Geological constraints on massive sulphide genesis in the Iberian Pyrite Belt

被引:104
作者
Saez, R
Almodovar, GR
Pascual, E
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[1] Departamento Geología, Universidad Huelva, 21819 La Rábida, Huelva
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10.1016/S0169-1368(96)00012-1
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P5 [地质学];
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0709 ; 081803 ;
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The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), SW Iberian Peninsula, Spain and Portugal, one of the most famous and oldest mining districts in the world, includes several major concentrations of massive sulphides, unique on Earth (e.g., Riotinto, Neves Corvo), as well as a large number of smaller deposits of this same type. All these deposits, in spite of their general similarities, show significant differences in geological setting, age, relations to country rocks, hydrothermal alteration, mineralogy and geochemistry. As a consequence of a review of the available data in the IPB, together with new findings on volcanism, hydrothermal alteration and ore mineralogy, we propose a modified genetic scenario, that can account particularly for the diversity of the geological situations in which sulphide deposits occur, as well as for their mineralogical and petrological diversity. It is concluded that there is no direct genetic relationship between felsic volcanic activity and massive sulphide deposition in the IPB, and that most of the massive sulphide bodies, including all of the giant ones, are closely related to hydrothermal vents, being therefore proximal. The available isotopic data yield additional genetic information: (a) Homogeneous lead isotope values indicate a single (or homogenized) metal source; (b) sea and connate water are the fluid reservoirs for hydrothermal input, and (c) bacterial reduction of sulphur is the most probable cause of differences in delta(34)S between stockwork and massive sulphide mineralizations. Finally, current geodynamic models suggested for the IPB are discussed. It is suggested that an intracontinental, ensialic rift or pull-apart environment is the most probable genetic environment for the IPB mineralizations.
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