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JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
Volume 245, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2023.105552
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Quartz veins; Fluid inclusion; Mohr circle; Paleostress; Fluid pressure estimation; U-Th-Pb monazite geochronology
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This study investigates the relationship between quartz vein-related sulfide mineralization and paleostress and paleofluid pressure conditions. The South Delhi Terrane in India showcases quartz veins hosted Cu-Pb-Zn mineralization, with stereoplot analysis indicating both high and low paleofluid pressure conditions. Thicker veins are associated with mineralization. Measurements of fluid inclusions in the quartz veins reveal different types and values of pore fluid pressure.
Quartz vein-related sulfide mineralization is dependent upon paleostress and paleofluid pressure conditions. Neoproterozoic South Delhi Terrane, Aravalli-Delhi Mobile Belt, North-West India is characterized by quartz veins hosted Cu-Pb-Zn mineralization around the Ambaji-Deri area of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Stereoplot of the pole of quartz veins majorly shows a girdle distribution indicating elevated Pf (pore fluid pressure) condition (Pf > a2) and minor cluster distribution implying low Pf condition (Pf < a2). The thickness of veins shows the powerlaw distribution (D = 0.406), inferring that mineralization is associated with thicker veins. Pf was measured from the fluid inclusions in the quartz veins, which were aqueous-carbonic, carbonic-biphase and aqueous-biphase types. The isochores yielded a P-T value of about - 265 C and 95 MPa (highest Pf) and - 50 MPa (lowest Pf). 01, 02 and 03 values obtained from the stereoplot for each distribution pattern were used to draw the 3D Mohr circle, which estimates effective principal stresses are a1 > Pf > a2; a1 ' = 98 MPa; a2 ' = 92 MPa and a3 ' = 20 MPa at the highest Pf and Pf < a2; a1 ' = 133 MPa; a2 ' = 73 MPa and a3 ' = 47 MPa at the lowest Pf. High Pf values led to reprecipitation of monazite along with sulfides; the U-Th-Pb EPMA age of monazite yielded the ages of ca. 644 to 515 Ma for sulfide mineralization.
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