FARHAD ZALL; Zahra Tahmasbi; ahmad ahmadi khalaji; Shao Yang Jing; Leonid Danyushevsky3; chris harris
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Several distinct morphologies of tourmaline have been identified in Mashhad biotite-muscovite granite: nodule, pegmatite, aplite, quartz-tourmaline veins, tourmaline-rich veins and radial tourmalines. The δ18O and δD values in solar tourmaline (12.4 and -69 ‰), nodule tourmaline (11.8 ...
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Several distinct morphologies of tourmaline have been identified in Mashhad biotite-muscovite granite: nodule, pegmatite, aplite, quartz-tourmaline veins, tourmaline-rich veins and radial tourmalines. The δ18O and δD values in solar tourmaline (12.4 and -69 ‰), nodule tourmaline (11.8 and -63), quartz-tourmaline vein (11.7 and -57), pegmatite tourmaline (11.62-11.67 and -59 to -73), aplite tourmaline (11.39 and -57), tourmaline-rich vein (11.82 and -62) and mica schist tourmaline (11.06 and -77) with low changes are similar together. These values show same origin for tourmalines fluid source in biotite-muscovite granite. The difference in δ18O values between quartz and tourmaline (Δqtz-tur) are positive (between+2.0 and+2.2‰), and this show quartz and tourmaline are in equilibrium. The δ18O thermometry of tourmaline - quartz minerals show a range between 492°C and 579 °C for tourmaline crystallization. The calculated δ18O, and δD values of the initial fluid in equilibrium with tourmaline suggest a magmatic and primitive magmatic water of peraluminous granite source. All tourmalines show similar δ11B values (with a narrow range between −7.4 and −10.8‰). This indicates a same boron source for them that resulting during highly evolved magmatic differentiation. Based on the 11B values of tourmalines in Mashhad fall within the range reported for granite-related tourmaline and similar to the S-type source granites that derived by Continental crust. The δ11B values of tourmalines show the δ11B values of the magma of the biotite-muscovite granite.
A Hosseinkhani; M.H Karimpour; A Malekzadeh Shafaroudi
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The SW Sorkh-Kuh area makes part of the Tertiary volcanic-plutonic rocks in the west of the Lut Block, SW of Birjand city. Geology of this area consists of andesitic and basaltic volcanic rocks intruded by hornblende diorite, hornblende microdiorite, hornblende diorite porphyry, hornblende quartz diorite ...
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The SW Sorkh-Kuh area makes part of the Tertiary volcanic-plutonic rocks in the west of the Lut Block, SW of Birjand city. Geology of this area consists of andesitic and basaltic volcanic rocks intruded by hornblende diorite, hornblende microdiorite, hornblende diorite porphyry, hornblende quartz diorite porphyry and biotite quartz monzonite, which caused extensive alteration and mineralization. The vein mineralization with a NW-SE trend have been observed in the NW portion of the area which is composed of quartz, chalcopyrite, pyrite and Fe-Cu secondary minerals. This vein is the youngest occurrence of mineralization, related to intrusive rocks, in the Lut Block (after Miocene). Primary fluid inclusions of quartz in paragnesis with mineralization, revealed three types of two phases inclusions with difference in density, which liquid rich phases have an average 270 and 330°C of homogenization temperature. Based on freezing studies, calculated temperature of last melting point of these fluids equals to 12-15 and 16-19% wt eq. NaCl, respectively. Some fluids, which homogenized to gas, have more homogenization temperature and salinity. In evaluation of depth, using homogenization temperature, salinity, density and pressure of fluid inclusion, 700 m depth was calculated for mineralization, corresponding to the present erosion surface. δ18O values of quartz in mineralized vein and fluid in equilibrium with quartz have a range between +8.66 – +13.09‰ and +3.06 – +7.59, respectively. It could be inferred that the source of ore-forming fluids was magmatic in the mineralized vein. In general, stable isotope and fluid inclusion studies show similarity of mineralization of the SW Sorkh-Kuh with epithermal deposits in which mineralization is related to the dioritic intrusive rocks. The changes in fluid composition and boiling resulted in mineraliztion along a fault as vein.
H Mohammaddoost; M Ghaderi; N Rashidnejad-Omran
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Qamsar cobalt deposit is located 26 km south of Kashan, in the middle part of Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc. Exposed rock units in the area include Eocene volcanics, Qom Formation marine sediments and plutonic bodies. The intrusive bodies have quartz-diorite to granodiorite composition as well as porphyry ...
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Qamsar cobalt deposit is located 26 km south of Kashan, in the middle part of Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc. Exposed rock units in the area include Eocene volcanics, Qom Formation marine sediments and plutonic bodies. The intrusive bodies have quartz-diorite to granodiorite composition as well as porphyry microdiorite. Intruding bodies into the Eocene volcanics and Qom Formation units caused recrystallization and metamorphism and formed assemblages of skarn minerals such as garnet, pyroxene, epidote, tremolite and actinolite. Mineralization occurred as endo-skarn and exo-skarn in massive, vein, brecciated, open space filling and diffusion forms. Magnetite is the main ore mineral and is accompanied by cobaltite, chalcopyrite and pyrite. Fluid inclusion microthermometry studies were performed on prograde stage garnet and pyroxene and retrograde stage quartz. Microthermometry studies show homogenization temperatures from 400 to more than 600°C and from 180 to 200°C as well as salinities between 12 and 20% and between 5.8 and 11.9% wt NaCl equiv. for prograde and retrograde phases, respectively. Isotopic thermometry on pyrite-chalcopyrite pair minerals gives 241 to 528°C and that for quartz-magnetite pair minerals gives 441 to 549 °C. Sulfur and oxygen isotopic ratios offer magmatic origin which mixed with basinal fluid for this mineralization.
Y. Bayati Rad; H. Mirnejad; J. Ghalamghash
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Gol-Gohar iron mine in Sirjan with general tonnage of 1135 milion tons, is one of the most important iron sources in Iran. The main ore minerals in this ore deposit consist of magnetite and subordinate hematite. δ18O of magnetite ranges from 3.8‰ to 4.8‰, while the calculated δ18O ...
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Gol-Gohar iron mine in Sirjan with general tonnage of 1135 milion tons, is one of the most important iron sources in Iran. The main ore minerals in this ore deposit consist of magnetite and subordinate hematite. δ18O of magnetite ranges from 3.8‰ to 4.8‰, while the calculated δ18O of the fluids that are in isotopic equilibrium with magnetite, varies between 10‰ and 11.3‰. Such isotopic attributes indicates that magnetite originated from magmatic fluids that were also equilibrated with sources enriched in 18O. This theory completely corresponds with the breaciated environment of Gol-Gohar ore deposit and the presence of metamorphosed sedimentary and igneous rocks with high δ18O amounts. Magnetite in Gol-Gohar iron, particularly in lower levels, is associatd with sulfide phases, so that the amount of sulfur increases with depth. The main sulfide phase in Gol-Gohar ore is pyrite that occupies the spaces between the magnetite grains and occurs as narrow veinletss. The δ34S values of pyrite (23.46‰-25‰) are similar to those of seawater sulfate (~30‰) and evaporative sulfates (10-30‰) and thus suggest pyrite originated likely from such sources. Texture and pertogrephic studies also show that sulfides were deposited after the formation of magnetite ore in Gol-Gohar.
