نوع مقاله : علمی -پژوهشی
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1 گروه زمین‌شناسی، دانشکده علوم پایه، دانشگاه پیام نور، تهران، ایران
2 باشگاه پژوهشگران جوان و نخبگان، واحد شهرکرد، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، شهرکرد، ایران
3 گروه زمین‌شناسی اقتصادی، دانشکده علوم، دانشگاه ارومیه، ارومیه، ایران
4 گروه زمین‌شناسی، داشکده علوم، دانشگاه بیرجند، بیرجند، ایران
5 گروه جغرافیای طبیعی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران
6 گروه زمین‌شناسی، دانشکده علوم، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، مشهد، ایران
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IntroductionSediment-hosted copper deposits are the 2nd most important copper deposits after porphyry type deposits in the world. They supply more than 23% of world copper production (Brown, 2003). These types of deposits have been considered in Iran in recent years. In this regard, numerous copper deposits have been identified such as Markasheh and Tesuj (Mahdavi, 1387; Taghizadeh et al., 1386). The purpose of this article is to investigate the mineralogical, geochemical characteristics and genesis of Aghol-mesi sedimentary Copper-Uranium deposit in the vicinity of the Markasheh copper deposit.Materials and methodsAfter field studies and picking the right samples, 30 thin sections and 30 thin-polished sections were prepared and studied. Afterwards, geological, alteration and mineralization maps were prepared on a scale of 1: 5000 within an area of about 10 km2. 62 samples were analyzed by XRF and 17 samples by ICP-MS in Atomic Energy Organization. In order to accurately identify minerals, 10 rock samples were taken from the area for the XRD analysis. DiscussionAghol-mesi Cu deposit is located northwest of Ravar, in southwest of Tabas block. Host rocks of Aghol-mesi deposit in this part of central Iran subcontinent, include redbed sediments (Garadu redbeds) of Jurassic-Cretaceous age that extend in large areas between Ravar to Tabas, in a distance of more than 400 km. These sediments overprint salts of central Iran with upper Jurassic age and are overlaid with Cretaceous evaporite-carbonate units.Gradu redbeds include alternates of red oxidized sandstone, conglomerate and siltstone that partly change to light grey in color. In the Aghol-mesi area, two main reducing horizons are obvious within these grey parts that each of these horizons include three zones:Red oxidized zone: oxidized zones include main parts of Garadu redbeds that encompass reduced horizons from top and bottom. Neotocite is the only copper bearing mineral in this zone.Bleached zone: This zone is the altered part of Garadu Redbed sequences. Under influence of reduced fluid, color of red-orange sandstones convert to white, yellowish brown, grey or green color. Neotocite is the only copper bearing mineral in this zone that is very abundant as red zone.Reduced mineralized zone: In Aghol-mesi deposit, ore bearing zones formed non-continuous bleached reduced zones as lentiform. Abundance of plant fossil fragments as reductant and permeability of rocks in bleached zone is a principle factor in formation of this zone. Principle ore minerals in this deposit are chalchosite, bornite, covellite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, argentite and copper carbonates such as malachite. Chrysocholla, neotocite and atacamite are the other ore minerals at Aghol-mesi Cu deposit. Principle ore texture is replaced, disseminated, framboidal pyrite and solutioned seams.ConclusionExistence of upward coarse grain sedimentary cycles with woody fragments and plant fossils, sedimentary structures including ripple mark and cross bedding, rich paleochannel organic matter, biogenic sedimentary structures and caliche reveal that depositional environment of these sediments was a tidal-delta retrograde, marine environment. Considering the sedimentary sequences in the area, and paleotectonics of this part of central Iran in Jurassic-Cretaceous, Aghol-mesi copper deposit was formed in an extensional environment of the continental margin. Based on characteristics of Aghol-mesi Cu deposit such as lithology, lenses and layered shape (in geometry), regional extent, lamination, dissemination, vein and veinlets and replacement textures, mineralogy, presence of plant fossils and concentration of copper mineralization relative to these fossils, the copper mineralization in Aghol-mesi Cu deposit is a red bed type sediment-hosted copper that was formed soon after early diagenesis and before deep burial.
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