Outline
Lecture 1：
1.What are partitioning coefficients
2.Monazite partitioning for understanding of geochemistry of REE, Th and U in crustal rocks.
3.Biotite and muscovite/phengite partitioning for Nb and Ta
4. Applications of the partitioning data for understanding of geochemistry of migmatites
Rare metal mineralization lecture 1.pdf
Lecture 2：
1.Definitions
2.The new model
Evidence from whole rock compositions of shoshonites from eastern Tibet
Evidence from melt inclusions from UHP restites from the Kokchetav complex
Evidence from xenoliths from south Tibet
Evidence from other localities
3.Implications
For tectonic interpretations
For metallogenesis
Rare metal mineralization lecture 2.pdf
Lecture 3：
1.A brief note on geochemistry Ta and Nb deposits
2.Characteristics of granites associated with rare metal deposits: major and trace elements
3.Models of formation of rare metal deposits
Model of fractional crystallization
Model of columbite-tantalite fractionation
Model of partial melting
Model of fluid process
4.Tetrad effect
5.David London’s theory of pegmatite formation: practical demonstration.
Rare metal mineralization lecture 3.pdf
Lecture 4：
1.Pyrite properties and significance
2.Analysis of pyrite in sedimentary rocks by regression of LA-ICP-MS data.
Application: evolution of trace element concentrations in ocean in deep time
3.LA-ICP-MS imaging of trace elements in sulfides
Application: The Behaviour of Chalcophile Elements during UHP Metamorphism: Evidence from the Kokchetav Massif by LA-ICP-MS Imaging of Sulphides
4.SEM study of pyrite
Application: metastability of arsenian pyrite.
Rare metal mineralization lecture 4.pdf