Volume 45, Number 17, 1609-1613, DOI: 10.1007/BF02886223

Differentiation and accumulation of fluids in A-type granites: Evidence from accessory mineral study

Rucheng Wang, Guangtao Zhao, Dezi Wang, Jianjun Lu and Shijin Xu

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Abstract

The Laoshan A-type granite is a highly evolved granite body. The study on accessory minerals indicates that there exist differentiation and accumulation of fluids during the late stage of evolution of the granite. The released fluids are rich in rare-earth elements (REE), high-fieldstrength elements (HFSE, such as Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, Th, U, and Y) and volatiles (F, P, CO2, etc.). Owing to the presence of fluid, accessory mineral assemblages have changed during the evolution of A-type granite, and are especially characterized by large amounts of independent REE-Nb-Y-Th minerals present in the late facies. Late-accumulation of fluids may be of the general feature of A-type granites, at least of highly evolved ones.

Keywords  accessory minerals - fluid - A-type granite - Laoshan

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