Constraining provenance for the uraniferous Paleoproterozoic Francevillian Group sediments (Gabon) with detrital zircon geochronology and geochemistry
Constraining provenance for the uraniferous Paleoproterozoic Francevillian Group sediments (Gabon) with detrital zircon geochronology and geochemistry
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用碎屑锆石年代学和地球化学约束古元古代弗朗西维利群沉积物(加蓬)的物源
DOI:
10.1016/j.precamres.2020.105724
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Bekker
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作者:
Ossa Ossa;Hofmann;Ballouard;Vorster;Schoenberg;Friedrich;Mayaga- Mikolo;Bekker
The Paleoproterozoic sandstones of the ca. 2.1 Ga Francevillian Group, southeast Gabon, host the oldest known redox-controlled high-grade uranium (U) deposits. Uranium-bearing detrital minerals (e.g., monazite) in the Francevillian Group sediments were derived by erosion of Archean basement rocks from the East Gabonian block of the northwestern Congo craton surrounding the Francevillian Basin. They are viewed as primary sources for U, but the nature of these sources remains poorly constrained. Here, U-Pb ages and Hf isotope data for detrital zircon grains are combined with literature geochemical data for igneous rocks from the Archean basement, to characterize the nature, age, and origin of the provenance for the Francevillian Basin and the ultimate source of U for the high-grade uranium deposits.Detrital zircon ages range from ca. 3.1 to 2.6 Ga with a dominant population between ca. 2.90 and 2.80 Ga, suggesting a major contribution from ca. 2.88 to 2.81 Ga high-K granitoids with a limited contribution from ca. 3.1 to 2.84 Ga TTGs and 2.75 to 2.7 Ga granitoids of the East Gabonian block. Most detrital zircon grains share similar depleted-mantle Hf model ages between ca. 3.08 and 3.30 Ga, indicating significant recycling of a Paleoarchean to Mesoarchean crust. We suggest that ca. 2.9 to 2.8 Ga high K, U, and Th granitoids, which reflect hybrid melts of both mantle and crustal parentage were the major detrital sources of U to the Francevillian Basin and, ultimately, for the U deposits. We propose that ca. 2.9 to 2.8 Ga detrital zircons with Hf TDMages between ca. 3.1 and 3.3 Ga may thus allow for vectoring U deposits in sedimentary basins across the Congo craton.
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