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Uniquely high-grade iodide mineralization in the oxidation zone of the Rubtsovskoe base-metal deposit,Northwest Altai,Russia
Authors:I V Pekov  I S Lykova  I A Bryzgalov  D A Ksenofontov  L A Zyryanova  N D Litvinov
Institution:1.Faculty of Geology,Moscow State University,Moscow,Russia;2.Faculty of Geology and Geography,Tomsk State University,Tomsk,Russia;3.Sibir-Polimetally OAO,selo Poteryaevka, Altaiskii krai, Rubtsovskii raion,Russia
Abstract:Unusual, high-grade iodide mineralization comprising marshite, miersite, and iodargyrite has been discovered in the oxidation zone of the Rubtsovskoe VHMS base-metal deposit, Northwest Altai, Russia. The distribution of iodides reveals distinct zoning. Iodargyrite is widespread in the upper part of the oxidized orebody at the hypsometric level of +156 to 163 masl. The iodargyrite zone extends for more than 150 m. The content of iodargyrite in gossan occasionally reaches 1–5 vol %. Marshite is localized at the lower level (+146 to +151 masl); the zone enriched in marshite is about 50 m in extent. The marshite content in the high-grade oxidized ore with native copper and in the zone of wall-rock argillic alteration is typically close to 1 vol %, occasionally reaching 7–10 vol %. Miersite occurs sporadically in association with both iodargyrite and low-Ag marshite, which are antagonistic mineral species. Iodargyrite is stoichiometric AgI (2H polytype with a = 4.574 and c = 7.519 Å). Isostructural cubic marshite CuI and miersite (Ag,Cu)I make up an isomorphic series within compositional limits Mar100Mie0-Mar9Mie91 and a break between Mar82.5Mie17.5 and Mar57-Mie43; the a parameter of their unit cells varies from 6.050 to 6.424 Å. The crystal morphology, properties, and mode of iodide occurrence are described in the paper. According to the suggested genetic model, the source of iodine was related to exhalations of seafloor fumaroles accompanying volcanic-hydrothermal-sedimentary ore formation. Iodine is absorbed by clay in the wide zone of wall-rock argillic alteration. During the early stages of sulfide ore oxidation, sulfuric acid oxidized iodine to (I5+O3)?, and it was subsequently reduced and fixed in poorly soluble Ag+ and Cu+ iodides.
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