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Sulfide Mineralization in the Huronian Sediments in the Cobalt Area, Ontario, Canada

캐나다 온타리오주 코발트 지역의 휴로니안 퇴적암에 발달한 황화물 광화작용에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Won-Sa (Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University)
  • 김원사 (충남대학교 지질환경과학과)
  • Published : 2006.09.30
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Abstract

Base metal sulfides occur in the Huronian sedimentary rocks that cover the Archean volcanic rocks in the Cobalt area, Ontario, Canada. They are mostly concentrated in the basal conglomerate which was formed in the pre-Huronian basin structure. Sulfide occurrence can be grouped as massive sulfide clasts in the basal and Coleman conglomerate, disseminated sulfides throughout the sediments, and disseminated sulfides near Ag-Co-Ni-As carbonate veins. Detrital mechanism can explain features such as angularity of sulfide fragments and graded bedding of dissemnated sulfides. Sulfides concentrated near carbonate veins are probably of hydrothermal origin. Nearby strata-bound type massive sulfide ore deposits and mineralized interflow units are the most probable sources for syngenetic sulfides. This is supported by the angularity of sulfide fragments, presence of massive sulfide boulders which are identical in mineralogy and texture to the strata-bound type sulfide deposits in the Archean basement, and a similar composition of sphalerite in the Archean volcanic rocks and Huronian sedimentary rocks. Some sulfide grains, especially in sandstones and argillites, were undergone recrystallization during the intrusion of the Nipissing diabase.

캐나다 온타리오주 코발트지역에는 시생대의 화산암을 부정합으로 피복하고 있는 원생대의 휴로니안 퇴적암 내에는 황화물이 농집된 광화작용이 발달한다. 황화광물들은 원생대에 발달했던 퇴적분지에 쌓인 기저역암 내에 농집되어 있다. 황화광물은 기저역암과 Coleman 역암에서는 파편형태로, 퇴적암 전체에서는 광범위한 산점상 형태, 그리고 Ag-Co-Ni-As 탄산염맥 주변의 산점상 형태 등으로 산출된다. 황화광물 파편들의 형태가 모가 나있고 사암과 이질암에서 점이적 퇴적구조를 나타내고 있는 것으로 보아 황화광물들이 기계적 운반작용에 의해 이동된 후 퇴적암 내에서 광화작용을 이루었음으로 시사한다. 한편, 탄산염맥 근처에서 발견되는 산점상 광석광물들은 열수작용에 의해 형성된 것으로 추정된다. 기반암인 시생대 화산암에 발달한 대규모의 화산성 황화물 광상이 퇴적암에 존재하는 광석광물의 공급원이었음을 알 수 있다. 사암 및 이질암에 존재하던 광석광물들은 후기에 관입한 휘록암에 수반된 열에 의해 재결정작용을 받았다.

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