Geochemistry of secondary quartzites and the problem of lithium enrichment of associated rocks in the Bolshoy Tyuters island (Gulf of Finland, Russia).
https://doi.org/10.24930/2500-302X-2025-25-5-1120-1141
Abstract
Research subject. We study the specific features of distribution of minor and rare-earth elements in secondary quartzites and associated rocks of the Bolshoy Tyuters island. Secondary quartzites, quartz veins therein, and various iron-alumina metasomatites – potential sources of minerals – are considered. Materials and methods. The mineral composition and structure of secondary quartzites were examined using a JSM-5610LV scanning electron microscope. The U-Pb isotope system of zircon grains from two samples of secondary quartzites was studied in the Center of Collective Use, Laboratory of Chemical and Analytical Studies, Geological Institute of RAS, using an Element-2 mass spectrometer. Rare elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP–MS). Results. The formation of secondary quartzites was shown to be accompanied by removal of not only macrocomponents but also selective removal of most trace elements, some of which could be concentrated in iron-alumina metasomatites. The distribution of rare earth elements in these rocks shows a relatively uniform pattern: (La/Yb)n = 5–14, Eu/Eu* = 0.3–0.6, with the sum of REE in iron-alumina metasomatites being an order of magnitude greater than in quartzites. The behavior of lithium is of particular interest, the concentrations of which reach 420 ppm in iron-magnesian metasomatites. Conclusions. The results obtained indicate a fundamentally new type of lithium enrichment associated with the geochemically poorly studied secondary quartzite formation. Only chromium and, in particular, molybdenum and copper exhibit elevated concentrations in the studied quartzites, which may indirectly testify to the geodynamic setting of rock complex formation on the Bolshoy Tyuters island. This resembles the modern island-arc situation or post-folding orogeny, in which the main lithium reserves are concentrated solars (salt lakes) or rare-metal pegmatites and copper-molybdenum deposits.
Keywords
secondary quartzites,
iron-alumina metasomatites,
rare-earth elements,
lithium,
molybdenum,
copper,
island arc
Supporting agencies: The research was carried out within the framework of the research topics of the state order of GIN RAS, IFZ RAS, and IGEM RAS
About the Authors
E. N. Terekhov
Geological Institute, RAS; O.Yu. Schmidt Institute of Physics, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgenii N. Terekhov
A. B. Makeyev
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr B. Makeyev
O. I. Okina
Geological Institute, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga I. Okina
M. A. Matveev
O.Yu. Schmidt Institute of Physics, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maksim A. Matveev
A. S. Novikova
Geological Institute, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anastasiya S. Novikova
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