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Genesis of Eudialyte in the Bashisuhong Alkaline complex of the Southwest Tianshan: Implications for Rare Metal Mineralization
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Zhongyu LIU1, Yu HUANG1, Yuanjun YU2, Qilong YU1, 3, Yong TIAN2, Mingyi XIA2, Zhihao JIANG1, Ruxiong LEI1, Changzhi WU1, 3, *
Northwestern Geology | 2026, 59(3) : 104 - 120
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Northwestern Geology | 2026, 59(3): 104-120
Genesis of Eudialyte in the Bashisuhong Alkaline complex of the Southwest Tianshan: Implications for Rare Metal Mineralization
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Zhongyu LIU1, Yu HUANG1, Yuanjun YU2, Qilong YU1, 3, Yong TIAN2, Mingyi XIA2, Zhihao JIANG1, Ruxiong LEI1, Changzhi WU1, 3, *
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Western China’s Mineral Resources and Geological Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Aksu Geological Party, Xinjiang Geology Bureau, Korla 843000, Xinjiang, China
  • 3Xinjiang Natural Resources and Ecological Environment Research Center, Urumqi 830000, Xinjiang, China
Published: 2026-06-20 doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025172
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Eudialyte is a critical ore mineral enriched in zirconium, niobium, and rare earth elements (Zr-Nb-REE), and often occurs in peralkaline rocks. Its composition records key information from magma genesis, evolution, to hydrothermal activities, providing important insights for evaluating the metallogenic potential of alkaline rocks. The Bashisuhong complex is located in the junction zone between the Northern Tarim Basin and the South Tianshan Orogen, where aegirine-augite syenite dikes host Zr-Nb-REE mineralization. These dikes, exhibiting a gray-black to purplish-red coloration, display irregular contact boundaries with the marble and locally visible plastic flow structures. Wollastonite-rich wall-rock xenoliths are commonly observed within these dikes, indicating material exchange with the marble. The dikes are 0.33–3.71 m wide, extend 30–170 m, and are generally oriented east-west. Gangue minerals primarily consist of perthite, aegirine-augite, and wollastonite, while ore minerals are mainly eudialyte, apatite, and titanite. Eudialyte is predominantly euhedral, with grain sizes ranging from 0.1 to 5 mm, and exhibits well-developed straight oscillatory zoning. Their trace element characteristics are controlled by charge-and-radius-controlled (CHARAC) substitution mechanisms, indicating a typical magmatic origin. Both whole-rock and eudialyte samples exhibit light rare earth element (LREE) enrichment and heavy rare earth element (HREE) depletion, accompanied by significant negative Eu and Sr anomalies, indicating extensive fractional crystallization of plagioclase in the primary magma of the syenite dikes and compositionally similar to alkaline basalt. When alkaline magma intruded into marble, assimilation of the marble introduced substantial CaO components. This assimilation not only supplied critical materials for eudialyte formation but also, through increased CaO content, enhanced Cl solubility and lowered the solidus temperature, thereby facilitating further magma evolution and achieving supernormal enrichment of rare metals. Therefore, the interaction between alkaline magma and marble represents a crucial mechanism for eudialyte mineralization in the junction zone between Northern Tarim Basin and South Tianshan Orogen, making their contact zones promising targets for rare metal exploration.

eudialyte  /  alkaline Rocks  /  rare Metal Mineralization  /  Bashisuhong  /  Southwest Tianshan
刘忠宇, 黄玉, 余元军, 于启龙, 田勇, 夏明毅, 蒋志豪, 雷如雄, 吴昌志. 西南天山巴什苏洪碱性杂岩中异性石成因及对稀有金属成矿的指示. 西北地质, 2026 , 59 (3) : 104 -120 . DOI: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025172
Zhongyu LIU, Yu HUANG, Yuanjun YU, Qilong YU, Yong TIAN, Mingyi XIA, Zhihao JIANG, Ruxiong LEI, Changzhi WU. Genesis of Eudialyte in the Bashisuhong Alkaline complex of the Southwest Tianshan: Implications for Rare Metal Mineralization[J]. Northwestern Geology, 2026 , 59 (3) : 104 -120 . DOI: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025172
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doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025172
  • Receive Date:2025-11-16
  • Online Date:2026-09-16
  • Published:2026-06-20
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  • Received:2025-11-16
  • Revised:2026-03-06
  • Accepted:2026-03-10
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    1Key Laboratory of Western China’s Mineral Resources and Geological Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China
    2Aksu Geological Party, Xinjiang Geology Bureau, Korla 843000, Xinjiang, China
    3Xinjiang Natural Resources and Ecological Environment Research Center, Urumqi 830000, Xinjiang, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
科
Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
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属
Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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