Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Geological and Geochemical Analysis of Baba-Ali Index

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors
Mehrdad Barati 1
Iraj Rasa 2
1 Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
2 Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Alamgholagh Mountain is located in NW of Hamedan city. It comprises diorite to syenite and quartiziferous syenite rocks near its climax. The Pre-Jurassic ignimbrite and rhyolite host Baba-Ali ore body. This ore body contains magnetite, hematite and trace amounts of pyrite and chalcopyrite. Textural studies with reflecting microscope show some primary and replacement textures.  SEM studies reveal parallel thin plates in magnetite crystals and bacterial activity on pyrite crystals.
Spider REE diagrams show noticeable different patterns for ore body amphiboles and country rocks. In the ore body, the concentration of elements fluctuates alternately, however, in the country rocks decrease from La to Lu and show a negative anomaly in Eu values. Some of the calculated REE ratios for the ore body and country rock are different and suggest a different genesis.
Keywords
Iron
Open Space filling texture
Replacement
Genesis
Neutron Activation Analysis
Rare Earth Elements
Scanning Electron Microscope
Magma liquids

Subjects

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Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences
Volume 15, Issue 58
Winter 2006, Vol. 15, No.58
Winter 2006
Pages 148-157