Published 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

The hydrothermal metasomatites of Agarak ore field

  • 1. Institute of Geological Sciences of NAS RA, Yerevan (Armenia)

Description

The pre-ore propylate and near-ore metasomatites of Agarak ore field and copper-molybdenum deposit have been examined. The connections of biotite and epidote-chloriticfacies are spread along the belt which has 10km extension from North to South. The changes accompanying the sulfide formations are presented with similar quartz-sericite rocks. The quartz-sericitemetasomatites' sericite accompanying the quartz-molybdenum and quartz-chalcopyrite stages is presented with AL-ilites (AlIV - 0,40-0,44 resolution unit, AlVI - 1,69-1,72 resolution unit), with a low degree of hydration: about 4,5 mass percent. The fengite component is up to 0,24 and the iron component is up to 0,05. Occasionally it is presented with AL-hydro-sheen, with the same correlation of octahedric and tetrahedric AL. The sheens of quartz-sericitemetasomatite accompanying the quartz-pyrite stage are presented with illites (AlIV – 0,54 – 0,67 resolution unit, AlVI– 1,21- 1,50). The fengite component is 0,42-0,80, the iron coefficient is 0,06-0,15, and the hydration degree is 4,5 mass percent more which is typical to hydro-sheen argillite changes

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Original title (Russian)
Гидротермальные метасоматиты Агаракского рудного поля

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Armyanskoj SSR, Nauki o Zemle
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 38-50
ISSN
0515-961X
CODEN
IAAZAT

INIS

Country of Publication
Armenia
Country of Input or Organization
Armenia
INIS RN
48091227
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
BIOTITE; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; METALS; MINING; MOLYBDENUM; ORES
Descriptors DEC
CHEMISTRY; ELEMENTS; METALS; MICA; MINERALS; REFRACTORY METALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFIDE MINERALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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