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In situ thermochemical sulfate reduction during ore formation at the Itxaspe Zn-(Pb) MVT occurrence (Basque Cantabrian Basin, Northern Spain)

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dc.creator Piqué i Vericat, Àngels
dc.creator Canals i Sabaté, Àngels
dc.creator Disnar, J. R.
dc.creator Grandia i Borràs, Fidel
dc.date 2011-03-08T09:35:13Z
dc.date 2011-03-08T09:35:13Z
dc.date 2009
dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-16T10:26:15Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-16T10:26:15Z
dc.identifier 1695-6133
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2445/16887
dc.identifier 565081
dc.identifier.uri http://fima-docencia.ub.edu:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/20789
dc.description Organic matter is thought to play a role in the genesis of many Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) deposits, actino as a reducing agent during thermochemical sulfate reduction (TSR). Although TSR is an extremely slow reaction t low temperatures (lt;100ºC), under favorable conditions it may supply the necessary reduced sulfur during ore formation. To test this hypothesis, the Itxaspe Zn-(Pb) MVT occurrence in the Basque-Cantabrian basin (Northern Spain) was studied. Sphalerite, the main ore phase, is generally found disseminated in Urgonian (Lower Cretaceous) carbonates, and in close relationship with solid bitumen. The bitumen source rock was very likely deposited in a marine marginal setting. Differences in composition of the bitumen samples are attributed to a fractionation during hydrocarbon expulsion and/or migration. The fluids involved in ore deposition were low temperature (Th ~130ºC), Na-Ca-Cl-(K-Mg)-type brines (salinities ~12.5 equiv. mass % NaCl). The origin of brine solutes (including sulfate) is related to the dissolution of Mesozoic evaporite units, although the contribution of evaporated seawater brines cannot be ruled out. The temperatures of ore deposition, the close relationship between the bitumen and ore phases, the presence of aromatic sulfur-bearing compounds and the d34S of sulfides and sulfates are consistent with an in situ TSR during ore formation in the Itxaspe Zn-(Pb) occurrence. Therefore, at least for small mineralizations like Itxaspe, our conclusion is that the necessary reduced sulfur can be supplied by TSR during ore genesis at the site of metal deposition.
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Institut de Ciències de la Terra Jaume Almera (ICTJA). Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDEA). Universitat Autonònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
dc.relation Reproducció del document publicat a http://dx.doi.org/10.1344/105.000001448
dc.relation Geologica Acta, 2009, vol. 7, núm. 4, p. 431-449
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1344/105.000001448
dc.rights cc by-sa (c) Piqué et al., 2009
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/es/
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source Articles publicats en revistes (Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada)
dc.subject Geoquímica
dc.subject Conques sedimentàries
dc.subject Serralada Cantàbrica
dc.subject Geochemistry
dc.subject Sedimentary basins
dc.subject Cantabrian Mountains
dc.title In situ thermochemical sulfate reduction during ore formation at the Itxaspe Zn-(Pb) MVT occurrence (Basque Cantabrian Basin, Northern Spain)
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