Seyed Javad Moghaddasi; Y. Negahban
Abstract
Robat Karim manganese deposit is located in 7 km northwest of Robat Karim (southwest of Teharan), within northeastern margin of Orumiyeh-dokhtar volcanic belt. Based on regional geology, the studied area is situated in the northern Saveh Eocene volcanic assemblage, composed of rhyolite, trachyte, andesite ...
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Robat Karim manganese deposit is located in 7 km northwest of Robat Karim (southwest of Teharan), within northeastern margin of Orumiyeh-dokhtar volcanic belt. Based on regional geology, the studied area is situated in the northern Saveh Eocene volcanic assemblage, composed of rhyolite, trachyte, andesite and basalt. Manganese mineralization is occurred as veins, in faults, joints and fractures that crosscut the volcanic rocks. According to mineralogical studies, the manganese ore of the studied area is composed of pyrolusite, psilomelane, ramsdelite and hollandite, as well as calcite and quartz. Intergrowths of manganese oxides and quartz (or calcite) associated with various open space filling textures support the epithermal origin of the ore forming fluids in this area. Geochemistry of major and trace elements in Robat Karim manganese ores, similarity of their chondrite normalized REE pattern with volcanic host rocks and other hydrothermal manganese deposits of the world, as well as negative Ce anomaly indicate a probable epithermal origin of the deposit. Ore forming fluids could be originated from meteoric and/or magmatic waters circulating through Eocene volcanic rocks, dissolve manganese and other metals and deposit them in fault planes and major fractures. High pressure of the ore forming fluid has caused the formation of brecciated trachyte.
F. Malekghasemi; V. Simmonds
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The purpose of this study is to determine the genesis of the manganese occurrences around the Hashtroud city, with special regard to Idahlu- Jokandy region. In this region Mn mineralization is sparse and rather extensive. Mineralization has originated from hot springs and precipitated on the earth surface. ...
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The purpose of this study is to determine the genesis of the manganese occurrences around the Hashtroud city, with special regard to Idahlu- Jokandy region. In this region Mn mineralization is sparse and rather extensive. Mineralization has originated from hot springs and precipitated on the earth surface. The mineralization is mainly massive and vein form. Due to the presence of hot springs and their traces in the study area, it can be concluded that Fe and Mn components were in the hot springs as solution and precipitated on the earth surface or penetrated into existing fractures and faults of the region by the hot springs and consequently caused the mineralization. The main Mn minerals are pyrolusite and psylomelane accompanied by gypsum, travertine, barite and jasper