Preliminary Study on Composition of Phosphate Nodule in Lower Cambrian Black-Rock-Series-Hosted Ni-Mo Deposits in Hunan-Guizhou Area
Composition of phosphate nodule in Lower Cambrian black-rock-series-hosted Ni-Mo deposits in Hunan-Guizhou area is analyzed by electronic probe. Analytical result of twenty apatite samples shows Ca/P ratio in range of 1. 36~1. 710 and the average of 1. 605 and the apatite belongs to bio-chemically deposited hydroxylapatite. Content of Na+, Fe2+, Al3+, La3+, Sm3+, Ce+, Cr3+, Ti4+ is relatively higher in the nodule with various element combinations, such as Na+ and LREE. On the 1/4 cross section of the phosphate nodule, two nucleis and single nuclei of sedimentary center exist with irregular lamina structure. From the rim to the center of the phosphate nodule parameter of the relative active noble metal elements and relative inert (Pd/Pt, Ag/Au, TD/SUHR) change in the same tendency.