Zincian staurolite in the Dry River South volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposit,northern Queensland,Australia: an assessment of its usefulness in exploration |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Geography, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Jesenná 5, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic;2. Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran;3. Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Geological Division, Ďumbierska 1, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic;4. Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran;1. Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UMR 7274, F-54000 Nancy, France;2. Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PSN-RES/SCA/LPMA, PSN-RES/SCA/LECEV, BP 68 Gif-Sur-Yvette, 91192, France;1. Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea;2. College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | Staurolite from the Dry River South volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposit in northern Queensland, Australia is enriched in ZnO (2.5–6.8%) only within the massive sulfide lens or in highly pyritic biotite-chlorite schist just below the massive sulfide lens. In the footwall alteration zone, staurolite ZnO levels vary between 0.4 and 1.3%, whereas in hanging wall metagraywackes and metapelites, the ZnO content is mainly below 1.0%.As staurolite from metapelitec rocks contains up to 7.9% ZnO, high ZnO levels in staurolite do not necessarily indicate a relationship to Zn-rich massive sulfide. Staurolite grains from the Dry River South amd other massive sulfide lenses have low TiO2 concentrations (mainly <0.4%) relative to staurolite grains from metasediments and alteration zones (mainly >0.4%). The low concentration of TiO2 in staurolite from the massive sulfide lens results from the low initial Ti concentration in exhalative ores. High ZnO and low TiO2 values are indicative of staurolite associated with Zn-rich massive sulfide.Zincian staurolite is a potential exploration indicator at both prospect and reconnaissance scales. At the prospect scale, zinc levels have potential in distinguishing true from false gossans, distinguishing low grade portions of massive sulfide lenses from barren massive pyrite bodies, and characterizing alteration zones. At the reconnaissance scale, staurolite can be collected in the heavy mineral fraction of stream sediments, and multiple grains can be analyzed rapidly using modern electron microprobes. |
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