Isotopic and geochemical features of the genesis of igneous complexes and ore-magmatic systems in the Chukotka sector of the Russian Arctic coast

• Published in: LITHOSPHERE (Russia)
• Main Authors: V. G. Sakhno, L. S. Tsurikova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: A.N. Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry 2020
• Subjects: magmatism of western chukotka; lead and helium isotopes; au-ag ore content; Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction; TA703-712; Arctic; Chukotka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24930/1681-9004-2020-20-2-196-211; https://doaj.org/article/ad8b4423032342e8af295e54b765abfa

Research subject. The isotopic composition (Pb-Pb, Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr, Os/Os, Hf/Hf, 3 He/4 He, etc.) of magmatic complexes and ore-magmatic systems (OMS) of two ore clusters (Kupolsky and Ilirneysky) located in the subpolar Western Chukotka was studied. These ore clusters differ from each other both in their structural position and the age of their magmatic complexes, within which the largest deposits of Au-Ag type are known. Materials and methods. The Pb-Pb, Rb-Sr, SmNd, Re-Os, Lu-Hf, 3 He/4 He, 40Ar/36Ar and sulphur isotopic systems were studied at the VSEGEI centre for isotopic studies (St. Petersburg), as well as at the Institute of Geology, Geochemistry and Ore Deposits (IGEM, Moscow) and the Laboratory of Stable Isotopes of the Far Eastern Geological Institute (FEGI, Vladivostok). Re and Os were measured using an ELEMENT-2 inductively coupled plasma single-collector mass spectrometer. Sulphur isotopic ratios were measured using a Finnigan MAT 253 isotope mass spectrometer. Results and conclusions. On the basis of the isotope-geochemical data obtained, an assumption was made that various deep sources participated in the magma generation, and the differentiated composition of late melts may reflect the melting processes of the crust upper horizons. When comparing the data on the magmatism of the Ilirneysky and Kupolsky ore clusters, a different degree of crustal rock influence on melt generation was revealed. The Kupolsky ore cluster is characterised by a large influence of mantle sources in intraplate magmatism associated with ore formation processes. This is likely to have determined a greater amount of mineralisation in the Kupolsky cluster compared to the Ilirneysky ore cluster.