Experimental Modeling of Noble and Chalcophile Elements Fractionation during Solidification of Cu-Fe-Ni-S Melt
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. Investigation of Crystallized Samples
3. Results
3.1. Behavior of Base Components
3.2. Behavior of Microcomponents
3.2.1. Solid Solutions of Impurities in BMS
3.2.2. Inclusions of Minor Phases in BMS
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
- It was shown that, in directed crystallization of melt, inclusions formed, which are similar to those observed in isothermal experiments and in sulfide ores. This is additional evidence that the minor contents of noble minerals and metalloids were present in the initial sulfide melt after its separation from the silicate melt. There is a probability of low-temperature platinum mineralization of sulfide ores as a result of hydrothermal processes but, most likely, it is realized in the aureoles of disseminated ores surrounding the massive ore bodies.
- For the first time, simultaneous formation of two types of liquids separated during cooling of the parent sulfide melt was revealed. In the first, noble metals associated with Bi, Sb, and Te are concentrated. The second is related to Cu and contains a large amount of S in addition to Bi and Sb.
- We established the main types of inclusions formed during fractional crystallization of Pt-bearing sulfide melt. It was shown that noble metals are concentrated in inclusions in the form of RuS2, PdTe2, (Pt,Pd)Te2, PtRhAsS, and Ag2Se, Au** in mss and in the form of PtAs2, Au*, Au**, and Ag2Te, Pd(Bi,Sb)xTe1−x in icb* and iss. As solid solutions in the BMS sulfides, Rh is present in mss and Sn in iss.
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sinyakova, E.; Kosyakov, V.; Palyanova, G.; Karmanov, N. Experimental Modeling of Noble and Chalcophile Elements Fractionation during Solidification of Cu-Fe-Ni-S Melt. Minerals 2019, 9, 531. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9090531
Sinyakova E, Kosyakov V, Palyanova G, Karmanov N. Experimental Modeling of Noble and Chalcophile Elements Fractionation during Solidification of Cu-Fe-Ni-S Melt. Minerals. 2019; 9(9):531. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9090531
Chicago/Turabian StyleSinyakova, Elena, Victor Kosyakov, Galina Palyanova, and Nikolay Karmanov. 2019. "Experimental Modeling of Noble and Chalcophile Elements Fractionation during Solidification of Cu-Fe-Ni-S Melt" Minerals 9, no. 9: 531. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9090531