Geological Features of Volcanic Rocks of the Lower Taiga Ore Area (Russia, Primorsky Krai)

Abstract

This article is about features of geological structure and composition of volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Low Taiga area (Russia, Primorsky region). This area is a part of the east Sihote-Alin volcanoplutonic belt, is located in the area of transit from the continent to the ocean. Studings of geological and chemical composition, structure and patterns of placement of the Low Taiga Area’s volcanic sedimentary rocks allow us to complete information about geological and geochemical features of Mesozoic-Cenozoic stage of the formation of the said structure. Unever igneous formations are distributed within this area, classified to Primorsky (turonian senonian), Samarga (maastrichtian), Bogopolsky (Paleocene) and Kizinsky (Miocene) volcanic complexes. Matching volcanic rocks complex’s chemical composition with published data testifies to significant similarity with petrotypes of ternei volcano structure. Besides it was found that the Low Taiga Area’s complexes contain high potassium varieties and vary in contents of rare and rare earth elements. Distribution of incoherent elements of primorsky complex’s volcanics are characterized by increased concentrations of tungsten, zinc, plumbum, thorium, lanthanum, cerium, by low content of niobium, strontium, zirconium and titanium. Samarga complex is characterized by low content of titanium and strontium, by low content of neodymium. Bogopolsky and Kizinsky complexes in the distribution of rare and trace elements have a similar trend appearance with petrotypes, but differ in the level of their concentration.