Geophysics
Ghazal Janghorban; Seyed Mohammad Abtahi Forooshani; Keytash Moshtaghian; Hooshang Asadi Harooni; Hamzeh Sadeghi Sorkhani; Mohammad Hajheidari
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Kuh-e Lakht epithermal gold index is located on Urumieh-Dokhtar Volcanic Belt in Isfahan province. Geological studies indicate the presence of an epithermal gold mineralization system in the area. The geophysical exploration in the area includes magnetometry, resistivity, and induced polarization ...
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Kuh-e Lakht epithermal gold index is located on Urumieh-Dokhtar Volcanic Belt in Isfahan province. Geological studies indicate the presence of an epithermal gold mineralization system in the area. The geophysical exploration in the area includes magnetometry, resistivity, and induced polarization surveys. Then, we implemented Li and Oldenburg algorithm for 3D inversion of the magnetic data. The depth of the largest estimated magnetic susceptibility obtained from data inversion coincides with the average depth of the magnetic sources obtained from Euler deconvolution. Furthermore, we compared the estimated 2D resistivity and electrical changeability models and the estimated magnetic susceptibility. The comparison denotes the correlation of the estimated magnetic susceptibility variations with the reduction of resistivity, high electrical chargeability, and alteration zones. Combining the estimated magnetic susceptibility model with the geochemical analysis of the exploratory boreholes in the area indicates that the mineralization often occurred at the maximum variation of the magnetic susceptibility. Nonetheless, the results indicate the possibility of mineralization along the zones with large magnetic susceptibility variations.
M Maanijou; N Puyandeh; A.A Sepahi; S Dadfar
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The study area is located at 42 km NE of Qorveh city, in KordestanProvince and in the Metamorphic– Magmatic Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone. There are other important gold mines such as the Zarshouran and Aghdarreh mines in this zone. The most important alterations of the region are sericitic (phyllic), argillic, ...
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The study area is located at 42 km NE of Qorveh city, in KordestanProvince and in the Metamorphic– Magmatic Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone. There are other important gold mines such as the Zarshouran and Aghdarreh mines in this zone. The most important alterations of the region are sericitic (phyllic), argillic, silicification and propylitic respectively. Therefore, in this research, the phyllic and argillic alterations were the main purpose and by using different techniques of images processing of satellite images such as: False Color Composition, Band Ratio, Principal Component analysis, Crosta and finally by Spectral Angle Mapper methods iron oxides and development of alterations have been recognized. For accuracy between field evidences and results of software processing, X-Ray Diffraction analysis were used for controlling and recognizing the index minerals of each zone. Then, the comparison between standard and the study area curves were done to confirm the obtaining results. Finally, this method was effective in recognizing and mapping of the hydrothermal alterations.
A. Maghsoudi; M. Yazdi; M. Mehrpartou; M. Vosooghi Abedini
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The Mirkuh Ali Mirza gold mineralization is located in north Sarab in the Western Alborz–Azerbaijan structural zone. Mineralization was formed in the form of a vein occurring in Neogene dacitic and rhyodacitic tuff along a series of NW–SE trending fault; Mineralization associated with quartz-sericite-adularia-calcite ...
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The Mirkuh Ali Mirza gold mineralization is located in north Sarab in the Western Alborz–Azerbaijan structural zone. Mineralization was formed in the form of a vein occurring in Neogene dacitic and rhyodacitic tuff along a series of NW–SE trending fault; Mineralization associated with quartz-sericite-adularia-calcite and pyrite(<1%) assemblages is a typical of low-sulfidation epithermal gold mineralization. The fluid inclusion data from quartz minerals indicate homogenization temperature of 161-260°C and salinities of 0.5 to 6.5 wt% NaCl equiv. The variation in gold grade in quartz vein is 270-3240 ppb. The highest gold content is in lattice and breccias quartz that can indicate direct relationship between boiling to gold deposition. The idea is supported by coexistence of vapor-dominant and liquid-dominant fluid inclusions.
