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- with mineralization occurring in several discrete Miocene-age phreatomagmatic breccias and related fracture networks.
- The largest of these areas is Brecha Central, which is dominated by a mineralizing assemblage of alunitepyrite-
- enargite and precious metals. Several stages of hydrothermal alteration related to mineralization are recognized,
- including all types of alunite-bearing advanced argillic assemblages (magmatic-hydrothermal,
- steam-heated, magmatic steam, and supergene). The occurrence of alunite throughout the paragenesis of this epithermal
- system is unusual and detailed radiometric, mineralogical, and stable isotope studies provide constraints
- on the timing and nature of alteration and mineralization of the alunite-pyrite-enargite assemblage in the deposit.
- Early (preore) alteration occurred prior to ca. 9 Ma and consists of intense silicic and advanced argillic assemblages
- with peripheral argillic and widespread propylitic zones. Alunite of this stage occurs as fine intergrowths
- of alunite-quartz ± kaolinite, dickite, and pyrophyllite that selectively replaced feldspars in the host rock.
- Stable isotope systematics suggest a magmatic-hydrothermal origin with a dominantly magmatic fluid source.
- Alunite is coeval with the main stage of Au-Ag-Cu mineralization (alunite-pyrite-enargite assemblage ore), which
- has been dated at approximately 8.8 Ma. Ore-stage alunite has an isotopic signature similar to preore alunite,
- and Δ34Salun-py data indicate depositional temperatures of 245° to 305°C. The δD and δ18O data exclude significant
- involvement of meteoric water during mineralization and indicate that the assemblage formed from H2Sdominated
- magmatic fluids. Thick steam-heated alteration zones are preserved at the highest elevations in the
- deposit and probably formed from oxidation of H2S during boiling of the magmatic ore fluids. Coarsely crystalline
- magmatic steam alunite (8.4 Ma) is restricted to the near-surface portion of Brecha Central. Postmineral
- alunite ± jarosite were previously interpreted to be supergene crosscutting veins and overgrowths, although stable
- isotope data suggest a mixed magmatic-meteoric origin for this late-stage alteration. Only late jarosite veinlets
- (8.0 Ma) associated with fine-grained pseudocubic alunite have a supergene isotopic signature.
- The predominance of magmatic fluids recorded throughout the paragenesis of the Pascua system is atypical
- for high-sulfidation deposits, which typically involve significant meteoric water in near-surface and peripheral
- alteration and, in some systems, even ore deposition. At Pascua, the strong magmatic signature of both alteration
- and main-stage (alunite-pyrite-enargite assemblage) ore is attributed to limited availability of meteoric
- fluids. This is in agreement with published data for the El Indio-Pascua belt, indicating an event of uplift and
- subsequent pediment incision, as well as a transition from semiarid to arid climatic conditions, during the formation
- of the deposit in the mid to late Miocene.
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- with mineralization occurring in several discrete Miocene-age phreatomagmatic breccias and related fracture networks.
- The largest of these areas is Brecha Central, which is dominated by a mineralizing assemblage of alunitepyrite-
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- including all types of alunite-bearing advanced argillic assemblages (magmatic-hydrothermal,
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- on the timing and nature of alteration and mineralization of the alunite-pyrite-enargite assemblage in the deposit.
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- with peripheral argillic and widespread propylitic zones. Alunite of this stage occurs as fine intergrowths
- of alunite-quartz ± kaolinite, dickite, and pyrophyllite that selectively replaced feldspars in the host rock.
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- involvement of meteoric water during mineralization and indicate that the assemblage formed from H2Sdominated
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- (8.0 Ma) associated with fine-grained pseudocubic alunite have a supergene isotopic signature.
- The predominance of magmatic fluids recorded throughout the paragenesis of the Pascua system is atypical
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- <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Alunite in the Pascua-Lama High-Sulfidation Deposit: Constraints on Alteration and Ore Deposition Using Stable Isotope Geochemistry</h1>
- <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Deyell, C.L.</span> and <span class="person_name">Leonardson, R.</span> and <span class="person_name">Rye, R.O.</span> and <span class="person_name">Thompson, J.F.H.</span> and <span class="person_name">Bissig, T.</span> and <span class="person_name">Cooke, D.R.</span> (2005) <xhtml:em>Alunite in the Pascua-Lama High-Sulfidation Deposit: Constraints on Alteration and Ore Deposition Using Stable Isotope Geochemistry.</xhtml:em> Economic Geology, 100 (1). pp. 131-148. ISSN 0361-0128</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2011/1/Deyell%2C_Leondardson_et_al_ECON_GEOL_2005.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2011/1/Deyell%2C_Leondardson_et_al_ECON_GEOL_2005.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />1119Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input value="2564" name="docid" accept-charset="utf-8" type="hidden" /><div class=""><input value="Request a copy" name="_action_null" class="ep_form_action_button" onclick="return EPJS_button_pushed( '_action_null' )" type="submit" /> </div></form></td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/100.1.0131">http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/100.1.0131</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">The Pascua-Lama high-sulfidation system, located in the El Indio-Pascua belt of Chile and Argentina, contains
- over 16 million ounces (Moz) Au and 585 Moz Ag. The deposit is hosted primarily in granite rocks of Triassic age
- with mineralization occurring in several discrete Miocene-age phreatomagmatic breccias and related fracture networks.
- The largest of these areas is Brecha Central, which is dominated by a mineralizing assemblage of alunitepyrite-
- enargite and precious metals. Several stages of hydrothermal alteration related to mineralization are recognized,
- including all types of alunite-bearing advanced argillic assemblages (magmatic-hydrothermal,
- steam-heated, magmatic steam, and supergene). The occurrence of alunite throughout the paragenesis of this epithermal
- system is unusual and detailed radiometric, mineralogical, and stable isotope studies provide constraints
- on the timing and nature of alteration and mineralization of the alunite-pyrite-enargite assemblage in the deposit.
- Early (preore) alteration occurred prior to ca. 9 Ma and consists of intense silicic and advanced argillic assemblages
- with peripheral argillic and widespread propylitic zones. Alunite of this stage occurs as fine intergrowths
- of alunite-quartz ± kaolinite, dickite, and pyrophyllite that selectively replaced feldspars in the host rock.
- Stable isotope systematics suggest a magmatic-hydrothermal origin with a dominantly magmatic fluid source.
- Alunite is coeval with the main stage of Au-Ag-Cu mineralization (alunite-pyrite-enargite assemblage ore), which
- has been dated at approximately 8.8 Ma. Ore-stage alunite has an isotopic signature similar to preore alunite,
- and Δ34Salun-py data indicate depositional temperatures of 245° to 305°C. The δD and δ18O data exclude significant
- involvement of meteoric water during mineralization and indicate that the assemblage formed from H2Sdominated
- magmatic fluids. Thick steam-heated alteration zones are preserved at the highest elevations in the
- deposit and probably formed from oxidation of H2S during boiling of the magmatic ore fluids. Coarsely crystalline
- magmatic steam alunite (8.4 Ma) is restricted to the near-surface portion of Brecha Central. Postmineral
- alunite ± jarosite were previously interpreted to be supergene crosscutting veins and overgrowths, although stable
- isotope data suggest a mixed magmatic-meteoric origin for this late-stage alteration. Only late jarosite veinlets
- (8.0 Ma) associated with fine-grained pseudocubic alunite have a supergene isotopic signature.
- The predominance of magmatic fluids recorded throughout the paragenesis of the Pascua system is atypical
- for high-sulfidation deposits, which typically involve significant meteoric water in near-surface and peripheral
- alteration and, in some systems, even ore deposition. At Pascua, the strong magmatic signature of both alteration
- and main-stage (alunite-pyrite-enargite assemblage) ore is attributed to limited availability of meteoric
- fluids. This is in agreement with published data for the El Indio-Pascua belt, indicating an event of uplift and
- subsequent pediment incision, as well as a transition from semiarid to arid climatic conditions, during the formation
- of the deposit in the mid to late Miocene.
- </p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" border="0" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">advanced argillic thermodynamic modelling copper gold</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/260300.html">260000 Earth Sciences > 260300 Geochemistry</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Collections:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">UNSPECIFIED</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2011</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Mrs Katrina Keep</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">04 Oct 2007 15:06</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">23 Jan 2008 14:57</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=2011;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=2011">item control page</a></p>
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