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ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
卷 75, 期 -, 页码 116-124出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.12.010
关键词
Bajo de la Alumbrera; Agua Rica; Porphyry copper deposits; Pb-isotopes; Sr-isotopes; Nd-isotopes
资金
- Brazilian National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) [133152/2009-0]
Important copper-gold (+/- molybdenum) porphyry deposits occur in the northwest region of Argentina, part of the Central Andes. This paper provides new isotope information on two of these deposits, Bajo de la Alumbrera and Agua Rica, the latter having an epithermal overprint event. The two deposits are genetically associated with the Miocene Farallon Negro Volcanic Complex. Whole rock and sulfide samples were analyzed for Pb, Sr and Nd isotopes to characterize the sources of magma and mineralization of both deposits. Sr and sNd data made it possible to divide the samples into three distinct groups. Most samples are slightly differentiated, have OIB (Ocean Island Basalts) isotope characteristics, and show some Nd fractionation. Lead isotope also shows distinct groups with an enrichment trend in radiogenic lead. In both deposits, the sulfides are more radiogenic than the host rocks, but are clearly related to them because all plot on a single trend. A crustal contribution to the deposits is suggested on the basis of lead isotope signatures. The similarity on the Pb isotope signatures suggests the same magmatic fluid source, although at Agua Rica the crustal component is more evident than at Bajo de la Alumbrera, possibly because of the assimilation of Paleozoic country rocks at Agua Rica. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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