QE249 : Mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of the Garmabe Paein and Asbkeshan Cu-Ag deposits, Kharturan area, southeast of Shahrood
Thesis > Central Library of Shahrood University > Geosciences > MSc > 2015
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Abstarct: The Garmabe Paein Cu-Ag and Asbkeshan kaoline deposits are located in 290km
southeast of Shahrood, within Upper Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary sequence, in the
Sabzevar subzone of the Central Iran zone. The major host rocks of the Garmabe Paein
deposit include trachyandesite, andesite basalt, and minor tuffaceous siltstone. Host
rocks of the Asbkeshan deposit is andesite and shale. Sulfide mineralization within the
host sequence occurred as sheet-like and tabular shape within the two horizons, first
horizon involves the Garmabe Paein deposit, and is more copper-rich, and the second
horizon involves the Asbkeshan deposit.
baxsed on nature of mineralogy and textures and structures, the Garmabe Paein deposit
can be divided into three different ore facies, from bottom to top:
A) vein-veinlets facies (stringer zone) involving sulfide and silicic veins. Vein-veinlets
and replacement textures are main features of this facies. This facies mineralogicaly,
contain pyrite, chalcopyrite, and minor magnetite.
B) Massive ore facies, forms thicker and higher grade part and has stratabound to
stratiform nature. Mineralogicaly this facies comprised of pyrite, chalcopyrite, and
magnetite, showing massive, replacement, vein-veinlets and brecciated textures.
C) Bedded ore facies, located in the eastern part of the deposit, is thinner than the
massive ore facies and is characterized by laxyered and banded features and low grade
ore. The host rock of this facies is tuffaceous siltstone. The ores occur as laminated and
banded sulfides concordant with the host rocks laxyering. Stratiform geometry is the
main character of this facies. This facies is dominated by pyrite.
Chloritization, silicification, and argillitization are the main hydrothermal alterations in
the study area. However, the argillite alteration extends in the surface. In according to
geochemical study, tectonic setting of the Garmabe Paein and Asbkeshann deposits was
an extensional back- arc basin zone. Major oxides content, REE pattern and trace
element variations of the volcanic rocks of host sequence display calc-alkaline nature,
and basalt- rhyolitic compositions. The average grades of gold and silver in the
stratiform part of the deposit is 0.5 and 9 ppm, respectively. The highest grades of gold
and silver are 1 and 19 ppm. The highest amount of copper in the Garmabe Paein
deposit is 1 %, with average of 0.4 %. There is a high correlation among Au, Ag and
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Cu. Also, electron probe micro analysis (EPMA( on chlorites from the footwall altered
volcanics indicate that Fe-rich chlorites are dominant.
Fluid inclusion studies reveal that the dominant inclusion are of two phases (liquid and
vapor), with low salinity (0.6 – 3.39 wt. % NaCl), and low homogenization
temperatures (Th)(254 0C).
The most important characteristics of mineralization at the Garmabe Paein deposit such
as tectonic setting, host rocks, mineralogy, mextal content and mextal zonation, as well as
wall rock alteration, show the most similarities with the volcanogenic massive sulfide
(VMS) deposits. Accordingly, the Garmabe Paein Cu-Ag and Asbkeshan deposits could
be classified as Besshi- or pelitic mafic-type VMS deposits.
Keywords:
#Volcanic-sedimentary sequence #Copper #volcanogenic massive sulfide #Late Cretaceous #Garmabe Paein #Asbkeshan #Sabzevar subzone
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