Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Geology, hydrothermal alteration and mineralization at Raziabad porphyry Cu deposit in the south of Kerman copper belt, southeastern Iran

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors
Z. Mohammadzadeh 1
M. Ghaderi 2
S. Alirezaei 3
J. Hassanzadeh 4
1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Economic Geology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Economic Geology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
4 Research Associate, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, U.S.A.
10.22071/gsj.2018.80135
Abstract
The Raziabad porphyry copper deposit is located 30 km north of the city of Jiroft, in southeastern part of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc, southeastern Iran. Several intrusive bodies including diorite, gabbro, granodiorite and quartz-diorite associated with groups of dikes with similar composition as well as dissimilar composition with the intrusions, intruded into the Raziabad porphyry system. The porphyry copper mineralization is associated with the granodiorite which intruded into dioritic, gabbroic and volcano-pyroclastic rocks. The magmatic activities continued after mineralization and lead to the emplacement of the quartz-diorite as well as intrusion of two groups of micro-granitic and andesi-basaltic dikes cutting the ore body, causing geometric complexity of the ore body. The alteration zones include potassic and magnetite-rich silicification zones, relatively restricted calcic zone, and propylitic zone. Phyllic alteration with restricted expansion and weak intensity overprinted on potassic alteration. The hypogene mineralization has occurred as disseminated, stockwork and veinlet styles closely associated with the potassic alteration zone. The main ore minerals are chalcopyrite+ magnetite+ pyrite with minor molybdenite, pyrrhotite, galena and sphalerite. The oxidation and enriched supergene zones are variable and restricted to the shallow levels. Hydrothermal activity in Raziabad deposit is classified into four stages on the basis of hydrothermal mineral assemblage and veinlet relation. The stages include: 1) calcium silicate-magnetite-quartz stage; 2) potassium silicate-sulfide-quartz-magnetite; 3) sericite-quartz-pyrite stage; 4) chlorite-epidote-calcite-pyrite±actinolite.
Keywords
Porphyry
Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc
Kerman copper belt
Alteration
Disseminated
Stockwork
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Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences
Volume 28, Issue 109
Summer 2018
Pages 175-186