LIU Zhigang, CHAO Lu, CHEN Zhiquan, HUANG Guifeng, NONG Mingzhi, SUN Yi, WEI Shaopeng, CHEN Yifa, LU Yanhui
Journal of Guilin University of Technology.
2025, 45(4):
487-496.
The
coastal
zone
of
Guangxi
is
an
important
coastal
placer
metallogenic
belt
in
China,
with
significant
potential
for
zirconium-hafnium(Zr-Hf)
resource
occurrence.
However,
its
distribution
patterns
and
prospecting
directions
await
systematic
research.
Based
on
data
from
Guangxi
regional
geological
surveys,
Zr-Hf
ore
potential
surveys,
general
surveys,
and
studies
on
the
source-sink
system
of
Quaternary
sediments
in
marine
areas,
this
paper
integrates
multi-source
data
including
heavy
mineral
geological
survey
data,
mineral
geological
drilling
data,
chronostratigraphic
data,
and
geochemical
data
and
combines
the
analysis
of
typical
ore
deposits
to
systematically
examine
the
distribution
characteristics
and
metallogenic
conditions
of
Zr - Hf
deposits
in
the
Guangxi
coastal
zone. The
research
reveals
that
Zr-Hf
deposits
in
the
region
are
dominated
by
coastal
placers,
with
grades
ranging
from
0. 31
to
2. 68
kg / m
3
.
They
are
concentrated
in
the
following
areas:
coastal
terraces
of
the
Dafeng
River
estuary,
coastal
terraces
of
the
Nanliu
River
estuary,
fluvial
terraces
in
the
middle
and
lower
reaches
of
Nanliu
River,
Qinzhou
Bay
estuary-bar
system,
Fangchenggang
estuary-bar
system,
nearshore
metallogenic
belt
of
Lianzhou
Bay,
and
nearshore
metallogenic
belt
of
Fangchenggang
Bay.
Mineral
enrichment
is
controlled
by
material
source
supply,
hydrodynamic
sorting,
and
Quaternary
sedimentary
environments. Chronostratigraphic
data
indicate
that
the
material
sources
in
this
area
are
extensive,
primarily
Indosinian
granite,
and
influenced
by
multi-stage
tectonic
evolution.
Geochemical
anomalies
show
a
strong
correlation
between
Zr-Hf
elements
and
Ti,
with
these
elements
mainly
distributed
in
clay
and
clay-bearing
strata. This
study
proposes
a
“tectonics-material
source-sedimentation-hydrodynamics”
four-factor
ore-controlling
model,
which
provides
a
scientific
basis
for
the
exploration
and
development
of
Zr-Hf
resources
in
the
Guangxi
coastal
zone
and
is
of
great
significance
for
ensuring
the
supply
of
strategic
mineral
resources.