Economic Geology
M. Movahednia; E. Rastad; A. Rajabi; F. Choulet
Abstract
The Ab-Bagh Zn-Pb deposit is located in the central part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone (SSZ) and 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. ...
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The Ab-Bagh Zn-Pb deposit is located in the central part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone (SSZ) and 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 a massive ore facies that is concordant with host rock layering. It is also underlain by a stockwork facies. Weathering processes led to a supergene ore stage at Ab-Bagh deposit in parts toward the surface. Based on geology, mineralogy and geochemistry, two types of non-sulfide ore were distinguished: the white ore and the red ore. The white ore is a wall-rock replacement mineralization that contains high Zn, low Fe and a very low concentration of Pb. To the opposite, the red ore formed after the direct replacement of sulfide protore and it typically contains low Zn, high Fe and medium Pb± As concentrations. Supergene ore consists of smithsonite and hydrozincite. Minor cerussite, Zn-rich clays, greenockite, covellite and Fe-Mn oxides were also identified. The supergene part of the Ab-Bagh deposit formed as a consequence of long time weathering of a SEDEX-type sulfide protore. Oxidation of sulfide minerals (mainly pyrite and sphalerite), carbonate buffering reactions and precipitation of secondary Zn-bearing minerals are the main geochemical process involved. The REE patterns of the white non-sulfide ore are similar to that recorded in the host rocks but REE patterns of red ore, is similar to sulfide ore. The comparison with other major non-sulfide Iranian deposits suggests that Ab-Bagh deposit is very similar to Kolahdarvazeh and Mehdiabad deposits; it also shows lots of similarities with other worldwide examples (e.g. Moroccan non-sulfide ore deposits).
H Safari; M.R Ghassemi; M Bahrami
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This opinion exist that basement of the Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone was cratonized during Cimmerian and Laramide Orogenic phases and so, therefore it is considered as an aseismic (or low-sesimicity) zone. The Shahreza area in the central part of the zone is selected as a case study area for investigation on ...
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This opinion exist that basement of the Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone was cratonized during Cimmerian and Laramide Orogenic phases and so, therefore it is considered as an aseismic (or low-sesimicity) zone. The Shahreza area in the central part of the zone is selected as a case study area for investigation on seismicity and recent movements and verifying of this hypothesis. We used Geoinformatic techniques (including: Remote Sensing, GIS and field surveying methods) in this research to detect the structures of the area and their kinematics, to locate earthquake foci, to find neotectonic evidences of active faults, and proofs for high seismicity of the area. Our results shows that the Shahreza fault (and Dehaghan fault located in southwest of study area) having a dextral strike-slip mechanism is the main structural trend in the area. This fault zone is truncated and offset by the Nosratabad fault (with strike N50-70E and sinistral strike-slip mechanism). In the intersection area of these main trends, many earthquake foci (with strike-slip focal mechanism) are located. Other than several earthquakes, neotectonic evidences for fault activity are are observed in the Shahreza area.
