Study on paleovolcanic vent identification in the Xiangshan uranium ore field, Jiangxi Province based on rock magnetism and wavelet analysis of gravity and magnetic anomalies

Jiang WANG, KunPeng GE, JiangBo ZHU, BaiHui HAN, Qing JI, JunBo REN, Bin HU, YanGuo WANG

Prog Geophy ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6) : 2503-2517.

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Prog Geophy ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6) : 2503-2517. DOI: 10.6038/pg2025JJ0231

Study on paleovolcanic vent identification in the Xiangshan uranium ore field, Jiangxi Province based on rock magnetism and wavelet analysis of gravity and magnetic anomalies

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The Xiangshan uranium ore field in Jiangxi Province is the largest volcanic-type uranium ore field in China. Mineralization is primarily controlled by volcanic structures, and its origin is inseparable from volcanic activity. Therefore, the identification of paleovolcanic vents/volcanic conduits in Xiangshan is of great significance for deep uranium resource exploration. Combining the existing geological physical property data in the Xiangshan area with the latest rock magnetism results, and considering the advantages of multi-scale decomposition of wavelet analysis method in boundary identification, this paper employs rock magnetism and wavelet analysis to separate and interpret the fourth-order detail fields of gravity and magnetic anomalies in the Xiangshan area, Jiangxi Province. A detailed comparison was conducted with other gravity and magnetic boundary identification methods, and a systematic identification of paleovolcanic vents in the study area was achieved. The results verified a paleovolcanic vent on the left side of Xiangshan Main Peak, located at a depth of approximately 2 km underground. In addition to porphyroclastic lava, the Xiangshan paleovolcanic vent may also contain rhyolitic dacite with low magnetic susceptibility from the Daguding period. Meanwhile, the paleovolcanic vent in the northwestern part of Furong Mountain was verified, with its eruptive materials primarily composed of rhyolitic dacite. The eruptive materials of paleovolcanic vents in Niutouling, Julong'an, Zoujiashan, and the northeast of Yaogang are mainly porphyroclastic lava. Furthermore, it is speculated that a subvolcanic vent may exist southwest of Yunji, with its eruptive materials dominated by porphyroclastic lava and located at a depth of approximately 2 km underground. These results provide support for refining the understanding of the deep structure of Xiangshan and facilitating deep uranium exploration.

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Rock magnetism / Gravity and magnetic anomalies / Wavelet analysis / Boundary identification / Xiangshan uranium ore field

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Jiang WANG , KunPeng GE , JiangBo ZHU , et al . Study on paleovolcanic vent identification in the Xiangshan uranium ore field, Jiangxi Province based on rock magnetism and wavelet analysis of gravity and magnetic anomalies[J]. Progress in Geophysics. 2025, 40(6): 2503-2517 https://doi.org/10.6038/pg2025JJ0231

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感谢两位审稿专家给本研究提供的宝贵修改建议,感谢东华理工大学行星与资源磁学实验室和中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所古地磁与年代学实验室对本研究提供的帮助.

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