Mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and genesis of precious metal-bearing volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada: the Ming deposit as example
The Ming deposit, Newfoundland Appalachians, is a metamorphosed (upper greenschist to lower amphibolite facies), Cambro-Ordovician, bimodalmafic volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit that consists of several, spatially-associated, elongated orebodies composed of stratabound semimassive to massi...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:11961 2023-10-01T03:57:35+02:00 Mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and genesis of precious metal-bearing volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada: the Ming deposit as example Brueckner, Stefanie M. 2016-05 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/11961/ https://research.library.mun.ca/11961/1/thesis.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/11961/1/thesis.pdf Brueckner, Stefanie M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brueckner=3AStefanie_M=2E=3A=3A.html> (2016) Mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and genesis of precious metal-bearing volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada: the Ming deposit as example. Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 2016 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:48:31Z The Ming deposit, Newfoundland Appalachians, is a metamorphosed (upper greenschist to lower amphibolite facies), Cambro-Ordovician, bimodalmafic volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit that consists of several, spatially-associated, elongated orebodies composed of stratabound semimassive to massive sulfides and/or discordant sulfide stringers in a rhyodacitic footwall. Copper is the main commodity; however, the deposit contains precious metal-bearing zones with elevated Au grades. In this study, field observations, microscopy, and micro-analytical tools including electron microprobe, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and secondary ion mass spectrometry were used to constrain the relative timing of precious metal emplacement, the physico-chemical conditions of hydrothermal fluid precipitation, and the sources of sulfur, precious metals, semi-metals and metals. The ore mineral assemblage is complex and indicates an intermediate sulfidation state. Pyrite and chalcopyrite are the dominant ore minerals with minor sphalerite and pyrrhotite, and trace galena, arsenopyrite and cubanite. Additional trace phases include tellurides, NiSb phases, sulfosalts, electrum, AgHg±Au alloys, and oxides. Silver phases and precious metals occur predominantly in semi-massive and massive sulfides as free grains, and as grains spatially associated with arsenopyrite and/or sulfosalts. Precious metal phases occurring between recrystallized pyrite and within cataclastic pyrite are rare. Hence, the complex ore assemblage and textures strongly suggest syngenetic precious metal emplacement, whereas metamorphism and deformation only internally and locally remobilized precious metal phases. The ore assemblage formed from reduced, acidic hydrothermal fluids over a range of temperatures (≈350 to below 260ºC). The abundance of telluride and Ag-bearing tetrahedrite, however, varies strongly between the different orebodies indicating variable ƒTe₂, ƒSe₂, mBi, and mSb within the hydrothermal fluids. The variations in the ... Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Canada |
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The Ming deposit, Newfoundland Appalachians, is a metamorphosed (upper greenschist to lower amphibolite facies), Cambro-Ordovician, bimodalmafic volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit that consists of several, spatially-associated, elongated orebodies composed of stratabound semimassive to massive sulfides and/or discordant sulfide stringers in a rhyodacitic footwall. Copper is the main commodity; however, the deposit contains precious metal-bearing zones with elevated Au grades. In this study, field observations, microscopy, and micro-analytical tools including electron microprobe, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and secondary ion mass spectrometry were used to constrain the relative timing of precious metal emplacement, the physico-chemical conditions of hydrothermal fluid precipitation, and the sources of sulfur, precious metals, semi-metals and metals. The ore mineral assemblage is complex and indicates an intermediate sulfidation state. Pyrite and chalcopyrite are the dominant ore minerals with minor sphalerite and pyrrhotite, and trace galena, arsenopyrite and cubanite. Additional trace phases include tellurides, NiSb phases, sulfosalts, electrum, AgHg±Au alloys, and oxides. Silver phases and precious metals occur predominantly in semi-massive and massive sulfides as free grains, and as grains spatially associated with arsenopyrite and/or sulfosalts. Precious metal phases occurring between recrystallized pyrite and within cataclastic pyrite are rare. Hence, the complex ore assemblage and textures strongly suggest syngenetic precious metal emplacement, whereas metamorphism and deformation only internally and locally remobilized precious metal phases. The ore assemblage formed from reduced, acidic hydrothermal fluids over a range of temperatures (≈350 to below 260ºC). The abundance of telluride and Ag-bearing tetrahedrite, however, varies strongly between the different orebodies indicating variable ƒTe₂, ƒSe₂, mBi, and mSb within the hydrothermal fluids. The variations in the ... |
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Mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and genesis of precious metal-bearing volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada: the Ming deposit as example |
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Mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and genesis of precious metal-bearing volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada: the Ming deposit as example |
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Mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and genesis of precious metal-bearing volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada: the Ming deposit as example |
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Mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and genesis of precious metal-bearing volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada: the Ming deposit as example |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/11961/1/thesis.pdf Brueckner, Stefanie M. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Brueckner=3AStefanie_M=2E=3A=3A.html> (2016) Mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and genesis of precious metal-bearing volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Newfoundland Appalachians, Canada: the Ming deposit as example. Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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