| Abstract: | The Red Dog ore deposit district in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska is host to several high-grade, shale-hosted Zn + Pb deposits. Due to the complex history and deformation of these ore deposits, the geological and hydrological conditions at the time of formation are poorly understood. Using geological observations and fluid inclusion data as constraints, numerical heat and fluid flow simulations of the Anarraaq ore deposit environment and coupled reactive flow simulations of a section of the ore body were conducted to gain more insight into the conditions of ore body formation. Results suggest that the ore body and associated base metal zonation may have formed by the mixing of oxidized, saline, metal-bearing hydrothermal fluids (<200??C) with reducing, HS-rich pore fluids within radiolarite-rich host rocks. Sphalerite and galena concentrations and base metal sulfide distribution are primarily controlled by the nature of the pore fluids, i.e., the extent and duration of the HS- source. Forward modeling results also predict the distribution of pyrite and quartz in agreement with field observations and indicate a reaction front moving from the initial mixing interface into the radiolarite rocks. Heuristic mass calculations suggest that ore grades and base metal accumulation comparable to those found in the field (18% Zn, 5% Pb) are predicted to be reached after about 0.3 My for initial conditions (30 ppm Zn, 3 ppm Pb; 20% deposition efficiency). ?? Springer-Verlag 2008. |
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| Citation Author: | Schardt, C.; Garven, G.; Kelley, K. D.; Leach, D. L. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Mineralium Deposita |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Reactive flow models of the Anarraaq Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Red Dog district, Alaska; 2008; Article; Journal; Mineralium Deposita; Schardt, C.; Garven, G.; Kelley, K. D.; Leach, D. L. |
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| Citation Volume: | 43 |
| Citation Year: | 2008 |
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| Text: | Reactive flow models of the Anarraaq Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Red Dog district, Alaska; 2008; Article; Journal; Mineralium Deposita; Schardt, C.; Garven, G.; Kelley, K. D.; Leach, D. L. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00126-008-0193-3 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:09 -0500 |
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