe 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O3, Y-site) Magnetite ideal composition Fe2O Chromite - ideal composition Cr2O3
12 Less variability for mineralized rocks (Fe 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O3, Y-site) Magnetite ideal composition Fe2O Cr2O3 Chromite - ideal composition
13 Barren rocks (Al 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O 3, Y-site) Spinel, hercynite, gahnite 50 Al2O Cr2O3
14 Mineralized rocks (Al 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O3, Y-site) Spinel, hercynite, gahnite 50 Al2O Cr2O3
15 Barren rocks (MgO vs FeO, X-site) 25 Magnesio-chromite 20 MgO FeO
16 Mineralized rocks (MgO vs FeO, X-site) 25 Magnesio-chromite MgO FeO
17 Mineralized rocks (Cr( 2 O 3 vs TiO 2, Y- site and FeO vs MnO,, X-siteX site) Kimberlites: Cr 2 O 3 Komatiites: variable Cr 2 O 3 Ophiolites: variable Cr 2 O 3, TiO 2 Layered complexes: variable Cr 2 O 3, TiO 2 Kimberlites: FeO Komatiites: FeO ; variable MnO Ophiolites: FeO, variable MnO Layered complexes: variable FeO, MnO 6 TiO Cr2O3 MnO FeO
18 Komatiites: Cr and Fe 2+ -rich, Al and Mg-poor Mineralized rocks (Y vs X cation ratios) 1 Kimberlites: Cr and Mg-rich, Al, Fe 2+ and Fe 3+ -poor Ophiolites: moderately Mgrich, Fe 3+ -poor, variable Cr and Al Layered complexes: Fe 3+ - poor, variable Cr, Al, and Mg Alaska -type: moderately Crrich, variable Al, Fe 2+ and Mg Fe 3+ /(Fe 3+ +Cr 3+ +Al 3+ ) Cr 3+ /(Cr 3+ +Al 3+ ) Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg 2+ ) Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg 2+ )
19 Geological environments Kimberlites Komatiites Ophiolites, peridotites Layered mafic complexes Alaska -type complexes
20 Mineralized and barren kimberlites (Fe 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O3, Y-site) Gradual transition between chromite and magnetite Barren kimberlites Mineralized Kimberlites Fe2O Low Fe 2 O Cr2O3
21 Mineralized and barren kimberlites (FeO vs MgO,, X-site) X Mineralized kimberlites Barren kimberlites 15 MgO 10 5 Low FeO FeO
22 Kimberlites Cr/(Cr+Al) 1,00 0,90 0,80 0,70 0,60 0,50 0,40 Low Fe 2 O 3 content Chromite composition very close to ideal composition 0,30 0,20 0,10 0,00 0,00 0,20 0,40 0,60 0,80 1,00 Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg)
23 Kimberlite Positive criteria Low FeO and Fe 2 O 3 content in chromite Magnetite borders Chromite close to ideal composition Negative criteria Cr 2 O 3 replacement by Fe 2 O 3
24 Geological environments Kimberlites Komatiites Ophiolites, peridotites Layered mafic complexes Alaska -type complexes
25 Komatiites (Fe 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O3, Y-site) MAGNETITE Chromite substitution by magnetite (metamorphism?) 50 Fe2O Cr2O3 CHROMITE
26 Barren komatiites (FeO vs MgO,, X-site) X 25 MgO between 0% and 17% 20 MgO FeO
27 Mineralized komatiites (FeO vs MgO,, X-site) X MgO < 5% 15 MgO FeO
28 Metamorphic komatiites (Fe 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O3, Y-site) Very good correlation for amphibolite facies Relatively good correlation for greenschist facies Lack of correlation for granulite and eclogite facies 60 Fe2O Cr2O3
29 Metamorphic komatiites (Al 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O3, Y-site) Al content in the greenschist facies is higher in respect to amphibolite, granulite and eclogite facies 25 Cr content is very low in the granulite-eclogites facies in respect to amphibolite and greenschist facies Komatiites métamorphisées 20 Al2O Cr2O3
30 Metamorphic komatiites (MgO vs FeO, X-site) Three tendencies: Greenschist: regular Fe 2+ replacement by Mg Amphibolite: decrease in Mg and Fe 2+ contents (other chemical elements are involved) Granulite eclogite: increase in Mg and Fe 2+ contents (the only two elements in X-site) MgO FeO
31 Komatiites Positive criteria Negative criteria Low MgO contents (<5%) High MgO contents (> 5%) Lack of FeO substitution by MgO FeO substitution by MgO
32 Metamorphism effects When metamorphic grade increases: Cr 2 O 3 content decreases Al 2 O 3 content decreases Cr 2 O 3 frequent replacement by Fe 2 O 3 for the mineralized and barren komatiites probably reflects the metamorphic grade
33 Geological environments Kimberlites Komatiites Ophiolites, peridotites Layered mafic complexes Alaska -type complexes
34 Barren ophiolites, peridotites (Fe 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O3, Y-site) MAGNETITE Cr substitution by other elements 50 Fe2O Cr2O3 CHROMITE
35 Mineralized ophiolites, peridotites (MgO vs FeO, X-site) MgO Magnesio-chromite presence FeO
36 Ophiolites, peridotites (Cation ratios) Mineralized n = 2272 Barren n = Cr/(Cr+Al) Fe 3+ /(Fe 3+ +Cr+Al) Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg) Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg) TiO No significant differences between mineralized vs barren ophiolites Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg)
37 Ophiolites, peridotites Positive criteria Magnesio-chromite presence Chromite substitution by other Al 2 O 3 -rich minerals such as spinel, gahnite and hercynite Lack of Cr 2 O 3 replacement by Fe 2 O 3 Negative criteria Cr 2 O 3 replacement by Fe 2 O 3
38 Geological environments Kimberlites Komatiites Ophiolites, peridotites Layered mafic complexes Alaska -type complexes
39 Layered mafic complexes (Fe 2 O 3 vs Cr 2 O3, Y-site) MAGNETITE Significant variability Two tendencies To magnetite Fe2O To other minerals CHROMITE Cr2O3
40 Layered mafic complexes Layered mafic complexes - Barren Barren Cr 3+ -poor Layered mafic complexes Mineralized and Barren Layered mafic complexes - Mineralized Mineralized Barren Cr 3+ -rich Magnetite/ilmenite-rich borders Mineralized
41 Layered mafic complexes Mineralized n = 646 Barren n = 3260 Complexes MUM lités Minéralisées et stériles Layered mafic complexes Mineralized and Barren Complexes Layered mafiques-ultramafiques mafic complexes lités Minéralisées Mineralized 1,00 1,00 Cr/(Cr+Al) 0,80 0,60 0,40 0,20 0,00 0,00 0,20 0,40 0,60 0,80 1,00 Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg) Stériles Barren Minéralisées Mineralized Fe 3+ /(Fe 3+ +Cr+Al) 0,80 0,60 0,40 0,20 0,00 0,00 0,20 0,40 0,60 0,80 1,00 Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg) Stériles Barren Minéralisées Mineralized TiO2 1,00 0,80 0,60 0,40 Complexes MUM lités Minéralisées et stériles Layered mafic complexes Mineralized and Barren No significant differences between chromites of mineralized vs barren complexes 0,20 0,00 0,00 0,20 0,40 0,60 0,80 1,00 Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg) Barren Stériles Mineralized Minéralisées
42 Layered mafic complexes Layered mafic complexes - Barren Layered mafic complexes Mineralized and Barren Barren Magnetite/ ilmenite-rich borders Mineralized Layered mafic complexes - Mineralized Cr 3+ -rich / Fe 3+ -poor Barren Mineralized Mineralized Mineralized
43 Most mineralized layered Somme complexes X/32,1 have vs Somme (Sum X)/32.1 Y/67,9 ratios between 0.80 and 0.95, while most barren layered complexes have ratios between 0.90 and ,15 Somme Y /67,9 SUM Y / ,13 1,11 1,09 1,07 1,05 1,03 1,01 0,99 0,97 0,95 0,80 0,85 0,90 0,95 1,00 1,05 SUM X / 32.1 Somme X /32,1 Stériles Barren Minéralisées Mineralized MINERALIZED BARREN
44 Layered mafic complexes Positive Cr 2 O3 partial substitution by Fe 2 O 3 Negative Cr 2 O3 partial substitution by Al 2 O 3 Chromite substitution by other minerals such as spinel, gahnite and hercynite
45 Geological environments Kimberlites Komatiites Ophiolites, peridotites Layered mafic complexes Alaska-type ultramafic complexes
46 Alaska-type ultramafic complexes MAGNETITE Chromite partial remplacement by magnetite Fe2O Cr2O3 CHROMITE
47 Alaska-type ultramafic complexes Alaska-type complexes - Barren Barren Alaska-type complexes Mineralized and barren Alaska-type complexes - Mineralized Fe 3+ -poor, Cr 3+ -rich chromites Al and Cr 3+ - poor chromites Mineralized Barren Mineralized Mineralized Mineralized No significant difference
48 Alaska-type ultramafic complexes Mineralized n = 220 Barren n = 166 Cr/(Cr+Al) Barren Mineralized Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg) Fe 3+ /(Fe 3+ +Cr+Al) Barren Mineralized Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg) TiO Barren Mineralized Mineralized: Mg and Cr-rich, variable Al, Fe 3+ and Ti contents Barren: Mg-poor, variable Cr, Al, Fe 3+ and Ti contents Fe 2+ /(Fe 2+ +Mg)
49 Alaska-type ultramafic complexes Only few differences between the mineralized and barren complexes Positive: -MgO -FeO Negative: -MgO
50 In brief, Chromite chemical composition depends on: - Lithology; - Metamorphic grade - Physicochemical crystallization parameters - Chemical composition of initial magma
51 exploration tools Presence or absence of oxide substitution in Y-site; Fe 2+ replacement by Mg 2+ in X-site; Variation of absolute (e.g. komatiites) or relative (e.g. layered mafic complexes) oxide contents; Presence or absence of other minerals than chromite (magnetite, gahnite, spinel, magnesio-chromite); Variation of contents normalized to atomic weight
52 Part 2 Tourmaline
53 Objectives Evaluate tourmaline chemical composition in various contexts: lithologic tectonic metallogenic Evaluate tourmaline use as indicator mineral for mineralized environments Define tools to aid differentiating between tourmaline of mineralized vs barren host rocks
54 Methodology Compilation of published tourmaline group chemical analyses (by electronic microprobe only) Tourmaline group chemical analyses Structural formulae Description References Division mineralized/barren Tourmaline database divided by: Deposit type Host lithology Metamorphic facies Metallogenic model
55 Geotime division used in the tourmaline database Tourmaline - Age
56 Tourmaline Deposit types Tourmaline group minerals are found in: - hydrothermal deposits associated to granitoids and pegmatites - volcanogenic and sedimentary massive sulfide deposits (SMS and VMS) - orogenic gold deposits - iron formations - epithermal, porphyry or Carlin-type deposits - placer deposits
57 Tourmaline Host lithology and metamorphic facies Host rocks divided in: - volcanic - igneous - sedimentary - metamorphic Unmetamorphosed Metamorphic facies divided in: Greenschists Greenschists Amphibolites Amphibolites Granulites Amphibolites Granulites
58 Tourmaline classification Three main groups: 1. Na-rich tourmaline 2. Ca-rich tourmaline 3. X-site vacant tourmaline
59 Factors that influence tourmaline Bore concentration Metasomatism Petrographic composition of host lithology Leach processes of the host lithology Temperature composition
60 Na2O/(Na2O+CaO+K2O) Tourmaline mineralized vs barren (alkali vs Fe#) 0.0 Barren Mineralized FeOt/(FeOt+MgO) No difference between tourmaline chemical composition associated to mineralized vs barren rocks
61 Al/(Al+Mg+Fe) cations Barren Mineralized Tourmaline mineralized vs barren (cation ratios) Mg/(Mg+Al+Fe) cations No difference between tourmaline chemical composition associated to mineralized vs barren rocks
62 Tourmaline Deposit type [(FeO FeO+MgO) vs SiO 2 ] 20.0 FeOt+MgO 10.0 SMV and SMS Orogenic gold Iron formations Pegmatites Porphyry and skarn Epithermal SiO2 - Fe+Mg variability in pegmatites - Si variability in massive sulfides - Higher Fe+Mg contents in porphyry and skarn in respect to epithermal - Similar Fe+Mg and Si contents in orogenic gold, massive sulfides and iron formations
63 Tourmaline Deposit type (MgO vs Fe#) 15 MgO FeOt/(FeOt+MgO) SMV and SMS Porphyry and skarn Iron formations Epithermal Pegmatites Orogenic gold - Good correlation between Mg et Fe# for all deposit types - Significant variability of pegmatites and massive sulfides
64 Tourmaline Deposit type (FeO( t vs Al 2 O 3 ) 20.0 FeOt SMV and SMS Orogenic gold Iron formations Pegmatites Porphyry and skarn Epithermal Al2O3 - Three groups can be defined: -1: pegmatites; -2: orogenic gold, massive sulfides, iron formations and epithermal -3: porphyry and skarn -Significant variability of -pegmatites and massive sulfides
65 Tourmaline Deposit type (Fe-Mg-Ca) Orogenic gold SMV and SMS Iron formations Porphyry and skarn Epithermal Pegmatites - Significant Fe and Mg variability for orogenic gold and massive sulfides - Most pegmatites are Fe-rich, while other deposit types have higher Mg contents - Porphyry/skarn and epithermal show very little chemical variability - Most tourmalines associated to orogenic gold and iron formations are Ca-poor; - Higher Ca variability in massive sulfides in respect to other deposits
66 Tourmaline Deposit type (FeO t -MgO-Na 2 O) Orogenic gold SMV and SMS Iron formations Porphyry and skarn Epithermal Pegmatites - Less Na variability for all deposit types, but pegmatites - Significant Fe and Mg variability for orogenic gold and massive sulfides
67 Tourmaline Chemical composition vs Age Al/(Al+Mg+Fe) cations Archean Proterozoic Paleozoic Mesozoic Mg/(Mg+Al+Fe) cations Chemical composition doesn t vary with tourmaline deposition age High chemical variability of the Mg/(Mg+Al+Fe) ratio applies to all tourmalines, regardless of age
68 Tourmaline Chemical composition vs Age Significant variability of alkali metal ratios Tourmalines: âges Archean Proterozoic 0,9 Paleozoic Na/(Na+Ca) cations 0,8 0,7 0,6 0,5 0,0 0,1 0,2 0,3 Mg/(Mg+Al+Fe) cations Archéen Protérozoïque Paléozoïque Mésozoïque Mesozoic Chemical composition (cations) doesn't vary with the tourmaline deposition age
69 Tourmaline metamorphic facies Amphibolite Greenschist-Amphibolite Greenschist Greenschist amphibolite Na2O/(Na2O+CaO) Amphibolite- Granulite Granulite Unmetamorphozed Amphibolite Amphibolite granulite Granulite FeOt/(FeOt+MgO) Unmetamorphozed Metamorphic facies affects tourmaline alkali metal ratios
70 Tourmaline metamorphic facies Tourmalines: faciès métamorphique Greenschist 15 Greenschist - amphibolite MgO FeOt/(FeOt+MgO) Amphibolite Amphibolite - granulite Granulite Unmetamorphozed MgO vs Fe# correlation Mg and Fe metal ratios are not affected by metamorphism
71 Conclusions Tourmaline chemical composition characteristics that can be used as discrimination criteria A. Tourmaline associated to orogenic gold and iron formations is Ca-poor; B. Fe+Mg contents are higher in porphyry and skarns in respect to epithermal deposits C. Al content: porphyry and skarn < orogenic gold, massive sulfides, iron formations and epithermal < pegmatites D. Metamorphic facies influences the tourmaline alkali ratios
72 Conclusions Tourmaline chemical composition characteristics that cannot be used as discrimination criteria Alkali metal ratios, the Fe# and cation ratios cannot be used to discriminate between tourmaline associated to mineralized vs barren rocks. In the barren rocks, tourmaline composition reflects the chemistry of host rocks rather than that of the mineralizing fluids Tourmaline Fe+Mg and Si contents cannot discriminate between orogenic gold, massive sulfides and iron formations - High variability of Fe et Mg contents of orogenic gold and massive sulfides - No evident relationship between tourmaline chemical composition and the deposition age
73 Thank you
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