Journal of Palaeogeography(Chinese Edition) ›› 2025, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 1081-1103. doi: 10.7605/gdlxb.2025.091

• PALAEOGEOGRAPHY AND MINERAL RESOURCES •     Next Articles

Sedimentological study of phosphorite deposits based on “Phosphate Factory” model: a case study of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation phosphorites in central Guizhou Province,China

DU Yuansheng1(), GUO Hua1, ZHANG Yaguan1, LIU Jianzhong2, WANG Zepeng3, WU Wenming3, CHEN Guoyong2, ZHAO Zheng4, DENG Chao5   

  1. 1 China University of Geosciences(Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
    2 Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration Development of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550004, China
    3 Geological Brigade 105, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration Development of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550018, China
    4 Geological Brigade 104, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration Development of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Duyun 558000, China
    5 Geological Brigade 115, Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration Development of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Qingzhen 551400, China
  • Received:2025-04-13 Revised:2025-05-30 Online:2025-10-01 Published:2025-09-30
  • About author:

    DU Yuansheng,born in 1958,is a professor and Ph.D. supervisor of China University of Geosciences(Wuhan). He is mainly engaged in the researches of sedimentary geology. E-mail: .

  • Supported by:
    Ministry of Natural Resources-Guizhou Province Pilot Cooperation Project(2023ZRBSHZ060); Phosphate Ore Survey and Evaluation Project in Bijie Region,Guizhou Province

基于“磷酸盐工厂”的磷矿沉积学研究: 以黔中地区埃迪卡拉系陡山沱组磷矿为例*

杜远生1(), 郭华1, 张亚冠1, 刘建中2, 王泽鹏3, 吴文明3, 陈国勇2, 赵征4, 邓超5   

  1. 1 中国地质大学(武汉), 湖北武汉 430074
    2 贵州省地质矿产勘查开发局, 贵州贵阳 550004
    3 贵州省地质矿产勘查开发局 105地质队, 贵州贵阳 550018
    4 贵州省地质矿产勘查开发局 104地质大队, 贵州都匀 558000
    5 贵州省地质矿产勘查开发局 115地质大队, 贵州清镇 551400
  • 作者简介:

    杜远生,男,1958年生,中国地质大学(武汉)教授,博士生导师,主要从事沉积地质学研究。E-mail:

  • 基金资助:
    *部省合作试点项目(2023ZRBSHZ060); 贵州省毕节地区磷矿调查评价项目联合资助

Abstract:

The Ediacaran(Sinian) Doushantuo Formation in the central Guizhou Province represents a significant phosphorite metallogenic province hosting high-grade phosphate deposits in China. To elucidate the metallogenic geological conditions,deposit characteristics,and mineralization processes of the Doushantuo Formation phosphorites in the central Guizhou region, based on the principles of ore sedimentology and “Phosphate Factory”model,this study systematically investigates the phosphorite-bearing series through an integrated analysis of petrology,sedimentary facies and palaeogeography. Our research indicates that the primary phosphorites of the Doushantuo Formation in central Guizhou are dominated by intraclastic phosphorites(including sandy,gravelly,and silty intraclasts),with minor amounts of oolitic,peloidal,bioclastic,and stromatolitic phosphorites. The phosphorite ores are primarily characterized by phosphatic cement overgrowths and dolomitic cements in the pore,with subordinate clay matrix infillings. Secondary phosphorites include earthy to semi-earthy varieties,as well as brecciated and silicified phosphorites. Palaeogeographic studies reveal that the phosphorites mainly formed in an open beach environment along the northern and eastern margins of the central Guizhou Oldland,with localized development of stromatolitic phosphorites in tidal flat settings. The phosphorite horizons(Phosphorite-A and Phosphorite-B)are controlled by two transgressive-regressive cycles. The high-grade phosphorites in the Ediacaran(Sinian) Doushantuo Formation of central Guizhou underwent a three-stage mineralization process: initial phosphate precipitation,wave-winnowing concentration,and secondary leaching enrichment. Based on this framework,we propose an open-shoreline mineralization model for the Doushantuo phosphorites.

Key words: phosphorite, phosphate factory, ore sedimentology, Ediacaran(Sinian), Guizhou Province

摘要:

贵州黔中地区是中国埃迪卡拉(震旦)系陡山沱组富磷矿的重要矿集区,为了揭示黔中地区陡山沱组磷矿的成矿地质条件、矿床地质特征和成矿地质作用过程,以矿产沉积学的思想为主导,以“磷酸盐工厂”的理论为基础,通过含矿岩系的岩石学、沉积相和古地理等手段进行系统研究。研究表明,黔中地区陡山沱组原生磷矿以内碎屑(包括砂屑、砾屑、粉屑)磷矿为主,含少量鲕粒状磷矿、生物颗粒或球粒磷矿及叠层石磷矿。矿石填隙物包括胶结物和基质,其中胶结物为围绕磷质颗粒增生的磷灰石胶结物和孔隙内的白云石胶结物,基质为黏土质。次生磷矿包括渣土状、土状—半土状磷矿和碎裂及硅化磷块岩。古地理研究表明磷矿主要形成于黔中古陆北部、东部边缘的无障壁海滩沉积环境,局部发育磷质叠层石为特色的潮坪。磷矿层位(A矿层和B矿层)受2期海侵—海退旋回制约。黔中埃迪卡拉(震旦)纪陡山沱组富磷矿经历了初始成矿作用、波浪簸选富集成矿、淋滤富集成矿三阶段成矿过程,在此基础上建立了陡山沱组磷矿无障壁海滩的成矿模式。

关键词: 磷矿, 磷酸盐工厂, 矿产沉积学, 埃迪卡拉(震旦)纪, 贵州省

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