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TI Sulfur and strontium isotopic study of epithermal mineralization: A case study from the SE Afar Rift, Djibouti
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AF MOUSSA, N.
   ROUXEL, Olivier
   GRASSINEAU, N. V.
   PONZEVERA, Emmanuel
   NONNOTTE, P.
   FOUQUET, Yves
   LE GALL, B.
AS 1:1,3,4;2:2;3:5;4:3;5:4;6:3;7:4;
FF 1:;2:PDG-REM-GM-LCG;3:;4:PDG-REM-GM-LCG;5:;6:PDG-REM-GM-LCG;7:;
C1 Ctr Etud & Rech Djibouti, IST, BP 486, Djibouti, Djibouti.
   Univ Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA.
   IFREMER, Ctr Brest, BP 70, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
   UBO IUEM, UMR Domaines Ocean 6538, Pl Copern, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
   Royal Holloway Univ London, Dept Earth Sci, Egham TW20 0EX, Surrey, England.
C2 CERD, DJIBOUTI
   UNIV HAWAII, USA
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   UBO, FRANCE
   UNIV LONDON, UK
SI BREST
SE PDG-REM-GM-LCG
UM LGO
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-europe
   copubli-univ-france
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 3.993
TC 11
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00356/46712/46581.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Hydrothermal system;Sulfur isotopes;Strontium isotopes;SE Afar rift;Epithermal
AB Epithermal mineralization was recently described in synrift volcanic rocks from the SE Afar Rift in Djibouti. To infer fluid sources in this system, coupled sulfur and strontium isotopic analyses were performed on mineralized samples from hydrothermal veins and stockwork zones. Mineralization includes gypsum and chalcedony, and/or quartz ± carbonate containing gold and sulfides. Sulfur isotopic compositions of sulfides and sulfates were determined using Multicollector-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC ICPMS); Laser Ablation MC ICPMS; and Continuous Flow Elemental Analyzer-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry while strontium isotopes were determined by Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (TIMS) methods. Sulfur isotopic composition of sulfides (mainly pyrite) varies from − 9.2 to + 6.6‰. These values are classically reported for hydrothermal sulfides resulting from the mixing of variable S sources such as seawater sulfate and magmatic source. In addition, individual pyrite grains within the same sample show both positive and negative δ34S values suggesting multi-phase mineralization processes. Coupled sulfur and strontium isotopic compositions of seven sulfate samples hosted in (i) gypsum mound, (ii) evaporites, (iii) stockwork veins in sediments or in volcanic rocks were also investigated to characterize the sources of Sr and S. The δ34S values of the sulfate ranged from − 0.8 to + 14.3‰ while the 87Sr/86Sr ranged from 0.70389 to 0.70639 consistent with variable mixing ratios of Sr and S derived from volcanic sources and seawater-derived sulfate. This study shows that, although precious-metal deposition is related to low-sulfidation epithermal environment, both acidic fluid of magmatic and saline origins contributed to the hydrothermal system in the SE Afar Rift.
PY 2017
PD MAR
SO Ore Geology Reviews
SN 0169-1368
PU Elsevier Science Bv
VL 81
IS Part.1
UT 000390970200025
BP 358
EP 368
DI 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.10.028
ID 46712
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