Petrology
Zeinab Rahmanian; Gholam Reza Ghadami; Hamid Ahmadipour; Mohammad Poosti
Abstract
Dalfard granitoids are located in the south-east of Kerman province and in the margins mainly include quartz diorite. Quartz diorites contain main minerals plagioclase, amphibole and biotite and this work reveals that the rocks in this area are I type granitoides and they belong to calc-alkaline ...
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Dalfard granitoids are located in the south-east of Kerman province and in the margins mainly include quartz diorite. Quartz diorites contain main minerals plagioclase, amphibole and biotite and this work reveals that the rocks in this area are I type granitoides and they belong to calc-alkaline magmatic series. The enrichment of LREE relative to HREE, high contents of LILE relative to HFSE and anomalies of Nb and Ti in spider diagrams show that the Dalfard quartzdiorites are formed in an arc setting environment. The CaO/(MgO+FeOt) and Al2O3/(MgO+FeOt) ratios (0.55 and 1.36 respectively) show that the parent magmas were formed by the partial melting of basaltic rocks of the lower crust and mantle fluids/melts also participated in their formation. Based on geochemical data such as La/Yb(N) and Th/Yb(N) ratios (4.4 and 6.5 respectively), these magmas are related to pre-plate collision environment and formed in the mature Volcanic arc setting at a depth of about 40 km at the supra subduction zone of the Neothetys oceanic lithosphere and then, they ascent to the higher levels of the crust and passed fractional crystallization.
Petrology
Maryam Daieparizi; Hamid Ahmadipour; Abbas Moradian
Abstract
In the Pariz area, (Kerman province), there are special deposits and in the geological maps, they have introduced as detrital unconsolidated Neogene Conglomerates (Ng). Detailed field observations of these deposits in this study showed that they are pyroclastic deposits from the post Eocene unknown explosive ...
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In the Pariz area, (Kerman province), there are special deposits and in the geological maps, they have introduced as detrital unconsolidated Neogene Conglomerates (Ng). Detailed field observations of these deposits in this study showed that they are pyroclastic deposits from the post Eocene unknown explosive eruptions. Stratigraphically, these units overlie the Eocene basaltic rocks, and their clasts are dacitic and rhyolitic in compositions, which means that they are completely different from the Eocene rocks. Genetically, these deposits are pyroclastic surges and flow deposits in association with the laharic units. Lithological features of these pyroclastics along with the absence of ducite or rhyolite lava flows and the relatively large dispersion of these deposits indicate that they have been formed by water bearing explosive eruptions. The clasts of these pyroclastic deposits contain plagioclase, amphibole, biotite and quartz and they are geochemically belong to the calcalkaline magmatic series. The geochemical characteristics of these rocks show that they formed in a post-collision environment and their geochemical nature are similar to the continental magmatic arc associations. These results are consistent with other studies on the post Eocene magmatic rocks of the Dehaj-Sardouieh belt.
S Soltaninejad; B Shafiei
Abstract
The Now-Chun deposit, in the Kerman porphyry copper belt, with proved reserve of 268 Mt ore grading 0.034% Mo (100 ppm cut off) and 62 Mt ore grading 0.43% Cu (0.25 cut off), is the first known occurrence of Mo-rich,relatively Cu-poor porphyry mineralization in Iran which is studied from the mineralogical, ...
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The Now-Chun deposit, in the Kerman porphyry copper belt, with proved reserve of 268 Mt ore grading 0.034% Mo (100 ppm cut off) and 62 Mt ore grading 0.43% Cu (0.25 cut off), is the first known occurrence of Mo-rich,relatively Cu-poor porphyry mineralization in Iran which is studied from the mineralogical, l, and genetic point of view. The alteration and mineralization of the Now-Chun deposit is related to the highly differentiated porphyritic stock (rhyodacite) belonging to the Oligo-Miocene Mamzar batholith. Based on the present study, the main part of Mo and Cu mineralization in the Now-Chun deposit occurred more in the form of cross-cutting veinlets (stockwork) and less as dissemination type. The presence of molybdenite with/without chalcopyrite association in quartz-anhydrite-orthoclase-biotite potassic veinlets and chalcopyrite occurrence in primary quartz-magnetite veinlets is indicative of the priority of part of the Cu mineralization respect to the Mo during the primary stage of mineralization. The initial mineralization of Mo in the form of molybdenite occurred in quartz-anhydrite-orthoclase-biotite-pyrite-chalcopyrite. The weak correlation between Mo and Cu in the potassic alteration zone (r= -0.2) especially in the high grade ores indicates the difference between the enrichment conditions of both elements in responsible hydrothermal fluids for this alteration and mineralization zone. The presence of thick quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite veinlets with sericitic halo and quartz-molybdenite without alteration halo either as independent or as intruded within early veinlets (quartz-molybdenite-anhydrite-orthoclase-biotite) have been associated with increasing of Mo and Cu grades in moderately phyllic alteration zone (sericitic and silicified rocks). The positive correlation between Mo and Cu in moderate phyllic zone (r≥ 0.0 to +0.5) which affected potassic ores indicates the similar behavior of both Mo and Cu during formation and evolution of the hydrothermal solution, which is responsible for the alteration and mineralization in the phyllic zone. This study revealed that the main concentration of Mo occurred in deep parts (potassic zone) of the deposit; whereas, Cu is associated with the shallow parts, especially with moderate phyllic zone which affected the potassic zone. As a result, the high grade Mo ores are not Cu-rich and vice versa. The present study indicated that the Now-Chun deposit in comparison with the Sar Cheshmeh deposit (Cu-Mo porphyry) is categorized within the Mo-Cu porphyry deposits. This sub-group of porphyry Cu and Mo deposit is attributed to the function of the Mo-rich and relatively Cu-poor hydrothermal fluids. The more differentiated composition of the ore-hosting porphyry in the Now-Chun deposit (rhyodacite) in comparison with the Sar Cheshmeh porphyry stock (granodiorite-quartzmonzonite), which indicates the late water saturation in its parent magma, was probably the factor of generating such fluids that could segregate the significant proportion of Mo in respect to Cu from the residual melts into H2O, alkalies and silica-enriched fluid phase which ultimately resulted in forming the Mo-Cu porphyry deposit.
