The black shale of the Zhalagou Formation (.1z) is widely distributed in eastern Guizhou, which is animportant part of the Lower Cambrian black rock series polymetallicmetallogenic belt in southern China and hasgreat metallogenic potential. In this paper, the composition of trace elements in the lower black carbonaceous shaleof Zhalagou Formation in Sandu is studied, and the enrichment characteristics of trace elements, metallogenic poten.tial and the source of abnormal elements are discussed. The results show that the contents of trace elements in the black carbonaceous shale of the Zhalagou Formation basically belong to the normal distribution, which has fourtypes of distribution: symmetrical, positively skewed, negatively skewed and bimodal. The elements Ba, Mo, Cu, Ni,Rb, Sn, Cs, Pb, Tl and U are strongly enriched compared with the background values of the Yangtze upper crust.The element Zn in the black shale has strong superposition effect in the late stage. Elements Zn, Sr, Ba, Cu, Ni andCo are highly variable. Comprehensive analysis shows that Ba is the most potential mineral in this black rock series,followed by Ni, B, Tl, Cs, U, Sn, Pb, Rb, Th and Cu. The comparison between the original data of these abnormal ele.ments and the normal transformed data by cluster analysis shows that the elements Ba, Sr, Rb and Zn were stronglysuperimposed by other geological processes besides the initial sedimentation. Compared to the average shale, ele.ments Ba and Mo are both highly enriched, elements Pb and U are slightly enriched overall, and elements Cu andZn are partially enriched. In combination with previous studies, Mo was mainly derived from seawater, while Ba wasmainly derived from the superposition of hydrothermal activity except for a small part of biological enrichment. Theenrichment of Cu, Pb and Zn was related to hydrothermal interaction. In addition to hot water, the enrichment of Uwas also related to the reducing environment and the complexation of a large amount of organic matter. B, Co, Ni,Sn, Cs and Tl were the initial element information of normal shale formation, but their contents in fine-grained sedi.mentary rocks were generally higher than the background value of the upper crust.This study is helpful to explorethe metallogenic regularity of the black rock series of the the Lower Cambrian Zhalagou Formation in eastern Gui.zhou. |