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| Title | Mineralogy and a New Fertility Index of Alunite in the Fanshan Lithocap, Luzong Basin, Anhui Province, China |
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| Journal | Minerals |
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| Authors | Li, Xuanxuan | Author |
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| Xiao, Qingling | Author |
| Lin, Xin | Author |
| Li, Shuangfei | Author |
| Tang, Mingying | Author |
| Year | 2024 | Volume | < 14 > |
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| Issue | < 4 > |
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| DOI | doi:10.3390/min14040395Search in ResearchGate |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 17268575 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:17268575:7 |
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| Full Reference | Li, Xuanxuan, Xiao, Qingling, Lin, Xin, Li, Shuangfei, Tang, Mingying (2024) Mineralogy and a New Fertility Index of Alunite in the Fanshan Lithocap, Luzong Basin, Anhui Province, China. Minerals, 14 (4) doi:10.3390/min14040395 |
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| Plain Text | Li, Xuanxuan, Xiao, Qingling, Lin, Xin, Li, Shuangfei, Tang, Mingying (2024) Mineralogy and a New Fertility Index of Alunite in the Fanshan Lithocap, Luzong Basin, Anhui Province, China. Minerals, 14 (4) doi:10.3390/min14040395 |
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| Abstract/Notes | Alunite is used as a representative mineral for indicating deposits in lithocaps, and lithocaps are generally related to the porphyryβ(high-sulfidation) epithermal mineralization system. The study of alunite is of theoretical and exploration significance for prospecting potential underlying porphyry and epithermal deposits. Studies on alunite geochemistry have made breakthroughs, but there is little research on alunite mineralogy, for example, using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, differential thermal analysis (DTA), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). This study mainly focuses on alunite micromorphological characteristics, weight loss changes with temperature, and ionic group structure, aiming to identify the relationship between these features and indications for prospecting. The Fanshan lithocap is located in the northwest part of the Luzong basin, Anhui province of China, and it can potentially be used for exploring porphyry and epithermal deposits. Fanshan alunite is formed in two stages with three types of alunite. IA alunite is formed in the early hydrothermal stage and replaces felsic minerals in the Zhuanqiao Formation, IB alunite is formed in the later hydrothermal stage and fills in open spaces with bladed particles, and II alunite is the product of pyrite oxidation and reaction with other minerals in the supergene stage. Alunite electron microprobe data and energy-dispersive spectroscopy data further confirm temperature decreases with hydrothermal evolution, and the presence of a high-sulfidation epithermal system in the Luzong basin. Aside from the forming environment, SWIR, and geochemistry of alunite, there are other indication indexes; for example, the larger peak values at 3480 cmβ1 and smaller peak values at 1080 cmβ1 in FT-IR spectra and the deeper exothermic valleys at 750 Β°C and steeper weight loss slopes in the DTA curve suggest a favorable formation environment for alunite and provide valuable indications for deposit exploration and assessments of mineralization potential. |
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