Economic Geology
Mahin Zolfaghari; Ghasem Nabatian; Amir Morteza AzimZadeh; Maryam Honarmand; P. Azizi
Abstract
Pirgheshlagh Cu-Zn-Pb deposit is located in the Central Iranian zone, north-east of the Mahneshan in the Zanjan province. The Kahar Formation with Precambrian age is the oldest Formation in the area which cutted by the granitic dykes. The Pirgheshlagh Cu-Zn-Pb mineralization occurred mainly as tabular-shape ...
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Pirgheshlagh Cu-Zn-Pb deposit is located in the Central Iranian zone, north-east of the Mahneshan in the Zanjan province. The Kahar Formation with Precambrian age is the oldest Formation in the area which cutted by the granitic dykes. The Pirgheshlagh Cu-Zn-Pb mineralization occurred mainly as tabular-shape within the metamorphosed sandstones, meta-andesitic tuff, meta-crystal lithic tuff and meta-andesite rocks. Based on the field and microscopic studies, the main minerals consist of chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrite, arsenopyrite and minor magnetite. The ore textures consist of disseminated, laminated, massive and veinlet which the veinlet texture is occurred mainly in the lower part of deposit. Secondary minerals such as smithsonite, cerrusite, chalcocite, covellite, malachite, azurite, goethite and lepidochrosite have formed during supergene processes. The main alterations in the Pirgheshlagh deposit include silicic, sericitic, chlorite and carbonate. The results of this study suggest that the Cu-Zn-Pb mineralization in the Pirgheshlagh deposit is a Besshi-type valcogenic massive sulfide (VMS) mineralization.