Distribution of critical metals in evolving pyrite from massive sulfide ores of the Iberian Pyrite Belt
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With >90 known deposits containing original reserves of >2400 Mt sulfide ore, the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) is largest volcanogenic massive (VMS) province on Earth. In these evolving mineral systems, texturally different pyrite exhibits characteristic mineralogy and trace element fingerprints. (Py-1), which well preserved in polymetallic ores that crystallized at earliest stage VMS deposit formation, consists kernels framboids surrounded by concentric colloform bands ended faceted outlines. It rich some metals like Pb, Zn, Sb As (mostly hosted as nano-to-micron-sized particles, including galena, tetrahedrite arsenopyrite) but depleted Cu, Co Bi. contrast, from pyritic Cu-rich ore overprinted late fluids spongy-looking (Py-2) or homogenous (Py-3) cores external facets with crystallographic continuity across whole single grains due to re-crystallization. Py-2 most elements exception Au Bi, occur both solid solutions inclusions. Py-3 has highest Ag, Ni (mainly associated particles tennantite, chalcopyrite gersdorffite) lowest contents form native gold. The progressive increase metal inner outer parts Py-1 matches onset economic endowment IPB, whereas are shoot processes led leached high-grade ores, very likely when mafic rocks were emplaced into footwall deposits.
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عنوان ژورنال: Ore Geology Reviews
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0169-1368', '1872-7360']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105275