Geology, mineralization and sulfur isotopes geochemistry of the Mari Cu (Ag) Manto-type deposit, northern Zanjan, Iran

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TitreGeology, mineralization and sulfur isotopes geochemistry of the Mari Cu (Ag) Manto-type deposit, northern Zanjan, Iran
Type de publicationJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuteursMaghfouri S, Hosseinzadeh MReza, Moayyed M, Movahednia M, Choulet F
JournalORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume81
Pagination10-22
Date PublishedMAR
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN0169-1368
Mots-clésAlborz Magmatic Assemblage, Copper, Eocene, Iran, Manto-type, Volcano-sedimentary sequence
Résumé

The Eocene volcano-sedimentary sequence, northern Zanjan, consist of 1.5 km of shallow-marine sediments. These include sandstone, lapilli tuff, and esite, basalt and felsic volcanic rocks. The Mari deposit is strata-bound that hosted by the Eocene andesite rocks. The major copper sulfides are bomite, chalcocite, and chalcopyrite associated mainly with pyrite that show open-space filling, disseminated, vein-veinlet, and replacement textures. The abundances of Cu and Ag in the ore-bearing andesite are up to 40,000 and 70 ppm respectively. Wall rock alterations include carbonatization, chloritization, epidotization, and sericitization. Sulfur isotope compositions have a negative range from delta S-34 = 2.7 to -3.4%., suggesting the presence of a reducing environment resulting from activation of sulfate reducing bacteria. Mineralization formed two stages: stage one include volcanic activity and eruption of andesitic lava, in this stage syngenetic disseminated pyrites formed. In the second stage, increasing of the thickness of sediments, basin subsidence, and burial diagenesis accompanied with the entry of metal-rich fluids into the reduced host rock, caused the replacement of the first stage pyrites by copper sulfides. The geology, ore mineralogy, alteration characteristics and sulfur isotopic compositions suggest the Mari deposit may be classified as a Manto-type deposit. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.

DOI10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.10.025