Discovery of the Gabo granitic pegmatite-type lithium deposit in the Kulagangri Dome, eastern Himalayan metallogenic belt, and its prospecting implication
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    The Kulagangri Dome is located at the eastern part of the Himalayan metallogenic belt. Based on the 1∶50 000 mineral geological mapping and sparse surface engineering, the Gabo pegmatite-type lithium deposit was firstly found at the eastern part of the Kulagangri Dome. Ore-bearing spodumene pegmatite dikes are generally hosted by the marble in the middle unit of the dome, with length ranging from 1 m to 1 200 m, and width ranging from 0.8 m to 40 m. The main lithium containing minerals in the spodumene pegmatite are spodumene, elbaite and lepidolite. At present, two main Li mineralization zones are controlled by 5 surface engineering. The mineralization zone I is about 2 km long, and includes 2 main orebodies (K1 and K2). The mineralization zone Ⅱ is about 700 m long, and include one main orebody (K3). The K1 orebody is about 1 200 m long and 5~40 m thick, with an average thickness of about 20 m. The K2 and K3 orebodies occur as the large lenticular shape, with strike extension >100~600 m and thickness 15~50 m. The total thickness of K2 orebody is 45.3 m. The average grade of Li2O, Rb2O and BeO is 1.11%, 0.064% and 0.047%, respectively. The newly discovered Gabo lithium deposit is dominated by Li, Be and Rb, associated with Nb, Ta, Cs, W and Sn. Based on the geological survey results, the Gabo lithium deposit is large in scale, and showing considerable potential for further prospecting in the area. The discovery of Gabo lithium deposit is another breakthrough in the exploration of rare metals in the Himalayan metallogenic belt, which is of great significant role in further understanding of the tectono-magmatic evolution and rare metal mineralization in the Cenozoic Himalaya, and further enriching the theory of collisional orogenesis and mineralization in the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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李光明,付建刚,郭伟康,张海,张林奎,董随亮,李应栩,吴建阳,焦彦杰,金灿海,黄春梅,2022,西藏喜马拉雅成矿带东段嘎波伟晶岩型锂矿的发现及其意义[J].岩石矿物学杂志,41(6):1109~1119. LI Guang-ming, FU Jian-gang, GUO Wei-kang, ZHANG Hai, ZHANG Lin-kui, DONG Sui-liang, LI Ying-xu, WU Jian-yang, JIAO Yan-jie, JIN Can-hai, HUANG Chun-mei,2022,Discovery of the Gabo granitic pegmatite-type lithium deposit in the Kulagangri Dome, eastern Himalayan metallogenic belt, and its prospecting implication[J]. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica,41(6):1109~1119.

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  • Received:September 05,2022
  • Revised:October 20,2022
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  • Online: November 16,2022
  • Published: November 20,2022
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