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Kolahdarvazeh deposit, Irankuh Mining District, Isfahan Province, Irani
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Kolahdarvazeh depositDeposit
Irankuh Mining DistrictMining District
Isfahan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 31' 19'' North , 51° 34' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.52222,51.56861
GRN:
N22E32
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Abrīsham20,000 (2018)3.8km
Kelīshād va Sūdarjān33,630 (2014)5.0km
Falāvarjān49,843 (2014)6.6km
Dorcheh Pīāz37,462 (2011)10.4km
Qahderījān29,392 (2012)12.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
422686
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:422686:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


At the Kolahdarvazeh mine, both sulfide and non-sulfide ore zones are found within the Cretaceous dolomite and limestone. Sulfide mineralization occurs in several places at the contact (or close to) with shale. In most cases, the sulfide ore is partly oxidized and only local relics of sulfide minerals (mainly galena) are found. Oxidation of sulfide minerals generally extends from the surface to an average of 40 to 70 m in depth. However, in several parts, Zn carbonates as well as druses filled by cerussite were also irregularly enclosed in the primary sulfide bodies down to 130 m in depth. Pb and Fe secondary minerals (cerussite, anglesite, goethite, etc.) were always associated to the Zn ores. The mineralization is considered to be the result of in situ oxidation of the primary sulfide ores by meteoric fluids, with increased acidity owing to the dissolution of substantial amounts of pyrite, which circulated through the carbonates.

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12 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Mondillo, Nicola, Boni, Maria, Joachimski, Michael, Santoro, Licia (2017) C–O Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Carbonate Minerals in the Nonsulfide Zinc Deposits of the Middle East: A Review. Minerals, 7 (11) 217 doi:10.3390/min7110217
[1]Maghfouri, Sajjad, Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza, Rajabi, Abdorrahman, Choulet, Flavien (2018) A review of major non-sulfide zinc deposits in Iran. Geoscience Frontiers, 9 (1) 249-272 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2017.04.003
Farhadi, Sasan, Peyman Afzal, Mina B. Konari, Lili D. Saein, and Behnam Sadeghi. (2022) "Combination of Machine Learning Algorithms with Concentration-Area Fractal Method for Soil Geochemical Anomaly Detection in Sediment-Hosted Irankuh Pb-Zn Deposit, Central Iran" Minerals 12, no. 6: 689. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060689
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