 | | 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...2A7, Canada Abstract The El Mochito mine, located in west-central Honduras, exploits a Zn-Pb-Ag skarn...skarn, appears spatially associated with the El Mochito deposit, and a source of fluid and metals has...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 |  | 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...Republic of Ireland Abstract The Mochito deposit, located in Honduras, is a distal Zn(-Pb-Ag) skarn in...km, interacted with graphitic limestones in the Mochito graben during an episode of mid-Tertiary intraplate...a model of deposit genesis. The Mochito deposit, located in Honduras, contains ~15 Mt of ore grading...the geological and geochemical history of the Mochito deposit and propose a model for its genesis that |  | 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) | | (sphalerite + galena + magnetite ± pyrite + chalcopyrite) ores in pyroxenoid (± clinopyroxene)-bearing...ng skarn, to Fe-Cu (magnetite ± pyrite + chalcopyrite) ores in garnet (± clinopyroxene ± pyroxenoid)-bearing...ore sulfides (e.g., sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite) (Deng et al., 2013, 2014c, 2016; Xia et al...Magmatic rocks are scarce in/around the Luziyuan mine, except for sporadic unmineralized diabase dikes..., 2010), which outcrops ~14 km southeast of the mine (Figs. 1B and 2A). Nevertheless, regional gravity |  | 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) | | Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia 5 Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland...(0.06–0.52) but lower than that of the distal El Mochito skarn (avg ~6.4), probably reflecting a gradually...Zn-Pb-Cu skarn (Bertelli et al., 2009) and the El Mochito Zn-Pb-Ag skarn (Samson et al., 2008; Williams-Johns...formation of gangue and ore minerals at Bismark. At El Mochito, models using fluid inclusion compositional data...minerals are sphalerite and galena, with less chalcopyrite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite, plus minor magnetite |  | | Report (volume) | | International Cooperation Administration, U. S. Department of State UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...OFFICE, WASHINGTON a 1957 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FRED A. SEATON, Secretary GEOLOGICAL...--------------------------------------British Honduras _____________ ---- __________ ----_-----_____...----------------------------------------------Honduras-------------------------------------------------...system_______________________________ ________ Santa Rosa formation______________________________ Chochallimestone |  | 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...(Svoula Group) Quartz-sericite marble (Svoula Group) Mine (historic, active or development) Normal fault...indicates a similar paragenetic relationship. Chalcopyrite is a common minor sulfide mineral, and it typically...and sphalerite containing minor inclusions of chalcopyrite (Fig. 3D, E). Boulangerite commonly replaced |  | 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) | | porphyry and containing abundant sulfides including chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and pyrrhotite. This study involved...enclaves contain numerous sulfides, including chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and sphalerite—assemblages that...granodioritic enclaves host abundant sulfides, including chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and sphalerite, which coexist in...cutting skarn, while sulfide veinlets containing chalcopyrite, pyrite, and molybdenite cut early garnet and...Pyrrhotite is generally massive with minor coexisting chalcopyrite and sphalerite, indicating that these sulfides |  | 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...reference materials containing up to 40 wt % chalcopyrite and sphalerite demonstrate that the method outlined...address: Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, Perth...sulfide minerals, as well as natural, pyrite- and chalcopyrite-bearing limestone samples that previously yielded... and 40% of pulverized sphalerite (ZnS) and chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) that are known to readily react with |  | 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) | | syn-ore-stage retrograde minerals, sulfides (pyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, molybdenite, galena, and sphalerite)...monzonite porphyry and porphyritic granite of the mine area, and the petrography, major, and trace element...2015). Massive and disseminated ores containing chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and/or molybdenite are...ore block. Pyrite occurs in the central zone, chalcopyrite is generally distributed outward, and pyrrhotite...area (Fig. 3A, B; Zu et al., 2013). Veins of chalcopyrite-pyrite-pyrrhotite ± molybdenite ± galena ± sphalerite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | authors of the larger studies published at this time (El Shazly et al., 1957; Schroll, 1954, 1955). That is...exsolution or exsolution-like textures, such as chalcopyrite CE PT disease (Ramdohr, 1975). Exsolution-like...Exsolution-like textures of other minerals similar to chalcopyrite disease are also well known, involving e.g....2011). Particularly the formation mechanism of chalcopyrite disease has long AC remained contentious....generally not present in the included minerals (chalcopyrite, fahlores, pyrite) at sufficiently high concentrations |  | 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) | | Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, Geological Department, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia...minerals, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, and minor chalcopyrite, were deposited from a moderately saline Ca-Na...pyrite is replaced by chalcopyrite (Fig. 7D). Sphalerite contains tiny chalcopyrite inclusions (Fig. 7E)...Sphalerite overprints galena. D. Chalcopyrite replaces pyrite. E. Chalcopyrite disease in sphalerite. E. Marcasite...analyzed points, 1σ = one standard deviation Chalcopyrite Pyrite Galena Sphalerite Hydrothermal mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Skarn Zonation and Fluid Evolution in the Groundhog Mine, Central Mining District, New Mexico LAWRENCE D...andPb/Agratiosall increase toward the distal southwestend of the mine where highestZn, Pb, and total metal grades also...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...reloggingof more than 100 diamonddrill holes. withinthe mine (Table1) and,in general,copperdeGeologyand Ore Deposits |  | 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) | | followed by magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite and bornite. At least five stages...galena (Figs. 5h-l, 7a-i), along with minor chalcopyrite (Figs. 5f-g, 7a-e), pyrite (Figs. 5f, 7b-c)...III) only the high-temperature sulfides such as chalcopyrite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite (Fig. 8) and the gangue...(Fig. 6a-e) and minor sulfides (mostly pyrite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite). The garnet crystals exhibit...obtained from pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and galena are 2.7‰ (average 2.7‰, n = 1), from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ,2, Mohammed Bouabdellah3, Oussama Zemri3 1 Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University...Petrologie, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland 3 Department of Geosciences, Mohammed Premier University,...relatively low temperatures. Element signatures at El Hammam indicate that the chemical composition of...thousand ppm total rare earth elements (REE) at El Hammam, Morocco. The major element chemistry (Na...Spatially related lamprophyres predating the formation of El Hammam share a similar ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT trace |  | Schlegel, Tobias U., Wagner, Thomas, Wälle, Markus, Heinrich, Christoph A. (2018) Hematite Breccia-Hosted Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposits Require Magmatic Fluid Components Exposed to Atmospheric Oxidation: Evidence from Prominent Hill, Gawler Craton, South Australia. Economic Geology, 113 (3) 597-644 doi:10.5382/econgeo.2018.4564 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a two-stage process. Early pyrite and minor chalcopyrite were deposited from moderately reduced fluids...ores contain dominantly chalcocite, bornite, chalcopyrite, and gangue minerals including fluorite, barite...were related to later hematite alteration and chalcopyrite precipitation, induced by fluid mixing at more...2012; Allen et al., 2016) and is the second-largest mine in Downloaded from https://pubs.geoscienceworld...stages (Schlegel et al., 2017). Pyrite and minor chalcopyrite in the magnetite-altered metasedimentary rocks |  | | Journal (issue) | | 3.00 Bornite, Collahuasi, Chile. W ith some Chalcopyrite. 4 x 1 ¾ x t ½. . . . . t.50 Colu1ite, Butte...is to be held in the Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, Calif., on May 23, 24, and 25. Rocks and...typical example is the journey of Sebastian Taraval, "El Peregrino," who made the first recorded crossing...mountain, but are found at the old Sedalia copper mine located only a few miles north of Salida ( 2) ....follows: Melanterite ("alum") , tourmaline, chalcopyrite, and fluorite ( as a coloration). The 3 minerals |  | He, Wenyan, Yang, Liqiang, Brugger, Joël, McCuaig, T. Campbell, Lu, Yongjun, Bao, Xinshang, Gao, Xuequan, Lu, Yiguan, Xing, Yanlu (2017) Hydrothermal evolution and ore genesis of the Beiya giant Au polymetallic deposit, western Yunnan, China: Evidence from fluid inclusions and H–O–S–Pb isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 90. 847-862 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.10.035 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Australia e Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, TE...characterized by the development of pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT sphalerite...porphyry intrusion is manifested by quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite stockwork veins represented by Orebody KT50...chlorite, and magnetite. The main ore minerals are chalcopyrite, and pyrite, with minor gold, molybdenite, bornite...massive magnetite ore, veinlet of pyrite and chalcopyrite fill fractures (Fig. 5b, i). Epidote is typical |  | | Report (volume) | | West 920 Riverside Ave. WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Department of the Interior Bldg., Rm. 2650, 1849 C St.,... U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MANUEL LUJAN, JR., Secretary...based on considerations that extend far beyond the mine itself, in some instances relating to the overall...subject, as in a scale model of the workings of a mine, to a unifying concept that explains or describes...useful sources for multiple deposit types (Canada Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1980; DeYoung |  | 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...Silver Corp. The property is centered on the Sierra Santa Lucia, a 4-km-wide, 15-km-long ridge composed of...pyrrhotite, galena, and sphalerite, with minor chalcopyrite and acanthite. Domains of unreplaced limestone...Upper Manto CM10-322 ex Cinco de Mayo Historic mine site ic o Silica mineralization Creek Inferred...drill holes at the northwest tip of the Sierra Santa Lucia. Regional high- and low-altitude, district-scale |  | Lee, Jun Hee, Yoo, Bong Chul, Yang, Yun-Seok, Lee, Tong Ha, Seo, Jung Hun (2019) Sphalerite geochemistry of the Zn-Pb orebodies in the Taebaeksan metallogenic province, Korea. Ore Geology Reviews, 107. 1046-1067 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.03.030 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Yun-Seok Yang1, 3, Tong Ha Lee1, Jung Hun Seo1* 1. Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, Inha University...minor sulfide minerals, like galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, and pyrrhotite. The samples were...closed mine sites (Gagok, Janggun, Shinyemi, Imog, Seongwoo, Seojin, and Sangdong) and from the mine dumps...in the deposit. It also contains galena and chalcopyrite in subordinate concentrations. Quartz porphyry...mining district. The Zn-Pb orebodies of the closed mine in Sagok were explored by the Korean Youngpoong |  | Palinkaš, Sabina, Peltekovski, Zlatko, Tasev, Goran, Serafimovski, Todor, Šmajgl, Danijela, Rajič, Kristijan, Spangenberg, Jorge, Neufeld, Kai, Palinkaš, Ladislav (2018) The Role of Magmatic and Hydrothermal Fluids in the Formation of the Sasa Pb-Zn-Ag Skarn Deposit, Republic of Macedonia. Geosciences, 8 (12) 444 doi:10.3390/geosciences8120444 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Neufeld 1 and Ladislav Palinkaš 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 * Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology...rajic@gmail.com (K.R.); kai.neufeld@uit.no (K.N.) Mine SASA DOO, Rudarska u. 28, MK-2304 Makedonska Kamenica...Bremen, Germany; danijela.smajgl@thermofisher.com Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of...pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and magnetite. Carbonates and quartz are the most abundant gangue chalcopyrite and magnetite...the Svinja Reka locality, an active underground mine at the Sasa deposit. The representative samples |  | Zhao, Chun-tao, Sun, Jing-gui, Chu, Xiao-lei, Qin, Ke-zhang, Ren, Liang, Xu, Zhi-kai, Liu, Yang, Han, Ji-long, Bai, Cheng-lin, Shu, Wang (2021) Metallogeny of the Ergu Fe-Zn polymetallic deposit, central Lesser Xing’an Range, NE China: Evidence from skarn mineralogy, fluid inclusions and H-O-S-Pb isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 135. 104227pp. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104227 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | enriched in pyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite and quartz. The quartz-Pb-Zn sulfide stage (II2)...develops irregularly in retrograde skarn. (C) Chalcopyrite occurs in magnetite ore body in veinlet or disseminated...veins. (E) Magnetite bearing quartz-pyrrhoti-chalcopyrite sulfide veins occur in Grt-1-bearing chlorite...quartz-pyrrhotite + molybdenite vein. (G) Molybdenite - chalcopyrite sulfide ore is distributed irregularly in Grt-1-bearing...amphibole; Cal = calcite; Mag = magnetite; Ccp = chalcopyrite; Py = pyrite; Mo = molybdenite; Po = pyrrhotite; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals of muscovite, arsenopyrite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, scheelite, calcite, and fluorite selectively...from the wolframite-quartz veins in the underground mine working between 700 and 1400 m.a.s.l. at Yaogangxian...from the Yaogangxian Mine is appreciated for providing complete access to the mine and allowing us to collect...(2005) Connoisseur’s Choice: Bournonite: Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China. Rocks & Minerals...and Campos, E. (2007) Hydrothermal evolution of the El Teniente deposit, Chile: Porphyry Cu-Mo ore deposition |  | Wang, Guan-Nan, Gu, Xue-Xiang, Zhang, Yong-Mei, Peng, Yi-Wei, Zheng, Shao-Hua (2018) Ore genesis and hydrothermal evolution of the Kendenggao’er copper-molybdenum deposit, western Tianshan: Evidence from isotopes (S, Pb, H, O) and fluid inclusions. Ore Geology Reviews, 100. 294-316 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.01.004 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | molybdenite-bearing skarn → molybdenite-bearing chalcopyrite orebody → hornfelsed marble. The corresponding...wollastonite-garnte skarn → molybdenite-bearing bearing chalcopyrite orebody → marble. The Kendenggao’er deposit...ore minerals are chalcopyrite, molybdenite, pyrrhotine and sphalerite. Chalcopyrite is the most abundant...Kendenggao’er Cu-Mo deposit consist mostly of pyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotine, molybdenite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite...major Cu mineralization is characterized by chalcopyrite which coexist with molybdenite, pyrite and bornite |
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