Abstract
The Dzhalinda intrusion is closely related to the mineralization of the Kirov gold deposit in the Far East of Russia. Based on the characterization of the petrology, geochemistry, and zircon U–Pb chronology of the Dzhalinda intrusion, this paper investigates the age, geochemical characteristics, and tectonic setting of the intrusion. The main rock is granodiorite. Petrological and geochemical analysis results show that the rocks have quartz (20%), potash feldspar (15%), plagioclase (60%), and biotite (3%), and belong to the calc-alkaline series. Trace element and rare earth element (REE) abundances suggest that the magma may primarily have originated from above the oceanic crust subduction of oceanic lithosphere mantle partial melting, wedge, and contamination by crustal material. Zircon U–Pb dating indicates that the Dzhalinda intrusion was formed in the Early Cretaceous, 125.44 ± 0.69 Ma. Combined with regional data, the Dzhalinda intrusion is considered to be formed by the subduction of the ancient Pacific plate with the Eurasische plate. Mineralization of the Kirovskoe gold deposit was the filling of the hydrothermal fluid along the NNE- and NW-trending faults following the magmatic period of the Dzhalinda intrusion.
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Introduction
The Kirovskoe gold deposit (54°47′N; 124°14′E) is located in the Shikinsko-Tukuringrskiy metallogenic belt in the Far East of Russia. An old mine with more than 80 years of mining history since1934, it is the source of placer gold from the largest gold deposit area in Russia’s Far East—Relinda, Yang Na, and Ingagorin River Basin (to date, 217 tons of placer gold have been mined in this area) (Chai et al. 2017). The Shikinsko-Tukuringrskiy metallogenic belt is identified as one of the typical granite-related veined hydrothermal quartz-sulfide deposits of the gold-rare-metal type in East Russia (Gvozdev et al. 2020), and the lead-antimony-bismuth and telluride-bismuth mineralization is closely associated with the native gold (Bortnikov et al. 1982). The petrology (Abramov 2012), mineralogy (Gvozdev et al. 2013), metallogenic environment, and associated rare-metal ores (Gvozdev et al. 2020) of this belt have received significant attention during the last decades. The Dzhalinda intrusion, which is mostly composed of granodiorites and porphyry granites, hosts the main ore bodies in the southern part of the Kirovskoe deposit. Therefore, investigation of the genesis of the Dzhalinda intrusion is crucial to understanding the metallogenic mechanisms of the Kirovskoe deposit (Chai et al. 2017). The age of granodiorite intrusion and associated gold mineralization was determined to be 131–126 Ma using the Rb–Sr method (Chai et al. 2017) and 128–126 Ma using 40Ar/39Ar method (Sorokin et al. 2012) in Early Cretaceous. Despite this, the precise dating and the associated tectonic evolution of Dzhalinda intrusion are still lacking. Zircon U–Pb geochronology has the potential to improve the dating significantly (Armstrong-Altrin 2020). Also, the polygenous nature, formation duration, and the structural evolution of the gold deposits affect their economy significantly and are crucial to attempts to forecast and assess the distribution of the ore deposits. This paper aims to investigate the age and tectonic evolution of the genesis of Dzhalinda intrusion, using new geochronological and geochemical analyses including field observations, zircon U–Pb dating data, inorganic geochemical measurements to further improve understanding of the Shikinsko-Tukuringrskiy metallogenic belt, and the general gold deposit.
Geological setting and sample selections
Geological setting
The Kirovskoe deposit is located in the Siberian Craton, north of the Mongolia-Okhotsk Deep Fault (Fig. 1). The mining area is a graben, consisting of Middle Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous terrestrial sediments, along the east–west fault, with a length of 60 km and a maximum width of 6–7 km. The northern part is the Dzhalinda intrusion body, and the major rock types are granodiorite, biotite diorite, and diorite, covering an area of 50km2. The fault structure is primarily near the east–west and north-east of the study area. The near east–west fault structure is a parallel secondary fault structure of Mongolia-Okhotsk deep fault that controls the formation and distribution of the graben.
The gold ore body is widely distributed near and inside the Dzhalinda intrusion body along the northern boundary of the graben (Fig. 1). The orebody surrounding rocks are composed mainly of Late Archean granite and granodiorite, as well as the Dzhalinda intrusion. The vein consists of diabase porphyry rock and has a close spatial relationship with the ore body. The ore body is a sulfide-quartz vein, and a few reticulated quartz zones and broken mineral zones. A total of about 500 orebodies were delineated, of which 31 orebodies were mined from 1934 to 1961. The thickness of the ore veins varies from 0.1–0.3 m to 3–4 m, and some ore bodies can be traced to 400–675 m along the strike. Along the trend, the ore bodies are as long as 350 m. The surrounding rock has been altered into greisen or fine-grain pyrite.
The majority of the gangue minerals are quartz, with the remainder consisting of carbonate minerals, feldspar, and sericite. The quantity of ore minerals varies greatly, with pyrite, arsenian pyrite, bismuthite, chalcopyrite, and gold accounting for the majority. In contrast, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, magnetite, sulfur-antimony lead ore, molybdenite, scheelite, and natural bismuth are rare. Natural gold has large particle sizes and commonly weighs between 10 and 15 g. Its relative purity is high with values of 844–977.
Gold is the main valuable element of this ore along with some other minor elements including silver, bismuth, copper, selenium, and tellurium. From 1934 to 1961, a total of 9,411 kg of gold ore was recovered from the Kirovskoe deposit, with an average grade of 8.5 g/t. Silver and copper are recovered alongside gold simultaneously.
From west to east, the Kirovskoe deposit can be divided into 5 mining sections: Yan-kan; Jinyuan; southern; central Dzhalinda; and Dzhagda. It is known that there are more than 300 large and small veins constituting the deposit, showing different formation temperatures, ranging from high to low. The combination of ore can be divided into six types (Gvozdev et al. 2013), and the purity of the gold gradually decreases. These include (1) Tourmaline-magnetite combination in the Yan-kan mine section, which was formed in broken hydrothermal altered surrounding rocks. In a few quartz veins, the main minerals are tourmaline and magnetite, and occasionally disseminated magnetite and pyrite. (2) Quartz combination: the main mineral is quartz, followed by pyrite and toxic sand, containing gold l-2 × 10−6 to 6 × 10−6. (3) Bismuthite-chalcopyrite combination in the north-east veins at the intersection of the north-east and near east–west fissure zones. The main minerals are quartz, scheelite, magnetite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, bismuthite, and tellurite bismuthite. These contain gold from trace amounts to 100 × 10−6, the relative purity of gold is higher, 920–940, and the gold particles are larger. (4) Pyrite-poison sand combination with the main minerals quartz, pyrite, toxic sand, and cobaltite, containing gold 4–6 × 10−6 to 140 × 10−6, the gold is in a dispersed state, and the relative purity is 850. (5) Polymetallic mineral combination in the near-westward veins with mainly quartz, iron dolomite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and toxic sand. The gold content ranges from trace amounts to 4–6 × 10−6. 6) The latest quartz-antimony ore combination appears in the east–west ore veins in the east of the deposit, mainly chalcedony quartz, antimony ore, barite, calcite, and cinnabar, with a trace gold content of 2 × 10−6.
Sample selection
A group of NW-oriented Au-Q-sulfide veins within the Early Cretaceous granodiorite saprolite body are discovered, and the mineralization is often in contact with the Dzhalinda granodiorite wall with distinct boundaries. The Dzhalinda granodiorite and surrounding rocks were therefore selected in this study to investigate the metallogenic age of the deposit. Six samples of the host rocks were selected for petrology, major, trace, and REE analyses. Based on the geochemical analysis, two samples were selected to conduct zircon U–Pb dating for geochronologic analysis.
Analytical methods
Major and trace element analyses
The main elements and trace elements were analyzed for all 6 samples. The analysis and testing work were completed at the Experimental Test Centre, Xi’an Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources (Tables 1, 2, and 3). Specifically, the main elements were analyzed by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), with the analysis accuracy better than 1%. The rare earth and trace elements were measured by SX-2 inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), and the analysis accuracy was better than 5 ~ 10%.
Zircon U–Pb dating
One sample from Dzhalinda intrusion and one sample from the surrounding gneissose granite were selected for geochronologic analysis to quantify the ages of the orebody and the crystalline basement of the ore field. Twenty zircon grains were tested in each sample for U–PB dating.
Geochronologic analysis was conducted using zircon U–Pb dating, which consists of two stages. First, the zircon grains were obtained in cathode luminescence (CL) with a cathode luminometer loaded with an electronic probe instrument at the State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Northwest University, China. Subsequently, LA-MC-ICP-MS zircon U–Pb annual test analysis was completed using Finnigan Neptune MC-ICP-MS and the Newwave UP 213 Laser ablation system at the MCICP-MS laboratory of the Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China.
The diameter of the spot beam used for laser ablation was 25 μm, with He as the carrier gas. Dating accuracy and accuracy of the zircon standard was about 1% (2σ). The zircon U–Pb dating used zircon GJ-1 as the external standard, and the U and Th content used zircon M127 (U: 923 × 10-6; Th: 439 × 10–6; Th/U: 0.475) for external standard correction (Nasdala et al. 2008; Sláma et al. 2008). During the test, two zircons GJ-1 were repeatedly measured before and after every 5–7 samples to calibrate the samples (Table 4). A zircon plesovice was measured and the state of the instrument was observed to ensure the accuracy of the test. The data were processed using the ICPMSDataCal program, and the zircon age harmony map was obtained using the Isoplot 3.0 program. During the sample analysis, the analysis result of the plesovice standard sample as an unknown sample was 337 ± 2 Ma (n = 12, 2σ), which corresponds to the recommended age value 337.13 ± 0.37 Ma (2σ) (Sláma et al. 2008).
Results
Petrological analysis
Based on the petrological observation, these Dzhalinda rock samples have medium to fine grain sizes, monzonitic textures, and massive structures. The mineral particle sizes are generally 0.3 to 2.0 mm, and the mineral compositions consist mainly of quartz (20%), potash feldspar (15%), plagioclase (60%), and biotite (3%). The secondary minerals are magnetite, sphene, and zircon. Quartz mostly fills with other grains including xenomorphic granular. The grain size of potash feldspar is uneven, and the individual grains up to 6 mm are encapsulated with euhedral plagioclase to form a monzonitic texture. Ring structure was observed with andesine-labradorite. Potassium metasomatism and secondary alteration such as sericite and chlorite are observed.
Six samples were characterized as below (Fig. 2):
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Sample A: Granodiorite. This sample is identified as granodiorite-Kirov quartz vein type gold-rare metal deposit of the ore body and belongs to the second phase of the Upper Amur Early Cretaceous intrusive miscellaneous rocks.
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Sample B: Gneissic granite. This type of rock is forming the crystalline base of the ore field and is a late Stanoff subalkaline granite miscellaneous rocks, presumed to be early Archean.
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Sample C: Coarse porphyritic granodiorite porphyry. This type of rock is forming the granodiorite porphyry wall. Gold occurrences in the mining area, with leaching-like mineralization, which belongs to the late Jurassic Geocan subalkaline granite miscellaneous rocks.
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Sample D: Alkaline granite miscellaneous rocks. These rocks are identified as coarse porphyritic granite, belonging to the late Jurassic geocan subalkaline granite miscellaneous rocks coarse porphyritic granite and constituting a large rock body.
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Sample E: Gneissic granodiorite. It is forming the crystalline base, and the late Stanoff subalkaline granodiorite detrital, presumably early metasedimentary:
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Sample F: Oblique hornblende gneiss. It forms the crystalline basement of regional metamorphic rocks.
All six samples were also classified by the QAP diagram of intrusive rocks according to the results of petrographic analysis (Fig. 3). They fell into grano-diorite (A), quartz monzonite (B), grano-diorite (C), grano-diorite (D), quartz monzodiorite/monzogabbro (E), and monzodiorite/monzogabbro (F) zones, respectively. Classification is essentially consistent with the field names.
Major elements
The five samples of the Dzhalinda rock mass have a similar SiO2 content of 62.20 ~ 72.10%, with an average of 66.42%, which is acidly intermediate rock. Al2O3 content is 14.36 ~ 17.12%, with an average of 15.85%. MgO content is 0.26 ~ 11.33%, with an average of 2.25%. Na2O content is 2.14 ~ 4.57%, with an average of 4.19% while K2O content is 1.57 ~ 3.53%, with an average of 2.56%. Rittmann indexes (σ = [ω(K2O + Na2O)]2/[ω(SiO2-43)] is 1.48 ~ 2.32, with an average of 1.93, > 1.8, < 3.3, which is calcium-alkaline. A/CNK (= Al2O3/(CaO + Na2O = K2O) is 0.81 ~ 1.07, with an average of 0.875, which is an aluminum series (Clarke 1981). Differentiation index (DI) (the sum of the normative constituents Q + Ab + Or + Ne + Kp + Lc, where Q = quartz, Ab = albite, Or = orthoclase, Ne = nepheline, Kp = kaliophilite, and Lc = leucite) (Allaby 2013) is 61.62 ~ 83.24, with an average of 63.93.
The Dzhalinda intrusion consists of medium silicon, flat aluminum, and poor magnesium, which belongs to the medium potassium calcium basic series, with high sodium and low potassium. According to the diagram classification of type I and S granites (Chppell and White 1992; Fig. 3), all samples are type I granites.
In the R1-R2 granite tectonic environment discrimination diagram (Fig. 4), all points of samples in this study fall into zone 2 which is the area before the plate collision.
Trace elements
On the standardized cobweb map of trace element primitive mantle (Chondrite REE values from Boynton 1984; Fig. 5), it can be seen that the distribution curves of these elements are similar, which shows the characteristics of homology evolution (Fig. 6). Compared with the original mantle, it is slightly enriched in active incompatible elements such as the large ion philophile elements Rb, K, and Ba, while the high field strength elements such as Nb, Ta, Zr, P, Ti, are slightly depleted. The losses of Nb, Ta, Zr, and Sr may be related to the separation and crystallization of rutile, sphene, zircon, and plagioclase, respectively. The negative anomalies of P and Ti may be related to the separation and crystallization of apatite and ilmenite, indicating that they may have experienced a certain degree of fractional crystallization (DePaolo 1981).
From Table 1, compared with the average values of chemical elements in similar rocks in the Earth’s crust (Vinogradov 1962; Yaroshevsky 2006), the Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn, As, Hg, W, Mo elements of the Dzhalinda rock mass are all enriched to varying degrees, and the content is uneven. The dispersion coefficient is relatively great, and the high background value of the element promotes mineralization.
The total amount of REEs is 56.29 × 10−6 ~ 209.24 × 10−6 in these samples, with an average value of 130.91 × 10–6. The LR/HR value is 6.65 ~ 20.92, with an average value of 11.94, indicating that the fractionation of light and heavy rare earth is not obvious. The average value is 20.08; the Sm/Nd ratio is 0.13 ~ 0.2, and the average value is 0.17. According to the standardized distribution pattern diagram of REE chondrites (Fig. 7), the curves of these samples are very similar, with trends slightly inclined to the right, indicating that they belong to the type I granite. δEu value is 0.85 ~ 2.46, and the average value is 1.20. Eu has no negative anomalies, which also shows the characteristics of type I granite.
Zircon U–Pb dating
Stereomicroscopic observations and CL images (Fig. 8) show that the zircon in the granodiorite of Dzhalinda intrusions is light yellow, square bipyramidal, transparent, with a diamond-like luster. Some crystals have black mineral inclusions. The crystal plane and crystal edges are unclear. The length-to-width ratio is 2:1–3:1, and the particle size is 100–200 µm.
A total of 20 test points was conducted on the Dzhalinda granodiorite for the U–Pb dating results (Table 4). The Th/U ratio is all greater than 0.4, which shows the zircon is magmatic in origin [5, 6]. Among them, 206Pb/238U surface age values of C-08 and C-13 points are significantly higher. Combined with the CL observation (Fig. 8), the C-08 point is located in the core area in the secondary edge of a zircon grain. This indicates that the zircon is an early magmatic zircon captured by the rock body, and the surface age value represents the age of the captured zircon. Point C-13 is located at the edge of a relatively broken zircon. Due to the fracture of the zircon surface at this point, and the destruction of the closed system, the radioactive cause of lead (uranium) was lost to a certain extent. The rest of the points are located at the edge of the relatively complete zircon. The measured 207Pb/235U and 206Pb/238U data are located in or near the U–Pb harmonic line, and the surface age value of 206Pb/238U is between 125 and 149 Ma (Table 4). The weighted average age is 125.44 ± 0.69 Ma (Fig. 9), corresponding to the Early Cretaceous period. This represents the crystallization age of the magma.
A total of 20 test points was conducted on the surrounding gneissose granite for the U–Pb dating results to capture the age of the crystalline basement (Table 5, Fig. 10). Among them, 206Pb/238U surface age values of S-02 and S-13 points are significantly higher and that of S-08 is significantly lower. Therefore, these three points were not considered in the dating analysis. The surface age values of 206Pb/238U in other samples are between 381 and 384 Ma (Table 5) with a weighted average age is 382.8 ± 1.2 Ma (Fig. 11), corresponding to the Late Devonian period.
Discussion
Based on the new geochemical, isotopic, and geochronological results obtained here, the following questions regarding the Dzhalinda intrusion in the Kirovskoe deposit are discussed: (1) the age and (2) the tectonic implications.
Gold mineralization age
The age of the Dzhalinda intrusion has been previously determined to be 131–126 Ma by Rb–Sr dating and 128–125 Ma by 40Ar/39Ar dating (Sorokin et al. 2014). In this study, the age has been identified as 125.44 ± 0.69 Ma (i.e., 124.75–126.13 Ma) by zircon U–Pb dating, which corresponds to the Early Cretaceous. This finding is consistent with previous studies using other dating methods, but the precision of the timing has been significantly improved in this study. The error of the age has been narrowed down from 4 to 1.38 MPa, and the range has reduced by 65.5%. The age of the Dzhalinda intrusion determined in this study further confirms that the granitoids intrusion occurred in stage three and the mineral composition is consisting of granodiorite, biotite diorite, and diorite during this stage. The Dzhalinda intrusion might be formed as a result of postmagmatic activity, and accompanied with coeval dikes. Also, the age of Dzhalinda intrusion is similar with massifs in the Tynda-Bakaran complex (Sorokin et al. 2014).
According to other studies, there are four stages of magmatism in the Kirovskoe deposit proposed in the previous research (e.g., Gvozdev et al. 2013): (1) Precambrian granite gneisses; (2) Paleozoic diorite porphyry and gabbroid dikes; (3) Early Cretaceous granitoids; and (4) Late Cretaceous Olekma-Stanovoi Complex.
The Precambrian granite gneisses was not detected or sampled in this study. The surrounding rocks of Dzhalinda intrusion are predominantly gneissose granite and granodiorite, which was estimated to be formed in stage two, with the age determined to be 382.0 ± 1.2 Ma in this study. In late Devonian period, a series of insignificant hydrothermal activity occurred, which can be identified in the rare ore free veins and lenses. The dikes of diorite porphyrites, granodiorite and granite porphyries, and spessarties might be intruded in several stages. They are found to be formed in this stage and cut the massif and surrounding rocks. The gold mineralization was considered to be confined to the southern margin of the Dzhalinda Massif and its outercontact with some Middle–Upper Jurassic sedimentary rocks.
Tectonic background and implications
The Kirovskoe deposit is located in the northern limb of the Mongol-Okhotsk suture, and its development was confined two adjacent geoblocks.
At that time of the Dzhalinda genesis, Northeast Asia was located in the double superposition and transformation of the Mongolian-Okhotsk tectonic system and the Pacific Rim tectonic system. The former is the extensional environment of the crust thinning structure following closure of the Mongolian-Okhotsk ocean, and the latter is the paleo-Pacific Plate tectonic environment of active continental margin formed by subduction to Eurasia (Nokleberg 2005). Studies have shown that granites formed in these two different tectonic backgrounds have different rock types and geochemical characteristics (e.g., Rogers and Greenberg 1990; Zhang et al. 2008) (Table 6). Dzhalinda intrusion rocks have the characteristics of granites of the active continental margin tectonic environment under plate subduction. The Dzhalinda massif and surrounding rocks are cut by the dikes of diorite porphyrites, granodiorite and granite porphyries, and spessarties intruded in several stages. Combined with the aforementioned geochemical characteristics, the magma of the Dzhalinda intrusion may be mainly derived from the mantle wedge above the lithosphere of the young oceanic crust subduction, melted, and contaminated by crustal materials. Therefore, the Dzhalinda rock mass was formed in the Pacific Rim tectonic system, that is, the subduction of the ancient Pacific plate to the Eurasian plate.
In the Early Cretaceous, under the tectonic background of the continuous subduction of the paleo-Pacific Plate (Izenai Plate) from north-east to south-west to the Eurasian continent, the northeastern part of the Eurasian continent (including the mining area) was in a state of right-handed strike-slip stress field. This occurred at the same time that parallel secondary faults were formed by northeast-trending fault structures, and the near-east fault structures also activated and formed parallel secondary fault structures. After the Dzhalinda rock mass was in place, it was rich in Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, and other mineralizations. Following the magmatic period of elements, hydrothermal fluids along the north-east and north-west fault structures were filled and deposited from west to east, successively, so that the deposits showed different combinations of high-, medium-, and low-temperature minerals.
Conclusions
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The rock type of the Dzhalinda intrusion is neutral diorite and belongs to the calc-alkaline series. The genetic type of the Dzhalinda intrusion body is type I. The trace elements are characterized by obvious Sr-rich and poor Yb, slightly enriched in large ion lithophile elements Rb, K, and weakly depleted high-field elements such as Nb, Ta, Zr, P, Ti. The rare-earth element distribution line is slightly tilted to the right, and there is no negative Eu anomaly. This indicates that the magma may mainly originate from the partial melting of the mantle wedge above the lithosphere where the young oceanic crust subducts into the ocean and is contaminated by crustal materials.
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The Dzhalinda intrusion was formed in the Circum-Pacific tectonic system, and its genetic mechanism is the subduction of the paleo-Pacific Plate to the Eurasian continental plate. The zircon U–Pb age of the sample taken is 125.44 ± 0.69 Ma, which is the product of Early Cretaceous magmatic action. The age of surrounding rock is determined to be 382 ± 1.2 Ma.
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The metallogenesis of the Kirovskoe gold deposit is the filling of hydrothermal fluid along the northeast and northwest fault structures following the magmatic stage of the Dzhalinda intrusion.
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Li, B., Yang, Y. & Wang, J. Zircon U–Pb dating and geological significance of the Dzhalinda intrusion in the Kirovskoe gold deposit, Russia. Arab J Geosci 15, 169 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-09415-y
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