Zircon/rock partitioning coefficients of REEs, Y, Th, U, Nb, and Ta in Sarnowsar, Sarkhar and Bermani granitoids: Use for magma source and mineral exploration

زمین شناسی اقتصادی

Volume 15, Issue 1 - Serial Number 36, May 2023, Pages 115-142   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/econg.2023.79851.1059

Authors

Majid Ghasemi Siani^{* 1}; Behzad Mehrabi²; Franz Neubauer³

¹Associate Professor, Department of Geochemistry, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

²Professor, Department of Geochemistry, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

³Professor, Department of Environment and Biodiversity, Geology Division, Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria

Abstract

In this research, to contribute to the understanding of the geochemistry of trace elements in zircon, we determined the REEs, Y, Nb, Ta, Th, and U contents in zircon grains in three granitoids (Sarnowsar, Sarkhar and Bermani) by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) in order to determining the magma sourcee and magmatism fertility. The zircon/rock partitioning coefficients of REE, Y, Nb, Ta, Th, and U contents indicate that the patterns of the trace elements of the studied granitoids are controlled by the liquid composition at the magmatic crystallization. Compared to Sarkhar and Bermani granitoids, the Sarnowsar granite has a higher temperature (736° to 915 °C), higher zircon/rock partitioning coefficient of REEs, Y and Th (up to 2770 for Zr) and it was formed in higher oxidant conditions (△FMQ values between -0.06 to 17.01). The results of this study show that oxidized and I-type magmas in subduction-related tectonic environments are more favorable for porphyry and skarn mineralization.
 
Introduction
Zircon is the most commonly analyzed accessory mineral and is routinely employed in U–Th–Pb geochronology, (U–Th)/He and fission track thermochronology, radiogenic (Hf) and stable (O) isotopic studies, crystallization thermometry, and trace element geochemistry (Belousova et al., 2002). A critical presumption in zircon chemistry studies is that data obtained from zircon is a proxy for the parent igneous rock. This is evidently true for most types of analyses, however, relating trace element and rare earth element (REE) concentrations in zircon compared to bulk rock or melt concentrations has been verified for causing some difficulties. The incentive to establish more accurate estimates of parental bulk rock concentrations using in-situ zircon measurements is significant as it would link zircon to a large body of whole rock geochemical literature with numerous possible applications including studies of magma source, crustal thickness, mineral exploration, crustal evolution, metamorphism, and petrogenesis (Chapman et al., 2016 and references therein). In this research, we determined the contents of REEs, Y, Nb, Ta, Hf, U, and Th in the zircon grains of eight granitoid samples from the Sangan mining district, NE Iran, to calculate zircon/rock partitioning coefficients of REEs applicable to magma source studies and mineral exploration.
 
Material and methods
Zircon from Sarkhar and Bermani granitoids were analyzed at the State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, using laser ablation system, ICP-MS instrument (Agilent 7700a ICP-MS). Also, samples from Sarnowsar granitoids were analyzed at the Nanjing Hongchuang Geological Exploration Technology Service Co. Ltd., China. Zircons were analyzed for trace elements using a laser energy density of 3.6 J/cm2, a spot size of 30 μm, and a repetition rate of 5 Hz.
The estimations of melt composition and the measured trace element concentrations in zircon, values of D_Ce^zircon/rock was calculated. Estimates for D_Ce3+^zircon/rock and D_Ce4+^zircon/rock were implemented after Ballard et al. (2002) method. Partition coefficients of the trivalent REEs and the quadrivalent series Hf, Th, and U are used to constrain D_Ce3+^zircon/rock and D_Ce4+^zircon/rock, respectively. Blundy and Wood (1994) showed that the mineral melt partition coefficient for a cation i can be related to the lattice strain energy created by substituting a cation, whose ionic radius (r_i) differs from the optimal value for that site (r₀) (Equation 1).
lnD_i=lnD₀-4π EN_A/RT (r_i/3+r₀/6) (r_i- r₀)²                                                                                     (1)
Plotting lnD_i against the (r_i/3 +r₀/6)(r_i−r₀)² yields a linear relation for an isovalent series of cations. With knowing the ionic radii of Ce³⁺ and Ce⁴⁺, partition coefficients of these species can be determined by interpolation. Since Ce will be a mixture of Ce³⁺ and Ce⁴⁺, the value of D_Ce^zircon/rock will lie between these two-partition coefficient end-members, and by combining Equations (1) and (2) oxygen fugacity fO₂ of crystallization can be estimated.
ln[x^melt _Ce4+/ x^melt _Ce3+]= 1/4 ln fO₂ + 13136 (±591)/T − 2.064 (±0.011) NBO/T −8.878(±0.112).xH₂O −8.955 (±0.091)                                                                                                                                              (2)
Temperatures were calculated using the Ti content of zircon, by using the Equation (3) (Ferry and Watson, 2007):
log(Ti_zircon) = (5.711 ± 0.072) – 4800 ± 86/T −loga_SiO2 + logaTiO₂                                                     (3)
where Ti_zircon is the concentration of Ti in zircon in ppm, T is temperature degrees in Kelvin, and a_i (a_SiO2 and a_TiO2) is the ratio of component i concentration in the melt over the concentration of component i in the rock at saturation.
 
Results and discussion
Concentrations of trace elements in the zircon grains are given in the Supplementary Table and are summarized in Table 1, where the geometric mean (G), the variation coefficient CV (which corresponds to the ratio of standard deviation by the arithmetic mean), and the number of determinations (n) are listed. Heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) show a relative enrichment. (Lu)_N in the Sarnowsar granitoids range from 1522.40 to 8869.00 (DA sample), 1477.00 to 6442.00 (TP sample) and 1655.37 to 53.00 7523 (CSK sample). These values for Sarkhar and Bermani granitoids are in the range of 835.43 to 4077.95 (BR-01 sample), 1233.46 to 4337.80 (SK-01 sample), 1984.37 to 5681.81 (SK-1-1 sample), 2281.71 to 4955.97 (SK-1-2 sample) and 2268.68 to 6422.57 (SK-2-2 sample). Furthermore, the LREEs show lower concentrations, resulting in an (La/Yb)_N that is generally less than 0.1. A negative Eu anomaly and a positive Ce anomaly are observed in studied granitoids. Contents and patterns of REEs in the studied granite samples are similar to those reported by other authors with higher HREEs contents than LREEs (e.g., Hoskin and Schaltegger, 2003).
Zircon Ti concentrations used to constrain its crystallization temperatures, and T is calculated by the revised Ti-in-zircon thermometry of Ferry and Watson (2007) (Supplementary Table). Calculated Ti-in-zircon temperatures for Sarnowsar intrusions (736° to 915 °C) are higher than those of Sarkhar (646° to 819 °C) and Bermani granitoids (653° to 861 °C). The △FMQ values (calculated by equation of Trail et al., 2011; Trail et al., 2012) for Sarnowsar range from -0.06 to 17.01. For Sarkhar and Bermani intrusions, the △FMQ values are in the range -4.43 to 4 and -8.53 to 0.07, respectively. These data indicating different magmatic conditions for productive (Sarnowsar) and barren (Sarkhar and Bermani) granitoids.
 
Conclusion
Defining the magma source and fertility of acidic to intermediate magmatism within the Cenozoic volcano-plutonic magmatic belts of Iran has immense scientific and mineral exploration significance. By using the zircon/whole rock partition coefficient in the Sangan mining area (Sarnowsar, Sarkhar and Bermani granitoids), we discuss the magma source and fertility of magmatism. The magmatism of Sangan mining district area is alkaline and classified as I-type granitoids, which have a direct genetic association with iron skarn mineralization in the area. The current results show that Sarnowsar granitoid was formed at a higher temperature (736° to 915 °C), lower negative Eu anomaly (with geometric mean 0.35 to 0.4), higher values ​​of Ce⁴⁺/Ce³⁺ (25.56 to 718.62) ratios compared to Sarkhar and Bermani granitoids. Also, the Sarnowsar granitoid has lower Hf values ​​(700 to 1199 ppm) and higher Zr/Hf (65 to 87) values, which shows that it formed in an earlier magmatic stage compared to Sarkhar and Bermani granitoids. The results of this research can be used for identifying productive Cenozoic intrusions in Iran that are related to porphyry and skarn mineralization systems.

Keywords

Zircon chemistry; REEs; Zircon/rock partitioning coefficients; Sangan magmatism; Magma source; Mineral Exploration

Supplementary Files

Supplementary Table.pdf

Supplementary Table.xlsx

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