 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | STUDY OF THE EL MOCHITO Zn-Pb-Ag DEPOSIT K. M. AULT†,* AND A. E. WILLIAMS-JONES Department of Earth and...Abstract The El Mochito mine, located in west-central Honduras, exploits a Zn-Pb-Ag skarn deposit. Sulfide...to the formation of the skarn, appears spatially associated with the El Mochito deposit, and a source of...and +2 per mil, suggesting that the sulfur at El Mochito was primarily igneous in origin. Lead isotope...Newberry et al., 1991; Vázquez et al., 1998). At El Mochito, however, except for the Cu/(Zn + Pb) ratio, |  | Vazquez, Rodrigo, Vennemann, Torsten W., Kesler, Stephen E., Russell, Norman (1998) Carbon and oxygen isotope halos in the host limestone, El Mochito Zn-Pb-(Ag) skarn massive sulfide-oxide deposit, Honduras. Economic Geology, 93 (1) 15-31 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.93.1.15 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | e Deposit,Honduras RODRIGO V•ZQUEZ,*TORSTEN W. VENNEMANN **A STEPHEN E. KESLER, Department of Geological...PacificHonduras, ApartadoPostal342,SanPedroSula,Honduras Abstract E1 Mochito,the largestoperating minein CentralAmerica...observed in thestableisotope composition of carbonEL MOCHITO isa skarnsulfide-oxide, limestone-replacement ate...of determining enoughto be usefulfor regionalor mine-scale lelingor crosscutting bedding(Preseot, 1926;Megawet...geologic and geochemical characteristics of E1 Mochito * Corresponding author: email, torven@uni-tuebingen |  | | Report (issue) | | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRELIMINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE GEOLOGY AND...AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HONDURAS by Herbert A. Pierce1 and Juan Carlos Rivera Montes2 Open-File Report...Adivsor to the Minister of Natural Resources, Honduras INTRODUCTION This bibliography was created to...to minerals, both metallic and non-metallic, in Honduras. The U.S. Geological Survey's Center for Inter-American...geochemistry, geology, and geophysics in and near Honduras. Unpublished literature and theses were included |  | Williams-Jones, A. E., Samson, I. M., Ault, K. M., Gagnon, J. E., Fryer, B. J. (2010) The Genesis of Distal Zinc Skarns: Evidence from the Mochito Deposit, Honduras. Economic Geology, 105 (8) 1411-1440 doi:10.2113/econgeo.105.8.1411 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Distal Zinc Skarns: Evidence from the Mochito Deposit, Honduras A. E. WILLIAMS-JONES,1,† I. M. SAMSON...Ireland Abstract The Mochito deposit, located in Honduras, is a distal Zn(-Pb-Ag) skarn in which economic...units, crop out ~13 km from the deposit. Early skarn and skarn proximal to faults consist dominantly of garnet...~Ad55 to andradite (≥Ad90), whereas later skarn, or skarn distal to faults, is mainly made up of pyroxene...whole-rock chemistry show that formation of grandite skarn involved large additions of all major elements (except |  | Shu, Qihai, Chang, Zhaoshan, Hammerli, Johannes, Lai, Yong, Huizenga, Jan-Marten (2017) Composition and Evolution of Fluids Forming the Baiyinnuo’er Zn-Pb Skarn Deposit, Northeastern China: Insights from Laser Ablation ICP-MS Study of Fluid Inclusions*. Economic Geology, 112 (6) 1441-1460 doi:10.5382/econgeo.2017.4516 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Evolution of Fluids Forming the Baiyinnuo’er Zn-Pb Skarn Deposit, Northeastern China: Insights from Laser...Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia 5 Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland...Johannesburg 2006, South Africa Abstract The Baiyinnuo’er skarn deposit is one of the largest Zn-Pb deposits in...(prograde skarn minerals with minor magnetite), the synore stage (sulfides and retrograde skarn minerals...06–0.52) but lower than that of the distal El Mochito skarn (avg ~6.4), probably reflecting a gradually |  | Xu, Rong, Li, Wen-Chang, Deng, Ming-Guo, Zhou, Jia-Xi, Ren, Tao, Yu, Hai-Jun (2019) Genesis of the superlarge Luziyuan Zn-Pb-Fe(-Cu) distal skarn deposit in western Yunnan (SW China): Insights from ore geology and C-H-O-S isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 107. 944-959 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.03.015 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the superlarge Luziyuan Zn-Pb-Fe(-Cu) distal skarn deposit in western Yunnan (SW China): Insights from...of the superlarge Luziyuan Zn-Pb-Fe(-Cu) distal skarn deposit in western Yunnan (SW China): Insights from...of the superlarge Luziyuan Zn-Pb-Fe(-Cu) distal skarn deposit in western Yunnan (SW China): Insights from...Shahechang Formation. Similar to many major Zn skarn deposits worldwide, the Luziyuan deposit shows a...chalcopyrite) ores in pyroxenoid (± clinopyroxene)-bearing skarn, to Fe-Cu (magnetite ± pyrite + chalcopyrite) ores |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1 Department of Geological Sciences University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 USA 2 Department of Earth...by siliciclastic rocks and limestones at El Mochito, Honduras (Fig. 9; Samson et al., 2008). The EJB aureole...aureole Types 1 and 2 fluids occupy the skarn field of the El Mochito deposit or its proximity, which is distinguished...concentrations compared to the other two environments. The El Mochito inclusions have, however, more elevated trapping...prompted Samson et al. (2008) to suggest that the skarn fluids were magmatic that equilibrated along the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Japan and Their Bearing on Exploration for Blind Skarn Deposits Takanori NAKANO and Shunso ISHIHARA* Institute... and they are accompanied by marble and copper skarn deposits near the contact with late Cretaceous granitoids...in the Mt. Hananoyama area, where there are many skarn deposits, and along faults oriented mainly NNW–SSE...those in the Pb-Zn mineralized area of the Kamioka mine, so more detailed petrological and mineralogical...limestone, marble, trace elements, O and C isotopes, skarn deposits, mineral exploration 130° 1. Introduction |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | spectrometry analysis of fluid inclusions from El Mochito, Honduras—Iain M. Samson, Anthony E. Williams-Jones...associated with jasperoid veins, El Erediya area, Eastern Desert, Egypt—Hamdy H. Abd El-Naby 825 849 873 891...Lufilian foreland, Democratic Republic of Congo—Hamdy A. El Desouky, Philippe Muchez, and Roger Tyler Role of...sulfidation in gold mineralization at the Semna mine area, central Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence...U-bearing minerals from the Vale de Abrutiga uranium mine area, central Portugal—M.S. Marina Cabral Pinto |  | Siron, Chris R., Thompson, John F.H., Baker, Tim, Darling, Robert, Dipple, Gregory (2019) Origin of Au-Rich Carbonate-Hosted Replacement Deposits of the Kassandra Mining District, Northern Greece: Evidence for Late Oligocene, Structurally Controlled, and Zoned Hydrothermal Systems. Economic Geology, 114 (7) 1389-1414 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4664 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Baker,2 Robert Darling,3 and Gregory Dipple4 1 Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University...Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2B5, Canada Department, State University of New York, Cortland, New...of the fault system, where paragenetically early skarn and massive sulfide are spatially associated with...with late Oligocene aplitic and porphyritic dikes. Skarn transitions into predominant massive and banded...Olympias deposit. Carbonate minerals associated with skarn and replacement sulfide throughout the district |  | Barker, Shaun L.L., Dipple, Gregory M., Hickey, Kenneth A., Lepore, William A., Vaughan, Jeremy R. (2013) APPLYING STABLE ISOTOPES TO MINERAL EXPLORATION: TEACHING AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS. Economic Geology, 108 (1) 1-9 doi:10.2113/econgeo.108.1.1 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JEREMY R. VAUGHAN Mineral Deposit Research Unit, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British...environments (e.g., fly camps, core logging facilities, mine site assay labs, etc.) However, as yet, OA-ICOS...in carbonate-rich host rocks. Examples include skarn and other carbonate-replacement deposits, Mississippi...Valley-type deposits, and Carlin-type gold deposits. Skarn deposits typically have large (up to 1,000 m) δ13C...thrust surface projection of gold deposits Banshee Mine workings Meikle Quaternary alluvium Miocene Carlin |  | Ding, Teng, Wang, Jia, Tan, Tingting, Ma, Dongsheng, Lu, Jianjun, Zhang, Rongqing, Liang, Jin, Zhu, Chuanwei, Wu, Bin (2021) Accumulation of sulfides in the basement of southern Hunan Province, China: Implications for Pb–Zn mineralization related to reduced granitoids. Ore Geology Reviews, 129. 103939pp. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103939 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | granodioritic enclaves; sulfide. 2 1. Introduction Skarn Pb–Zn sulfide mineralization can develop in a variety... 2005). Unlike other skarn ores, which are generally located in proximal skarn zones (e.g., W, Sn, Mo...Mo, Fe, and Cu ores), the origins of skarn Pb–Zn mineralization are still under discussion, primarily...Numerous studies have shown that the formation of skarn Pb–Zn mineralization is predominantly controlled...contributed significantly to Pb–Zn mineralization in skarn systems (Townley and Godwin, 2001; Oliver et al |  | | Report (issue) | | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Mineral Deposit Grade-Tonnage Models II By...nickel 15 Chrysotile asbestos 23 Zinc-lead skarn 26 Volcanogenic gold 32 Komatiitic nickel 37...Ezan Dogu Kef Domuzburnu II Dovis East Ore Body , El Cid NCAL NCAL TRKY TRKY TRKY TRKY NCAL TRKY TRKY...Bell Mine Belvidere Black Lake British Canadian Caley Carey/East Broughton Cana Brava Cassiar Mine Clinton...Courvan Mine Cranbourne Daffodil Eagle Gilmont Golden Age Jeffrey King-Beaver Mine Kudu Asbestos Mine Lake |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GEOLOGISTS MAY, 1987 Skarn Zonation and Fluid Evolution in the Groundhog Mine, Central Mining District...andPb/Agratiosall increase toward the distal southwestend of the mine where highestZn, Pb, and total metal grades also...in a regioncontaininga variety of porphyrycopper,skarn,and vein deposits. Undergroundminingin the Groundhogfault...investigationsof single mines (Paige, 1909; Graton, the mine was closed in 1980 due to a combination of 1910;...increasingsmeltercosts. the 2100, 1950, and 1650 mine levels and selective Skarnmetalcontent(baseduponproduction)iszoned |  | Peng, Hui-juan, Mao, Jing-wen, Hou, Lin, Shu, Qi-hai, Zhang, Chang-qing, Liu, Huan, Zhou, Yun-man (2016) Stable Isotope and Fluid Inclusion Constraints on the Source and Evolution of Ore Fluids in the Hongniu-Hongshan Cu Skarn Deposit, Yunnan Province, China. Economic Geology, 111 (6) 1369-1396 doi:10.2113/econgeo.111.6.1369 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Evolution of Ore Fluids in the Hongniu-Hongshan Cu Skarn Deposit, Yunnan Province, China Hui-juan Peng,1...650000, PR China Abstract The Hongniu-Hongshan Cu skarn deposit (77.8 Mt at 1.8% Cu) is located in the central...of the Zhongdian porphyry and skarn Cu belt in southwestern China. Skarn and orebodies occur mainly between...intrusions (78–76 Ma). Three main paragenetic stages of skarn formation and ore deposition have been recognized...observations reveal that (1) the formation of the Cu skarn deposit was dominated by a magmatic hydrothermal |  | Zhou, Jinsheng, Yang, Zhusen, Hou, Zengqian, Liu, Yingchao, Zhao, Xiaoyan, Zhang, Xiong, Zhao, Miao, Ma, Wang (2017) The geochemical evolution of syncollisional magmatism and the implications for significant magmatic-hydrothermal lead–zinc mineralization (Gangdese, Tibet) Lithos, 288. 143-155 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2017.07.004 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | porphyry Cu-Mo belt and the MA northern Gangdese skarn Pb–Zn belt (Hou et al., 2015b; Zheng et al., 2015)...and Asia continent (Mo et al., 2008). A suite of skarn Pb-Zn deposits are associated with this distinct...granites NU Within the northern Gangdese Pb–Zn belt, skarn is the principal types of mineralization, MA with...deposits (Zheng et al., 2015). The occurrence of skarn alteration in contact zones between granites and...collected from outcrops in the Narusongduo MA mine. The weathered rinds were removed in the field. |  | Palinkaš, Sabina Strmić, Palinkaš, Ladislav A., Renac, Christophe, Spangenberg, Jorge E., Lüders, Volker, Molnar, Ferenc, Maliqi, Gani (2013) Metallogenic Model of the Trepča Pb-Zn-Ag Skarn Deposit, Kosovo: Evidence from Fluid Inclusions, Rare Earth Elements, and Stable Isotope Data. Economic Geology, 108 (1) 135-162 doi:10.2113/econgeo.108.1.135 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 135–162 Metallogenic Model of the Trepča Pb-Zn-Ag Skarn Deposit, Kosovo: Evidence from Fluid Inclusions...Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, Geological Department, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia...Mitrovica, Kosovo Abstract The Trepča Pb-Zn-Ag skarn deposit (29 Mt of ore at 3.45% Pb, 2.30% Zn, and...the deposit is classified as a distal Pb-Zn-Ag skarn. Abundant pyroxene reflects low oxygen fugacity...of the host carbonates at the contact with the skarn mineralization suggest that a magmatic fluid was |  | Beinlich, Andreas, Barker, Shaun L.L., Dipple, Gregory M., Gupta, Manish, Baer, Douglas S. (2017) STABLE ISOTOPE (δ13C, δ18O) ANALYSIS OF SULFIDE-BEARING CARBONATE SAMPLES USING LASER ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY. Economic Geology, 112 (3) 693-700 doi:10.2113/econgeo.112.3.693 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Douglas S. Baer3 1Mineral Deposit Research Unit, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University...address: Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, Perth...elevated temperature (e.g., Carlin-type gold deposits, skarn, and carbonate replacement deposits) are particularly...together with its flexible implementation in field and mine sites with limited infrastructure, are the strongest...generations, and altered and pristine host rocks. Hence skarn, carbonate replacement deposits and Carlin systems |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | highpotassium and ultrapotassium minor intrusions from skarn–datolite zone. Igneous rocks from the sedimentary...1134/S107570151101003X INTRODUCTION The unique Dal’negorsk skarn boron deposit has been studied for many years and...a suit able object for such an investigation: skarn, ore, and minor intrusions, including dikes, cluster...highpotassium minor intrusions localized in the skarn zone containing datolite miner alization; (2) premineral...Borosilicate ore is hosted in the infiltration calcskarn localized in the steeply dipping sheet of Triassic |  | Beinlich, Andreas, Barker, Shaun L.L., Dipple, Gregory M., Hansen, Lyle D., Megaw, Peter K.M. (2019) Large-Scale Stable Isotope Alteration Around the Hydrothermal Carbonate-Replacement Cinco de Mayo Zn-Ag Deposit, Mexico. Economic Geology, 114 (2) 375-396 doi:10.5382/econgeo.2019.4635 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Australia 2 Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU), Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The...isotope signatures from proximal intrusion-related skarn to distal carbonate-hosted manto systems. The results...these deformation zones; depositing a range of skarn, CRD, and vein deposits (Clark and de la Fuente...Silver Corp. The property is centered on the Sierra Santa Lucia, a 4-km-wide, 15-km-long ridge composed of...with massive, pervasively hydrated garnet-pyroxene skarn appearing at depth. Aphanitic felsic dikes, typically |  | Zhang, Yong-chao, Gao, Shun-bao, Zheng, You-ye, Jiang, Jun-sheng, Zhang, Shu-zhi, Jiang, Xiao-jia, Guo, Xin-ran (2018) Mineralogy, fluid inclusions and C–H–O–S–Pb isotopes of the Palaeocene Longgen Pb-Zn deposit in the western Nyainqentanglha belt, Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, 102. 18-43 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.08.026 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | stratiform, lenticular and vein types are hosted in the skarn or marble along the contacts between the limestones...Retrograde metasomatic minerals overprint the prograde skarn and are dominantly composed of epidote, actinolite...suggests that the Longgen Pb–Zn deposit is a typical skarn deposit related to Palaeocene magmatic-hydrothermal...inclusion; H–O–C–S–Pb isotopes; Pb-Zn skarn; Longgen; Tibet 1. Introduction Skarn deposits are usually generated... regarding the ore-forming material sources of skarn deposits, some researchers proposed that they were |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | authors of the larger studies published at this time (El Shazly et al., 1957; Schroll, 1954, 1955). That is...1940; Warren and Thompson, 1945; Schroll, 1954, 1955; El Shazly et al., 1957), none of these previous authors...mineralizing fluids responsible for skarn and ore formation at the Continental mine, Fierro, New Mexico, in light..., 1980. Fluid inclusions in porphyry and skarn ore at Santa Rita, New Mexico. Econ. Geol. 75, 229–250...evolution of ore fluids in a magmatic hydrothermal skarn deposit. Geology 32, 117–120. Barrie, C. D., Boyle |  | Essarraj, Samira, Boiron,, Marie Christine, Cathelineau, Michel, Tarantola, Alexandre, Leisen, Mathieu, Boulvais, Philippe (2017) Basinal Brines at the Origin of the Imiter Ag-Hg Deposit (Anti-Atlas, Morocco): Evidence from LA-ICP-MS Data on Fluid Inclusions, Halogen Signatures, and Stable Isotopes (H, C, O)—A Reply. Economic Geology, 112 (5) 1273-1277 doi:10.5382/econgeo.112.5.dis2 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Lheur, C., 2011, Imiter: Morocco’s greatest silver mine: Mineralogical Record, v. 42, p. 107–135. Benchekroun...formation of silver-gold veins in the Tayoltita mine, San Dimas district, Mexico: Economic Geology, v...(Ulrich et al., 2001; Audétat et al., 2008); 13 = Zn skarn (Samson et al., 2008); 14 = rare earth element granite...classic low-suphidation epithermal bonanza deposit: El Peñón, northern Chile: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41... S., Boiron, M.C., Cathelineau, M., Banks, D.A., El Boukhari, A., and Chouhaïdi, M.Y., 1998, Brines related |  | Levresse, Gilles, Bouabdellah, Mohammed, Gasquet, Dominique, Cheilletz, Alain (2017) Basinal Brines at the Origin of the Imiter Ag-Hg Deposit (Anti-Atlas, Morocco): Evidence from LA-ICP-MS Data on Fluid Inclusions, Halogen Signatures, and Stable Isotopes (H, C, O)—A Discussion. Economic Geology, 112 (5) 1269-1272 doi:10.5382/econgeo.112.5.dis1 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Lheur, C., 2011, Imiter: Morocco’s greatest silver mine: Mineralogical Record, v. 42, p. 107–135. Benchekroun...formation of silver-gold veins in the Tayoltita mine, San Dimas district, Mexico: Economic Geology, v...(Ulrich et al., 2001; Audétat et al., 2008); 13 = Zn skarn (Samson et al., 2008); 14 = rare earth element granite...classic low-suphidation epithermal bonanza deposit: El Peñón, northern Chile: Mineralium Deposita, v. 41... S., Boiron, M.C., Cathelineau, M., Banks, D.A., El Boukhari, A., and Chouhaïdi, M.Y., 1998, Brines related |  | | Report (issue) | | United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey Modelos de Yacimientos Minerales For Dennis...en el modelaje de yacimientos minerales. Los colegos del Geological Survey de Canada preceden el presente...canadiense. En la industria minera es bien conocido el axioma que dice que cualquiera escusa sufice para...han descubierto mas yacimientos minerales. Aunque el concepto de modelos ha sido utilizado por muchos...Mississiippi Valley no se puede haber originado de uno o el otro los procesos singeneticos o de las aguas superficiales |
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