GEOCHEMISTRY OF HIGH-PHOSPHORUS ZIRCON FROM THE UPPER RIPHEAN METASANDSTONES OF THE SOUTHERN TIMAN

O. V. Grakova; Гракова О. В.; S. G. Skublov; Скублов С. Г.; N. Yu. Nikulova; Никулова Н. Ю.; O. L. Galankina; Галанкина О. Л.

doi:10.31857/S0016752523090054

GEOCHEMISTRY OF HIGH-PHOSPHORUS ZIRCON FROM THE UPPER RIPHEAN METASANDSTONES OF THE SOUTHERN TIMAN

Authors: Grakova O.V.¹, Skublov S.G.²^,3, Nikulova N.Y.¹, Galankina O.L.²
Affiliations:
1. Institute of Geology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
2. Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology, Russian Academy of Sciences
3. Saint Petersburg Mining University
Issue: Vol 68, No 9 (2023)
Pages: 947-963
Section: Articles
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0016-7525/article/view/134832
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0016752523090054
EDN: https://elibrary.ru/WNPSHZ
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A detailed mineralogical and geochemical study (using the EPMA and SIMS methods) of zircon from metasandstones of the Dzhezhim Formation in the South Timan made it possible to establish an anomalously high content of phosphorus in it (up to 10.27 wt % P2O5 according to EPMA data), which correlates with an increased content of other non-formula admixture elements, the main of which are Y, REE, Ca, Fe, Al, Ti, Sr, Ba, Th, U. Of particular note is the significant amount of volatile components in zircon (up to 0.49 wt % water and up to 0.26 wt.% fluorine, determined by the method SIMS). The total content of non-formula admixture elements can exceed 20 wt %, which is a characteristic feature of the composition of zircon exposed to fluid or formed as a result of hydrothermal-metasomatic processes. The main mechanism for the incorporation of admixture elements into the composition of zircon was xenotime-type heterovalent isomorphism, when the presence of quinquevalent phosphorus is compensated by the participation of trivalent Y and REE. Of subordinate importance was the isomorphism scheme, which ensures the entry of hydrogen (water). The areas of zircon enriched in phosphorus and other adulterants are confined to the edge of the grains, or to systems of scissures and fluid-permeable areas. Granitoids served as a possible source of zircon, and the process of transformation of its composition (recrystallization and enrichment of local areas, less often whole grains) probably occurred already in the sandstone sequence, during metamorphism and/or hydrothermal process.

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zircon, geochemistry of trace elements, geochemistry of rare earth elements, Dzhezhim Formation, South Timan

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