Study on Mineralogical and Spectroscopic Characteristics of a New
Serpentine From Myanmar
YU Lian-gang1, CAI Yi-tao2, ZHENG Jin-yu3, LIAO Ren-qing4
1. School of Art, Dehong Teachers' College, Dehong 678400, China
2. School of Material Engineering, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211169, China
3. Gemmological Institute, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Whhan 430074, China
4. Shenzhen City Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518100, China
摘要: 针对云南龙陵市场上一种黄绿-灰白相间名为“缅甸鲁玉”的新兴蛇纹石玉,采用岩矿薄片鉴定、X射线粉晶衍射仪、扫描电镜及能谱仪、红外光谱仪、拉曼光谱仪、紫外-可见光谱仪等方法进行测试,以探明其矿物组成、化学成分、谱学特征及颜色成因,推测其成矿过程。结果显示该玉石呈纤维状、鳞片状变晶结构,灰白色基质为水镁石,黄绿色矿物为蛇纹石,蛇纹石的定向性好于水镁石。XRD测试中在d202=2.525 Å,d-132=2.618 Å ,d060=1.544 Å处衍射峰指示含叶蛇纹石,d110=4.595 Å,d061=1.499 Å处弱的衍射峰指示同时含利蛇纹石。扫描电镜及能谱分析显示黄绿色部分FeOT含量(5.11%)远高于灰白色基质(0.52%),推测Fe有两种存在方式:一是Fe2+类质同像替代Mg2+进入水镁石晶格形成含铁水镁石,占比极小;二是Fe2+、Fe3+类质同像替代Mg2+、Si4+进入蛇纹石晶格中形成含铁蛇纹石,占绝大部分。此外含少量闪锌矿、氧化锌及Co、Ni、Mn、Cu等金属杂质。综合化学成分及紫外可见光谱特征可知,该玉石由Fe元素致色,紫外可见光谱653 nm处强宽吸收带由Fe2+→Fe3+电荷迁移所致并产生绿色,435和457 nm处中等吸收由Fe3+自旋禁戒跃迁6A1(6S)→4aT1(4G)及6A1→4E1+4A1(4G)引起并产生黄色,两种吸收作用叠加使玉石显黄绿色。不同于其他蛇纹石玉品种的是该玉石未见明显的成因指示矿物,据矿物组成、结构构造及颜色特征推断为超基性岩热液自变质成因,形成过程分三阶段:(1)幔源富镁超基性岩浆上侵运移中结晶分异生成橄榄石;(2)岩浆成岩过程后期的热液促使橄榄石完全蚀变为蛇纹石,即超基性岩自变质过程;(3)岩浆期后的强碱性热水溶液渗入裂隙促使部分蛇纹石水解生成水镁石,呈脉纹状及斑块状充填构造裂隙。蛇纹石和水镁石分别是超基性岩浆热液蚀变产物及岩浆期后次生变化产物。
关键词:缅甸蛇纹石玉;矿物组成;颜色成因;谱学特征;成矿机理
Abstract:Aiming at a novel variety of serpentine jade named “Myanmar Lu Yu” with intermingled yellow-green and gray-white colors appearance in the Longling jewellery market of Yunnan, this study employed methods such as petrographic thin-section identification, X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy to explore its mineral composition, chemical components, spectroscopic characteristics, the origin of its captivating color and to infer its ore-forming process. The results show that the jade exhibits fibrous and scaly metamorphic crystalline structures. The gray-white matrix is composed of brucite, while the yellow-green mineral is serpentine, with the serpentine crystals having better orientation than brucite. XRD result shows characteristic diffraction peaks of Antigorite at d202=2.525 Å, d-132=2.618 Å, and d060=1.544 Å, and characteristic diffraction peaks at d110=4.595 Å and d061=1.499 Å of Lizardite. Insights obtained from SEM-EDS elucidate that the FeOT content in the yellow-green part (5.11%) is much higher than in the gray-white matrix (0.52%). It is speculated that Fe exists in two ways: one is that Fe2+ isomorphic substitutes for Mg2+ to form ferric Brucite, which is very minor; the other is that Fe2+ and Fe3+ isomorphic substitutes for Mg2+ and Si4+ enter the crystal structure of serpentine to form ferric serpentine, which constitutes the majority. In addition, there are small amounts of sphalerite, zinc oxide, and trace amounts of metal impurities such as Fe, Co, Ni, Mn, and Cu. Based on the chemical composition and UV-Vis spectroscopic characteristics, it is concluded that the iron element colors the jade. The strong and broad absorption band at 653 nm in the UV-Vis spectrum is caused by Fe2+→Fe3+ charge transfer, resulting in green color. The moderate absorptions at 435 and 457 nm are due to the spin-forbidden transitions 6A1(6S)→4aT1(4G) and 6A1→4E1+4A1(4G) of Fe3+, resulting in a yellow color. The superposition of these two absorption effects gives the jade its yellow-green appearance. This jade's uniqueness compared to other serpentine jade varieties lies in the absence of obvious mineral indicators of its genesis. Based on its mineral composition, structure, and color characteristics, it is inferred that this serpentine jade is of ultramafic rock hydrothermal autometasomatic origin, with the formation process divided into three stages: (1) cooling and crystallization differentiation of magnesium-rich ultrabasic magma to form olivineduring its ascent and migration from the mantle; (2) hydrothermal alteration of olivine to serpentine completely during the late stage of magmatic lithogenesis, which is the autometasomatic process of ultrabasic rocks; (3) infiltration of strongly alkaline hot water solutions into fractures after the magmatic period, promoting partial hydrolysis of serpentine to form brucite, which fills the structural fractures in vein-like and patch-like patterns. Serpentine is a product of hydrothermal alteration of ultrabasic magmatic rocks, while brucite is a secondary product formed after the magmatic phase.
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YU Lian-gang, CAI Yi-tao, ZHENG Jin-yu, LIAO Ren-qing. Study on Mineralogical and Spectroscopic Characteristics of a New
Serpentine From Myanmar. SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS, 2025, 45(08): 2281-2288.