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European Journal of Natural History
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FLUID REGIME OF GRANITOIDS OF THE BELOKURIHINSKY COMPLEX (ALTAI MOUNTAINS)

Tabakaeva E.M.

This article presents a results of study of fluid regime of granitoids of the belokurihinsky complex. The meanings of ferrous ( f) and aluminous ( f) compositions, octahedral coordination of aluminium are determined by means of study of composition of biotite. Taking into account the features of the fluid regime and of сalculated rare metal index had determined potential ore mineralization.

The gabbro-granitic Belokurihinsky complex includes a number of intrusions which earlier were considered independent [4]. Among them are the Aisky massif located to the east of the petrotypical Belokurihinsky massif as well as the Tadzhilinsky, Tarkhatinsky, Aturkolsky massifs located in the south-east of the Altai Mountains. The intrusives of the Belokurihinsky complex can also be found in the Rudno-Altai structure-formation zone (the Tigireksky, Savvuschinsky massifs) and in the Salair (the intrusives of the earlier distinguished Zhernovskoi complex) [2].

The matter composition and occurrence conditions of granitoids of the Belokurihinsky arial are typical for granite-leucogranitic formation (peraluminous granites) [1].

The fluid regime of the Belokurihinsky complex differs by openness in a fluorine mode. Р-Т conditions of granitoids crystallization show that the initial phases of the Belokurihinsky massif formation were characterized by relatively increased crystallization temperatures (790-760ºС), at the lowest possible concentrations of fluorine in the magmatogene fluids and their low redoxation. Biotites of these granitoids are characterized by decreased ferrous and increased aluminiferous composition. General pressures during the solidus of the granitoids initial phases did not exceed 1-3 МPa (by relation AlIV and AlVI in the hornblende of granodiorites and melanogranites). On the whole the rocks of the Belokurihinsky arial crystallized in the extremely oxidizing conditions and their solidus was carried out above the magnetite-hematitic buffer.

The moderate-alkaline granites and leucogranites of the Osokinsky, Zhernovskoi and Kuranovsky shoots crystallized at much lower temperatures (640-660ºС). The magmatogene fluids of the leucogranites contain much higher concentrations of a fluoric acid. This acid is probably responsible for the decrease in the solidus temperature of these rocks as well as the potential ore mineralization. The oxyfluoride ligands and complexes are known to influence significantly on the transfer of such metals as tungsten, molybdenum, beryllium, rubidium and others. The composition of biotite of the above-mentioned shoots differs by the high concentrations of octahedral coordination of aluminium (0,34-0,39). Unlike them the biotites of leucogranites of the Belokurihinsky massif have deficiency of octahedral coordination of aluminium (to - 0,04). The pegmatites have even greater deficiency of octahedronic aluminium. The latter underwent a contrast inversion of the fluids redoxation (0,39). The concentration of the fluoric acid in the fluids of pegmatites increased 10 times. The leucogranites of the Osokinsky massif crystallized in the highest oxidizing conditions.

The fluid regime of the Aisky arial granitoids was characterized by the abundance of various volatile components (fluorine, water, boron, phosphorus). Experimental data got during the silicate melts study [3] showed that saturated with water and fluorine granitic magmas do not finish crystallization at the solidus temperature of usual granites. As a result they become low-temperature melts that crystallize at a temperature of 575±25ºС (at the pressure of 101 MPa). Our data on the finishing phases of the Aisky leucogranites with fluorite are close to the above-mentioned parameters.

Taking into account the features of the fluid regime and the concentration of volatile components, potential ore mineralization of the intrusive formations can be determined by the rare metal index calculation according to L.V. Tauson - f. According to our data [2], the concentration of fluorine and the rare metal index increase considerably from monzogabbro to leucogranites with fluorite. Herewith, the figure of the latter (6178,3) and petro-geochemical parameters of moderate-alkaline leucogranites are rather close to those of peraluminous rare metal leucogranites (6800). Similar parameters for leucogranites with fluorite come nearer to lithium-fluoric granites with which greisen and pegmatite mineralization of tin, tantalum, niobium in the studied area are connected spatially and paragenetically.

References

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The work was submitted at all-student e-scientific conference "Student Research Forum, February 15-20, 2009. Came to the editorial office оn 17.06.2009.