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Types of copper deposits related to volcanic environment in the Bor district, Yugoslavia

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Zusammenfassung

Die wichtigsten Kupferlagerstätten in den Oberkreide-Vulkaniten und -Plutoniten mit kalk-alkalischem Chemismus im Gebiet um Bor wurde wie folgt klassifiziert:

Einmal massive vulkanogene Lagerstätten in andesitischen Vulkaniten, deren Hauptkomponenten Pyrit- und Kupfersulfide sind. In diesem Gebiet wurde die mehrstufige Fällung der Mineralvergesellschaftungen hauptsächlich von sekundär erhitzten, schwefelreichen hydrothermalen Lösungen gesteuert.

Abgesehen von kupferhaltigen Pyritvorkommen existieren massive vulkanogene polymetallische Lagerstätten, die eine pyritische Zink-Kupfer-Blei-Verbindung enthalten. Dieser Typ wurde erst kürzlich in dazitisch- and esitischen Pyroklastika gefunden, die hydrothermal umgebildet wurden.

In Vulkaniten, die auf subvulkanische Intrusionen und/oder hypabyssale Plutone zurückgeführt werden, findet man porphyrische Kupfervorkommen. Einige von diesen liegen zusammen mit massiven Sulfid-Lagerstätten oberhalb des eigentlichen porphynschen Kupfervorkommens.

Außerdem gibt es konglomeratartige Lagerstätten, die aus Sulfid-Komponenten in einer andesitischen Grundmasse bestehen. Diese wurden erst vor kurzem entdeckt.

Abstract

The principal copper deposits associated with Upper Creataceous — Laramian calc-alkaline volcano-plutonic complexes in the Bor district are classified as follows:

Volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits are situated in andesitic volcanics, and are composed of pyrite and copper sulphides. Multistage deposition of mineral associations in this area was controlled mainly by secondary boiling of hydrothermal fluids rich in sulphur.

Apart from cupriferous pyrite deposits, volcanogenic massive polymetallic deposits, containing a pyritic ZnCu+Pb association, have been found recently in hydrothermally altered dacite- and esite pyroclastics.

Porphyry copper deposits are mainly situated in volcanic piles related to subvolcanic intrusions and/or hypabyssal plutons. Some porphyry copper deposits occur in the same structures with massive sulphide orebodies, lying above the porphyry copper system.

Conglomerate-type ores consisting of clasts of massive sulphide in an andesitic pile have been discovered recently.

Résumé

Les principaux gisements de cuivre associés aux complexes volcano-plutoniques calco-alcahns crétacés supéneurs-laramiens du district de Bor se répartissent comme suit:

  • -des dépôts de sulfures volcanogènes, composés de pyrite et de sulfures de cuivre, contenus dans des volcanites andésitiques. Dans cette région, les associations minérales sont organisées en précipitations successives, qui traduisent des phénomènes d'ébulliton secondaire des fluides hydrothermaux sulfurés.

  • -des dépôts polymétalhques massifs volcanogènes, contenant une association à Zn + Cu ± Pb, découverts récemment dans des formations pyroclastiques altérées de type dacitoandésitique.

  • -des dépôts de type «porphyres cuprifères», situés dans des séries volcaniques rapportées à des intrusions subvolcaniques et/ou à des plutons hypabyssaux. Certains de ces dépôts se rencontrent, associés à des corps de sulfures massifs, au-dessus des formations de porphyre cuprifère proprement dites.

  • -des dépôts conglomératiques, à clastes de sulfure massif, découverts récemment dans une série andésitique.

Краткое содержание

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    Масивные вулканичес кие месторождения в а ндезитных вулканитах, основным и компонентами котор ых являются сульфиды пи рита и меди. В этой обла сти имело место многокра тное выпадение сообщ еств минералов, гл. обр. в р ез ультате вторичного р азогрева гидротермальными ра створами богатыми се рой.

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    Помимо содержащих ме дь месторождений пир ита имеются вулканогенн ые полиметаллически е месторождения, которые содержат гл. о бр. пиритные соединен ия с цинком, медью и свинц ем. Этот тип установле н недавно в дацитовоан дезитных пирокласти тах, преобразованных гидротермальными пр оцессами.

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    В вулканитах, образов авшихся из субвулкан ических интрузий и/или гипоаб иссальных плутонов, н аходят порфирные месторожд ения меди. Некоторые и з них залегают вместе с массивными месторож дениями сульфидов над собств енно порфировыми месторождениями меди.

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    Кроме того имеются ме сторождения конглом ератного типа, состоящих из сул ьфидных компонентов в андезитной основно й массе - матрице. Этот тип установили только недавно.

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    Jankovic, S. Types of copper deposits related to volcanic environment in the Bor district, Yugoslavia. Geol Rundsch 79, 467–478 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01830639

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