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.
F Mousivand; E Rastad; M.H Emami; J Peter; M Solomon
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The Bavanat (Jian) pelitic-mafic- / Besshi-type Cu-Zn-Ag volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit locates in the Bavanat area, South Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. Mineralization occurs as two stratigraphic ore horizons discontinuously within the Surian metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary complex through more than ...
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The Bavanat (Jian) pelitic-mafic- / Besshi-type Cu-Zn-Ag volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit locates in the Bavanat area, South Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. Mineralization occurs as two stratigraphic ore horizons discontinuously within the Surian metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary complex through more than 35 km in the area. Stratigraphicaly, from footwall toward hangingwall, four ore facieses were distinguished within the Bavanat (Jian) orebodies including: 1) vein-veinlets or stringer, 2) vent complex, 3) bedded-banded, and 4) hydrothermal-exhalative sediments. The ores have various primary and secondary textures and structures, although most of the primary ones were obscured during metamorphism and deformation. The relict primary textures include massive, semi-massive, banded, brecciated, disseminated and vein-veinlet ores. In the stringer and specially in the vent complex facies, chalcopyrite replaced pyrite indicating influx of a hot copper-rich fluid into the pyrite-rich massive ores during zone refining process. Also, a metal and mineralogical zonation is obsereved in the Bavanat deposit. The major wall rock alterations in the Bavanat deposit from center to margins are silicic, quartz-chlorite, chloritic, chlorite-carbonate and chlorite-sericite, which show zonal pattern. Based on electron microprobe studies, chlorite is of iron-rich type. The abundant pyrrhotite in the Bavanat deposit might be due to low oxygen and sulfur fogacity, and occurrence of abundant chlinochlor in the alteration zones may indicate low pH (between 4.3 and 5.3) conditions for the ore-forming fluids. The high amounts of Cu and Zn, and low amounts of Pb, along with fluid inclusion studies results indicate high temprature (300-350 °C) for the ore fluids. Based on this study, the ore fluids responsibe for formation of the Bavanat deposit were hot, reduced and acidic, which entered into a confined marine basins, followed by ore deposition.
K. Orang; Mohammad Mohajjel; F. Mousivand; E. Rastad
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The Chah Gaz Zn-Pb-Cu volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit is a polydeformed, polymetamorphosed ore body in southern part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. The ore bodies are comprised predominantly of stratiform, tabular and lenticular massive sulfide lenses and are elongated in 0600-0700 orientation. ...
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The Chah Gaz Zn-Pb-Cu volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit is a polydeformed, polymetamorphosed ore body in southern part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. The ore bodies are comprised predominantly of stratiform, tabular and lenticular massive sulfide lenses and are elongated in 0600-0700 orientation. The host rocks and massive sulfides have been complexly deformed during three deformation stages (D1, D2, D3) and two associated episodes of green schist facies metamorphism (M1, M2) that all events occurred after middle Jurassic. The earliest structural elements in the mine area are bedding and continuous foliation (S1) that are preserved in the host rocks; include phyllites, slates and schists. F1 folds have not been identified in the ore bodies, Although they do recognized as shallowly to moderately plunging to NW and isoclinal folds within the Chah Gaz area. Geometry of ore bodies was mainly controlled by D2 structures (include folds and foliations). F2 plunge shallowly to NE or SW. F2 are close to open and their axial planes dip steeply to S and N. Ore bodies are commonly transposed from S0-S1 and show rearrangement parallel to axial planar foliation (AS2) and composite foliation (ST2). ST2 is vertical and strikes NE-SW. Sulfide minerals in the ore bodies have undergone extensive deformation, remobilization and dynamic recrystallisation during D2 tectono-thermal stage. D3 structures are locally controller of ore bodies and include folds and shear zones.
A. Mahdavi; E. Rastad; M. Hoseini Barzi
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Markasheh occurrence, includes redbed sediments (Garadu Redbeds) of Jurassic-Cretaceous age that extend in a large area for over 400 km in an area. Garadu Redbeds include alternate of red oxidized sandstone, conglomerate and siltstone that is partly reduced. Mineralization occurred in reduced horizons ...
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Markasheh occurrence, includes redbed sediments (Garadu Redbeds) of Jurassic-Cretaceous age that extend in a large area for over 400 km in an area. Garadu Redbeds include alternate of red oxidized sandstone, conglomerate and siltstone that is partly reduced. Mineralization occurred in reduced horizons and is related with paleochannels. In the Markasheh area two obvious main reduced horizons and four sub-horizons occur. Each of these horizons includes three zones: Red oxidized zone, Bleached zone and Reduced mineralized zone. Based on characteristics of Markasheh Cu occurrence such as lithology, lens like and layered shape (in geometry), regional extent, replacement and disseminated textures, simple mineralogy, presence of plant fossils and concentration of copper mineralization in relation to fossils, Markasheh Cu occurrence is considered as a Red bed sediment-hosted copper deposit type. The mineralization has been occured after early diagenesis before burial of the host roks.
A. Rajabi; E. Rastad; N. Rshidnejad Omran; R. Mohammadi Niaei
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Chahmir Zn-Pb deposit is one of several sediment-hosted Zn-Pb deposits (e.g., Koushk, Zarigan, Dareh Dehu & Cheshmeh Firuzeh) located in southeast of Bafq basin hosted within a Early Cambrian volcano-sedimentary sequence, simultaneous with global Cambrian ocean anoxic event, forming in a rift environment. ...
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Chahmir Zn-Pb deposit is one of several sediment-hosted Zn-Pb deposits (e.g., Koushk, Zarigan, Dareh Dehu & Cheshmeh Firuzeh) located in southeast of Bafq basin hosted within a Early Cambrian volcano-sedimentary sequence, simultaneous with global Cambrian ocean anoxic event, forming in a rift environment. The host rock units of the Chahmir Zn-Pb deposit includes organic-rich black siltstones with intercalations of tuff and silty tuff overlain by green carbonaceous tuffs. Based on nature of sulfide mineralization, mineralogy and textures of sulfide minerals, the Chahmir deposit can be divided into four different facies. Based on their situation towards the vent of mineralization fluid, these facies include: 1) A massive ore facies (Vent Complex) forms the thicker part of generally massive higher grade ores in east of the deposit. This facies includes two subfacies: the sulfide-silica-carbonate subfacies in center of massive ore and sulfide-carbonate subfacies around it. Sulfide minerals are observed as massive, replacement, vein-veinlets and brecciated colloform textures. 2) Vein-veinlets facies (Feeder Zone) includes sulfide veins and silica that form as a scissors of host rocks under the massive ore facies. Vein-veinlets and replacement textures form main features of this facies. 3) Bedded ore facies which is thinner than the massive ore facies and is characterized by layered and banded feature and low grade ore. This facies occurs as stratiform laminated and banded sulfides contemporaneous with the formation of the host rocks. 4) Distal facies is formed at west of the deposit which is actually a sedimentary equivalent of bedded ore facies. Main characteristics of this facies are presence of disseminated pyrite, banded chert and barite. The most important characteristics of mineralization at the Chahmir deposit such as tectonic setting, host rocks, mineralogy, diffrent facies, show similarities to siltstone and shale hosted Zn-Pb Sedex type deposits. Accordingly, Chahmir is regarded as a Selwyn-Type (Vent Proximal) SEDEX deposit.
M. Abdi; Majid Ghaderi; N. Rashidnejad-Omran; E. Rastad
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Azna tungsten (copper) ore occurrence is located 2 km west of Azna, in Lorestan province. The region is placed in Sanandaj-Sirjan structural zone of Iran, at the complex deformation sub-zone. In this area, tungsten-copper mineralization occurs as stratiform-stratabound in mylonitic meta-rhyolite and ...
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Azna tungsten (copper) ore occurrence is located 2 km west of Azna, in Lorestan province. The region is placed in Sanandaj-Sirjan structural zone of Iran, at the complex deformation sub-zone. In this area, tungsten-copper mineralization occurs as stratiform-stratabound in mylonitic meta-rhyolite and semi-pelitic country rock within upper Triassic volcano sedimentary sequence. The sequence consists of meta-rhyodacite, amphibolite (basic meta-volcanic), black schist, meta-rhyolite and pelitic schist with a predominance of volcanics over sediments. Ore mineral textures cover a wide variety from laminated, disseminated, choloform, bounded to open space filling. Mineralization occurs in several stages concentrated through regional (medium to high grade facies) metamorphism, folding and mylonitization of shear zone (ductile) and fractures of brittle deformation events. In this ore occurrence, metamorphism and deformations process had confused detection of proximal or distal mineralization. But base of comparison of Azna tungsten mineralization with both typical proximal on Felbertal and Austroalpine and distal on Broken Hill and Kleinarltal tungsten mineralizations has shown that they are more similar to the proximal mineral deposits.
zahra badrzadeh; M. Sabzehei; E. Rastad; M. H. Emami; D. Gimeno
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The Sargaz massive sulfide deposit is situated near Jiroft (south-east Kerman), in the southern Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone. The host rocks are Upper Triassic to lower Jurassic(?) pillow basalt. The occurrence of mineralization in basaltic to basaltic andesite, the existence of Jaspilite and Fe-Mn horizons ...
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The Sargaz massive sulfide deposit is situated near Jiroft (south-east Kerman), in the southern Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone. The host rocks are Upper Triassic to lower Jurassic(?) pillow basalt. The occurrence of mineralization in basaltic to basaltic andesite, the existence of Jaspilite and Fe-Mn horizons in distal part of the deposit, the occurrence of a stringer zone discordantly under massive ore, the presence of pyrite as the main sulfide mineral, brecciated textures and mineralogical zonation in the massive ore, all suggest that the Sargaz deposit can be classified as a volanogenic massive sulfide deposit. The mineralogy is reasonably simple, with pyrite being the main sulfide mineral, with lesser chalcopyrite and sphalerite. On the basis of different generation of minerals, shape, size, their mutual geometry, relative timing of crosscutting structures and replacement features, brecciated textures and mineralogical zonation indicate that the growth history of the Sargaz deposit was complex due to syn and post depositional processes. Based on mineralogical, textural and paragenetic relationships, four principal stages of mineralization are recognized. Stage I mainly consist of fine grained pyrite (As rich), and locally sphalerite, quartz and barite. Framboidal pyrite, colloform pyrite and sphalerite were formed during this stage. After stage 1 mineralization, collapse of the sulfide mounds took place probably due to dissolution of anhydrite matrix, producing accumulations of pyrite breccias. Following this mound collapse, during stage II, pyrite (Co rich), sphalerite, tetrahedrite-tenantite and galena were formed as euhedral and coarse grains. Stage III deposits consist of chalcopyrite replacements and zone refining process. During this stage, due to zone refining, a chalcopyrite-pyrite zone was developed at the lower part of the massive sulfide lens and a sphalerite-rich zone formed in the upper part. During stage IV, over refining process, led to the dissolution of stage III chalcopyrite and base-metal depleted pyrite body in the lowermost part of the massive sulfide lens and carbonate veins were emplaced into the sulfide lens replacing earlier barite.
A. Imamjomeh; E. Rastad; F. Bouzari; N. Rashidnejad Omran
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ChahMoosa, Kalate ChahMoosa and GholeKaftaran mining districts are located in the Eastern part of Toroud-ChahShirin magmatic arc. Calc-alkaline subvolcanic bodies' of ChahMoosa porphyry biotite hornblende andesite, GholeKaftaran porphyry biotite hornblende dacite, equivalent to I ...
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ChahMoosa, Kalate ChahMoosa and GholeKaftaran mining districts are located in the Eastern part of Toroud-ChahShirin magmatic arc. Calc-alkaline subvolcanic bodies' of ChahMoosa porphyry biotite hornblende andesite, GholeKaftaran porphyry biotite hornblende dacite, equivalent to I type granite, intruded Eocene volcanic-pyroclastic sequences. Disseminated-veinlet Cu mineralization in the ChahMoosa mine occurred in subvolcanic porphyry biotite hornblende andesite bodies are associated with phyllic and propylitic alterations. Supergene processes caused extensive alteration of hypogene sulfide minerals such as pyrite, chalcopyrite and bornite to secondary chalcocite, covellite, digenite, malachite and neotocite supergene minerals. Disseminated-veinlet Cu, Zn, Pb mineralization at Kalate ChahMoosa which is limited to a fault zone in porphyry biotite hornblende andesite subvolcanic body. This mineralization is accompanied by phyllic, propylitic, and silicic alterations and includes hypogene minerals such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, bornite, galena, barite and supergene minerals such as chalcocite, covellite, malachite and neotocite supergene minerals. In the abandoned Southern GholehKaftaran Cu mine, Cu bearing veins have occurred in porphyry biotite hornblende dacite body and contain quartz, chalcocite, and malachite. In the abandoned northern GholehKaftaran Pb mine, Pb (Zn, Cu) bearing veins occurred in porphyry biotite hornblende dacite body and they contain galena, sphalerite, pyrite, chalcocite, calcite and barite. Fluid inclusion studies show that homogenization temperature decreases gradually from ChahMoosa toward Kalate ChahMoosa to northern GholehKaftaran. Based on petrography, structures, textures, mineral paragenesis, fluid inclusion and geochemical studies, it can be concluded that mineralization at ChahMoosa-GholeKaftaran district has characteristics of an individual mineralization system. This system is related to evolution of hydrothermal fluid mineralization and their mixing with cold and low salinity meteoric water resulted in disseminated-veinlet Cu mineralization at relatively deep zones, and vein type Cu, Zn, Pb at shallow zones has led to development of elemental and mineralogical zonations.
A. Javanshir; E. Rastad; A. Rabbani
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Ahmad-Abad Zn, Pb (Mo) deposit is located in Central Iran and Posht-e-Badam Block. This deposit is limited in dolomitic units of Shotori Formation (Middle Triassic) with lens type geometry parallel to layering Ahmad-Abad Zn, Pb (Mo) mineralization which is a stratabound ore deposit and sometimes vein ...
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Ahmad-Abad Zn, Pb (Mo) deposit is located in Central Iran and Posht-e-Badam Block. This deposit is limited in dolomitic units of Shotori Formation (Middle Triassic) with lens type geometry parallel to layering Ahmad-Abad Zn, Pb (Mo) mineralization which is a stratabound ore deposit and sometimes vein type. The result shows that the ranges of Zn are 5-20% (average 9%), Pb 5-9% (average 5%) and Mo 83 ppm to 3.09% (average 0.7%). The study of lithogeochemical sections indicates that mineralization has occurred in a specific stratigraphic position related to special sedimentary facies including dolomitic Oosparite Ooide grainstone dolosparite facies. Faloric and texture of ores include laminated, disseminated, open-space filling, massive, brecciated, vein and veinlet, stylolite fishing and replacement. The presence of textures such as laminated, disseminated and stylolite type which is related to Ooide grainstone reveals that ore formation has occurred during diagenetic stage in a bar environment.
As a result of faults activing, formation of horst-graben structure and supergene processes in the region, ore minerals occur as non-sulfide (hemimorphite, cerussite, and wulfenite) and small amount of sulfides such as galena, sphalerite, wurtzite and pyrite. Fluorite, celestite and gypsum are also present in a minor amount. The lack of copper and silver is a significant characteristic of this deposit.
Characteristics features of Ahmad-Abad ore deposit, including carbonate host rock, disseminated and laminated texture, lens-type geometry parallel to bedding, predominance of Zn over Pb, lack of igneous bodies, lack of Cu-Ag mineralization, indicate that the deposit formed in a situation and condition similar to Bleiberg Zn-Pb (-Mo) deposit in Austria.
H. Eshraghi; E. Rastad; M. H. Emami; A. Asgari
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The Hired gold mineralization is located 140 km South of Birjand, Southern Khorasan, and north of Lut Block. In the area, the Jurassic and Cretaceous units are covered by Tertiary volcano-sedimentary sequences. Granite, granodiorite-quartzdiorite and gabbronorite bodies have ...
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The Hired gold mineralization is located 140 km South of Birjand, Southern Khorasan, and north of Lut Block. In the area, the Jurassic and Cretaceous units are covered by Tertiary volcano-sedimentary sequences. Granite, granodiorite-quartzdiorite and gabbronorite bodies have intruded Tertiary sequences, and mineralization occurs within or at periphery of a subvolcanic granodiorite-quartzdiorite stock with porphyry texture. The existence of ilmenite within subvolcanic granodiorite-quartzdiorite bodies which the lack of magnetite and low magnetic susceptibility (1.5×10-4 SI Units) as well as low ratio of Fe2O3/FeO (<0.5), they are classified as ilmenite or reduced (low fO2) granitoid rocks. Mineralization in Hired area is divided into three main zones based on the distance from the stock. The mineralized zones are as follow: intrusion-hosted mineralization, proximal mineralization and distal mineralization. These three zones are different in host rock, mineralogy, alteration, structure, texture and metal assemblage. In the intrusion-hosted mineralization, the ore-bearing unit is subvolcanic granodiorite-quartzdiorite stock. Three types of major vein-veinlets observed within the stock, including vein-veinlets of tourmaline-quartz-sericite and sulfide (TQSS), quartz-calcite and sulfides (QCS) and quartz-calcite with rare sulfide (QC). The vein-veinlets include sheeted and stockwork arrays. The proximal mineralization occurs in volcano-sedimentary sequences. These sequences include tuff, andesite and conglomerate components. The sulfides occur as disseminated, vein-veinlet and massive textures. Stockwork and rarely sheeted vein-veinlets in this type of mineralization contain quartz, calcite and sulfides. Sericitization, silicification and carbonatization are the principal alterations associated with mineralization zone. The distal mineralization occurs in faults with low angle dips, trending NE-SW and NW-SE. These faults are filled with silica and carbonates, with iron oxides and hydroxides at the surface. The comparison of the most important characteristics of Hired mineralization (including tectonic setting, host rock, mineralogy, mineral paragenesis, ore content, structure, texture and alteration) with the characteristics of different types of gold mineralization suggests that the Hired gold mineralization shows most similarity with the gold mineralization related to reduced granitoid intrusion. This type of mineralization is reported for the first time from Iran.
Gh. R. Rastgoo Moghaddam; E. Rastad; N. Rashid Nejad Omran; M. Mohajel
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Zartorosht gold deposit is located in southeastern part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. Rock units exposed in the area include mafic to intermediate volcanic series, metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary rocks and meta-basites intruded by basic to felsic dikes. These late ...
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Zartorosht gold deposit is located in southeastern part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. Rock units exposed in the area include mafic to intermediate volcanic series, metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary rocks and meta-basites intruded by basic to felsic dikes. These late Paleozoic units have been metamorphosed under lower to medium green-schist facies. Due to several phases of intense deformation, rock sequence indicates new fabrics. The intensity and types of deformation are not the same in the area, so that rock units illustrate ductile-brittle to brittle shear zones.
Gold mineralization occurs in ductile-brittle and brittle shear zones. In ductile-brittle shear zones, gold mineralization occurs parallel to the foliation with lenticular geometry along the strike and dip of the foliation. Analysis of samples from silicified parts of this zone indicates 0.5 to 7.95 ppm Au. In these zones, deformation fabrics can be observed as primary mylonitization in marginal and middle parts, and brittle fabrics in central parts. Gold mineralization in brittle type shear zones has occurred mainly along N70W to E-W and southern dipping normal faults. This type of mineralization includes gold-bearing veins and siliceous-sulfidic bands and can be followed in a 1.5 km long zone. Au grade in samples from siliceous-sulfidic zone is 17.2 ppm and sometimes it reaches up to 35.7 ppm. Mineralized rock units in shear zones indicate different types of alteration including chloritization, epidotization, sericitization, carbonatization, argilization, silicification and sulfidization. Siliceous-sulfidic alteration corresponds to ore-bearing zones within the shear zones.
Studies suggested temporal and spatial relation between alteration and deformation. Spatial relation is explained by overlapping alteration and deformation zones. Foliation parallel open spaces (generated during ductile deformation and mineralization processes) and also micro-fractures in porphyroclasts (generated during grain cataclastic flow) have been filled with hydrothermal - stage quartz and pyrite indicating temporal correlation of alteration and deformation. Au grade changes have close relation with deformation and alteration intensity. This relation has been distinguished by analysis of samples taken from trenches and tunnels perpendicular or parallel to general foliation of rock units. High gold content is related to intensely deformed (mylonitic and ultracataclasite) siliceous and sulfidic parts and Au-bearing siliceous-sulfidic parts coinciding with the inner parts of alteration zones.
Ore-mineral assemblages in the area are relatively simple including pyrite, arsenian-pyrite, rarely galena and sphalerite. Based on microscopic studies, Au occurs as free grains and electrum. Also electron-microprobe and electron-microscope analysis indicate that at least some of Au grains are in sulfide minerals lattice. According to these studies, gold has been observed with both pyrite and arsenian-pyrite phases. Ag has also been detected in sulfide minerals lattice and siliceous gangue.
Controlling parameters for mineral concentration in Zartorosht deposit are shear zones (ductile-brittle and brittle) and alteration (silicification and sulfidization). Based on the comparison of Zartorosht main characteristics with orogenic gold deposits, Zartorosht has the most similarities with orogenic gold mineralization; therefore, it is considered to be of this type.
A. Shoale; E. Rastad; A. R. Babakhni
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Chah-Calap W (Cu-Zn) deposit is located in Lut Block. It is a part of Central Iran Paleozoic platform which has been subjected to late Cimmerian orogenic movements. Chah-Calap ore- bearing volcano-sedimentary sequence of upper Triassic-Jurassic age was metamorphosed to green ...
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Chah-Calap W (Cu-Zn) deposit is located in Lut Block. It is a part of Central Iran Paleozoic platform which has been subjected to late Cimmerian orogenic movements. Chah-Calap ore- bearing volcano-sedimentary sequence of upper Triassic-Jurassic age was metamorphosed to green schist-lower amphibolite facies. This sequence includes siliceous meta-pellite, lower meta-felsic tuff, meta-limestone with meta-chert interlayers, (main mineralized horizon occurred at the base of it) alternation of micritic and sparitic limestone, upper meta-felsic tuff and mylonitic rhyolite. In meta-limestone, 3 facies were recognized, in which the mineralization corresponds only to meta-chert bearing facies. No intrusive body outcrops in the study area. Two NW-SE and NE-SW trending fault systems can be observed in Chah-Calap mining region.
The stratiform mineralization with layering and lenticular geometry has 2 kilometer length. Based on these investigations, six mineralized horizons can be distinguished in Chah-Calap volcano-sedimentary rocks: siliceous meta-pellite (ore horizon I), lower meta-felsic tuff (ore horizon II), calc-silicate layers, bands and lenses occurring at the contact between meta-limestone and lower meta-felsic tuff (ore horizon III), at the middle of meta-limestone layer (ore horizon IV) and at the upper contact between meta-limestone and upper meta-felsic tuff (ore horizon V) and mylonitic rhyolite host rocks (ore horizon VI). Main mineralized horizon in Chah-Calap occurred at the base of meta-cherty limestone, at lower contact between meta-carbonate and lower meta-felsic tuff. Regionally metamorphosed chert-bearing parts of meta-limestone, forming calc-silicate horizon, composed mainly of sparitic calcite, tremolite, actinolite, diopside, hedenbergite and grassular-rich garnet. Ore assemblage includes: scheelite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, covelite, bornite, chalcocite, azurite/malachite and iron-oxide/hydroxides having massive, disseminated, laminated, breccia like and open space filling textures. Tungsten mineralization in Chah-Calap is considered to be of distal syn-sedimentary-syn-diagenetic type with exhalative origin. Diagenetic processes lead to primary concentration of mineralization which later experienced remobilization and re-concentration during regional metamorphism.
