M. Movahednia; E. Rastad; R. Rajabi; F. J. González
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The Ab-Bagh Zn-Pb deposit is located at the southeastern part of the Malayer-Esfahan metallogenic belt. This deposit is hosted by Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous sedimentary sequence. Zinc and lead mineralization occurred within two horizons. The ore horizon 1 is hosted by Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous ...
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The Ab-Bagh Zn-Pb deposit is located at the southeastern part of the Malayer-Esfahan metallogenic belt. This deposit is hosted by Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous sedimentary sequence. Zinc and lead mineralization occurred within two horizons. The ore horizon 1 is hosted by Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous black shale and siltstone. The ore body displays a wedge-like shape and is located close to syn-sedimentary fault. The ore horizon 2 occurs in lower Cretaceous carbonates and includes massive ore,concordant with the host rock layering; Syn-sedimentary faults, half-graben basins and related anoxic environments, had an important role in formation of SEDEX-type Zn-Pb mineralization in the Ab-Bagh and deposition of sulfides. Sedimentary debris flows and syn-sedimentary braccia within host rocks of the Ab-Bagh deposit suggests activity of normal faulting simultaneously with sedimentation of host rock and consequently development of half- graben structures. Formation of half-graben structures is one of the most important factors of redox condition of ore forming environment. This structures led to development of deeper zones within the basin, where anoxic condition were occurred. Trace and rare earth elements geochemistry of host rocks, size of pyrite framboids and presence of organic matter in the host rocks, represent anoxic to euxinic paleo-redox condition of this basin, which is caused by microbial activities and depth of the basin,associated with normal syn-sedimentary fault. Comparison of syn-sedimentary normal faulting and anoxic formation environment of the Ab-Bagh deposit with other SEDEX deposit of Iran, indicates similarity of their formational environment.
H. Peernajmodin; E. Rastad; A. Rajabi
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The Kouh-Kolangeh carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ba deposit is hosted by Lower Cretaceous detrital-carbonate sequence in the central part of the Malayer-Isfahan metallogenic belt (MEMB) and has been formed within an extensional basin. Ore mineralization occurred as concordant with layering in the upper part ...
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The Kouh-Kolangeh carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ba deposit is hosted by Lower Cretaceous detrital-carbonate sequence in the central part of the Malayer-Isfahan metallogenic belt (MEMB) and has been formed within an extensional basin. Ore mineralization occurred as concordant with layering in the upper part of non- argillic massive orbitolina gray limestone (Kl) and at the boundary of shale- marl with intercalated thin bedded limestone unit (Ks) with Aptian age. Sulfide minerals include sphalerite, galena and pyrite. Barite is the most abundant non-sulfide mineral associated with quartz, calcite and dolomite. Ore textures and structures include breccia, replacement, vein-veinlets, massive barite and laminated ore. Silicification and carbonatation (calcification- dolomitization) are the main wall-rock alterations. Based on fluid inclusion studies, fluid inclusions can be divided into two types: (I) two-phase fluid inclusions (T1) with amoebic and irregular shapes and average homogenization temperature of (T1) 206.8°C and the average salinity of 8.3 wt% NaCl. (II) CO2-rich three-phase fluid inclusions (LCO2-LH2O-VCO2) (T II) with spherical shapes and average total homogenization temperature of (T1) 234.8°C and the average salinity of 7.17 wt% NaCl. According to evidence such as tectonic setting, type of host rock, layered geometry of deposit, ore textures and structures, homogenization temperature, average salinity and presence of massive barite, the Kouh Kolangeh deposit can be considered as an Irish-type Zn- Pb deposit.
S Maghfouri; M.R Hosseinzadeh; R Rajabi; A.M Azimzadeh
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The early Cretaceous sedimentary sequence in south of Yazd hosts numerous Zn-Pb-Ba mineralization horizons. The sequence based on the stratigraphic position, age and composition of the rocks, can be divided into tree lower, middle and upper parts. The lower part or Sangestan formation mainly formed from ...
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The early Cretaceous sedimentary sequence in south of Yazd hosts numerous Zn-Pb-Ba mineralization horizons. The sequence based on the stratigraphic position, age and composition of the rocks, can be divided into tree lower, middle and upper parts. The lower part or Sangestan formation mainly formed from clastic sedimentary rocks such as conglomerate, sandstone, shale, siltstone and oolitic limestone. The thick Sangestan sedimentary sequence is well exposed resting unconformably on the Jurassic Shir-Kuh granite and metamorphic Shemshak Group. The middle part or the Taft formation include organic matter-rich shale, siltstone, limestone and dolomite. The upper part or the Abkuh (Darreh-Zanjir) formation comprised of shale, chert-bearing bedded limestone and marls, overlying concordantly on the Taft formation. The Zn-Pb-Ba mineralization horizons within the sedimentary sequence, based on stratigraphic position, relative age and type of host rocks involved the two horizons: the first horizon consisting of Mehdiabad, Farahabad and Mansourabad deposits, occurred in the lower part of the Taft formation and hosted by organic matter-rich shale, shaly limestone, siltstone, silty limestone and dolomite. The second horizon comprising Mehdiabad and Mansourabad deposits are hosted by black shale and chert-bearing bedded limestone locates within the middle part of the Abkuh formation.
