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  • Евгений Николаевич Козлов
  • Екатерина Николаевна Фомина
  • Михаил Сидоров
  • Владимир Владимирович Шиловских

This article is devoted to the geology of titanium-rich varieties of the Petyayan-Vara rare-earth dolomitic carbonatites in Vuoriyarvi, Northwest Russia. Analogues of these varieties are present in many carbonatite complexes. The aim of this study was to investigate the behavior of high field strength elements during the late stages of carbonatite formation. We conducted a multilateral study of titanium- and niobium-bearing minerals, including a petrographic study, Raman spectroscopy, microprobe determination of chemical composition, and electron backscatter diffraction. Three TiO 2-polymorphs (anatase, brookite and rutile) and three pyrochlore group members (hydroxycalcio-, fluorcalcio-, and kenoplumbopyrochlore) were found to coexist in the studied rocks. The formation of these minerals occurred in several stages. First, Nb-poor Ti-oxides were formed in the fluid-permeable zones. The overprinting of this assemblage by residual fluids led to the generation of Nb-rich brookite (the main niobium concentrator in the Petyayan-Vara) and minerals of the pyrochlore group. This process also caused niobium enrichment with of early generations of Ti oxides. Our results indicate abrupt changes in the physicochemical parameters at the late hydro (carbo) thermal stage of the carbonatite formation and high migration capacity of Ti and Nb under these conditions. The metasomatism was accompanied by the separation of these elements.

Переведенное названиеTi-Nb Минерализация поздних карбонатитов и роль флюидов в их формировании: редкоземельные карбонатиты Петяйян-Вары (Массив Вуориярви, Россия)
Язык оригиналаанглийский
Номер статьи281
Число страниц19
ЖурналGeosciences (Switzerland)
Том8
Номер выпуска8
DOI
СостояниеОпубликовано - авг 2018

    Области исследований

  • метасоматизм, брукит, анатаз, пирохлор, ниобий, карбонатиты, массив Вуориярви

    Предметные области Scopus

  • Геохимия и петрология
  • Планетоведение и науки о земле (все)

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