Zn-Pb Ores of Mississippi Valley Type in the Lycksele-Storuman District, Northern Sweden: A Possible Rift-Related Cambrian Mineralisation Event

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Kjell Billström, Curt Broman, Jens Schneider, Warren Pratt, Göran Skogsmo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2012
• Subjects: Zn-Pb mineralisation; cambrian; rifting; fluid inclusions; ages; isotopic tracers; Mineralogy; QE351-399.2; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/min2030169; https://doaj.org/article/2053af3a2f5e42a6b9977a0d828e2e5d

The epigenetic Zn-Pb deposits in the Lycksele-Storuman ore district, northern Sweden, are hosted by Paleoproterozoic basement near the margin of the Caledonian mountains. A paleogeographic reconstruction suggests that platform sediments, including Cambrian shales, overlaid the mineralised basement. The mineralisation type, containing sphalerite, galena, calcite and fluorite, is confined to veins and breccias and interpreted to be of Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) style. There is no appreciable wall rock alteration. Fluid inclusion work reveals coexisting aqueous and hydrocarbon fluids. Ore deposition is interpreted to have occurred during mixing of two fluids; a cool (