The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes
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- Maydagán, Laura; Franchini, Marta Beatriz; Chiaradia, Massimo; Dilles, John; Rey, Roger
- Año de publicación
- 2014
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- inglés
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- Altar (31° 29' S, 70° 28' W) is a large porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit with associated epithermal Au-(Ag- Cu) veins located in the Cordillera Principal of southwest San Juan province (Argentina). Altar is a complex magmatic-hydrothermal system formed from several magmatic and hydrothermal pulses during the middlelate Miocene. New LA-ICPMS U-Pb ages in zircons from the Altar porphyries indicate four discrete events of intrusions over an extended magmatic life time of ca. 3 m.y. It comprises a premineralization porphyry (11.75 ± 0.24 Ma), three mineralized porphyries (11.62 ± 0.21 and 11.68 ± 0.27 Ma, 11.13 ± 0.26 Ma, 10.35 ± 0.32 Ma) related to hydrothermal breccias, two postmineralization intrusions, and a postmineralization breccia (8.9 ± 0.4 Ma). The three mineralized porphyries (porphyries 2, 3, and 4) were emplaced within ∼0.7 to 1.3 m.y. Amphibole phenocrysts from the porphyries crystallized from oxidized magmas (fO2 = NNO +1 to +2) at temperatures of 780° to 850°C and pressures between 0.9 and 1.8 kbars corresponding to depths of ∼4 to 7 km. Anorthite- and Fe-rich rims in the plagioclase phenocrysts suggest that the magmatic chambers were episodically recharged by a less evolved magma. The middle-late Miocene intrusions are interpreted to have been derived from a deeper and relatively large magmatic reservoir that supplied magmas to smaller chambers located in the upper crust. The focused magmatic output to shallow levels during a period of a few million years in the Altar area has been a main requirement in the formation of this large porphyry copper deposit.
Fil: Maydagán, Laura. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Geología y Petróleo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Franchini, Marta Beatriz. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Geología y Petróleo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Chiaradia, Massimo. Universidad de Ginebra. Facultad de Ciencias; Suiza
Fil: Dilles, John. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos
Fil: Rey, Roger. Peregrine Metals Ltd.; Argentina - Materia
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Porphyry Copper
La-Icpms U-Pb Ages
Magmatic Recharge
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The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processesMaydagán, LauraFranchini, Marta BeatrizChiaradia, MassimoDilles, JohnRey, RogerPorphyry CopperLa-Icpms U-Pb AgesMagmatic RechargeArgentinahttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Altar (31° 29' S, 70° 28' W) is a large porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit with associated epithermal Au-(Ag- Cu) veins located in the Cordillera Principal of southwest San Juan province (Argentina). Altar is a complex magmatic-hydrothermal system formed from several magmatic and hydrothermal pulses during the middlelate Miocene. New LA-ICPMS U-Pb ages in zircons from the Altar porphyries indicate four discrete events of intrusions over an extended magmatic life time of ca. 3 m.y. It comprises a premineralization porphyry (11.75 ± 0.24 Ma), three mineralized porphyries (11.62 ± 0.21 and 11.68 ± 0.27 Ma, 11.13 ± 0.26 Ma, 10.35 ± 0.32 Ma) related to hydrothermal breccias, two postmineralization intrusions, and a postmineralization breccia (8.9 ± 0.4 Ma). The three mineralized porphyries (porphyries 2, 3, and 4) were emplaced within ∼0.7 to 1.3 m.y. Amphibole phenocrysts from the porphyries crystallized from oxidized magmas (fO2 = NNO +1 to +2) at temperatures of 780° to 850°C and pressures between 0.9 and 1.8 kbars corresponding to depths of ∼4 to 7 km. Anorthite- and Fe-rich rims in the plagioclase phenocrysts suggest that the magmatic chambers were episodically recharged by a less evolved magma. The middle-late Miocene intrusions are interpreted to have been derived from a deeper and relatively large magmatic reservoir that supplied magmas to smaller chambers located in the upper crust. The focused magmatic output to shallow levels during a period of a few million years in the Altar area has been a main requirement in the formation of this large porphyry copper deposit.Fil: Maydagán, Laura. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Geología y Petróleo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; ArgentinaFil: Franchini, Marta Beatriz. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Geología y Petróleo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; ArgentinaFil: Chiaradia, Massimo. Universidad de Ginebra. Facultad de Ciencias; SuizaFil: Dilles, John. State University of Oregon; Estados UnidosFil: Rey, Roger. Peregrine Metals Ltd.; ArgentinaSociety of Economic Geologists2014-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/77553Maydagán, Laura; Franchini, Marta Beatriz; Chiaradia, Massimo; Dilles, John; Rey, Roger; The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes; Society of Economic Geologists; Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists; 109; 3; 5-2014; 621-6410361-01281554-0774CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.2113/econgeo.109.3.621info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/segweb/economicgeology/article/109/3/621-641/128584info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:48:27Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/77553instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:48:27.722CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes |
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The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes |
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The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes Maydagán, Laura Porphyry Copper La-Icpms U-Pb Ages Magmatic Recharge Argentina |
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The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes |
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The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes |
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The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes |
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The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes |
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The Altar porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit (Argentina): A complex magmatic-hydrothermal system with evidence of recharge processes |
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Maydagán, Laura Franchini, Marta Beatriz Chiaradia, Massimo Dilles, John Rey, Roger |
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Maydagán, Laura |
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Maydagán, Laura Franchini, Marta Beatriz Chiaradia, Massimo Dilles, John Rey, Roger |
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Franchini, Marta Beatriz Chiaradia, Massimo Dilles, John Rey, Roger |
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Porphyry Copper La-Icpms U-Pb Ages Magmatic Recharge Argentina |
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Porphyry Copper La-Icpms U-Pb Ages Magmatic Recharge Argentina |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Altar (31° 29' S, 70° 28' W) is a large porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit with associated epithermal Au-(Ag- Cu) veins located in the Cordillera Principal of southwest San Juan province (Argentina). Altar is a complex magmatic-hydrothermal system formed from several magmatic and hydrothermal pulses during the middlelate Miocene. New LA-ICPMS U-Pb ages in zircons from the Altar porphyries indicate four discrete events of intrusions over an extended magmatic life time of ca. 3 m.y. It comprises a premineralization porphyry (11.75 ± 0.24 Ma), three mineralized porphyries (11.62 ± 0.21 and 11.68 ± 0.27 Ma, 11.13 ± 0.26 Ma, 10.35 ± 0.32 Ma) related to hydrothermal breccias, two postmineralization intrusions, and a postmineralization breccia (8.9 ± 0.4 Ma). The three mineralized porphyries (porphyries 2, 3, and 4) were emplaced within ∼0.7 to 1.3 m.y. Amphibole phenocrysts from the porphyries crystallized from oxidized magmas (fO2 = NNO +1 to +2) at temperatures of 780° to 850°C and pressures between 0.9 and 1.8 kbars corresponding to depths of ∼4 to 7 km. Anorthite- and Fe-rich rims in the plagioclase phenocrysts suggest that the magmatic chambers were episodically recharged by a less evolved magma. The middle-late Miocene intrusions are interpreted to have been derived from a deeper and relatively large magmatic reservoir that supplied magmas to smaller chambers located in the upper crust. The focused magmatic output to shallow levels during a period of a few million years in the Altar area has been a main requirement in the formation of this large porphyry copper deposit. Fil: Maydagán, Laura. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Geología y Petróleo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina Fil: Franchini, Marta Beatriz. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Geología y Petróleo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina Fil: Chiaradia, Massimo. Universidad de Ginebra. Facultad de Ciencias; Suiza Fil: Dilles, John. State University of Oregon; Estados Unidos Fil: Rey, Roger. Peregrine Metals Ltd.; Argentina |
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Altar (31° 29' S, 70° 28' W) is a large porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposit with associated epithermal Au-(Ag- Cu) veins located in the Cordillera Principal of southwest San Juan province (Argentina). Altar is a complex magmatic-hydrothermal system formed from several magmatic and hydrothermal pulses during the middlelate Miocene. New LA-ICPMS U-Pb ages in zircons from the Altar porphyries indicate four discrete events of intrusions over an extended magmatic life time of ca. 3 m.y. It comprises a premineralization porphyry (11.75 ± 0.24 Ma), three mineralized porphyries (11.62 ± 0.21 and 11.68 ± 0.27 Ma, 11.13 ± 0.26 Ma, 10.35 ± 0.32 Ma) related to hydrothermal breccias, two postmineralization intrusions, and a postmineralization breccia (8.9 ± 0.4 Ma). The three mineralized porphyries (porphyries 2, 3, and 4) were emplaced within ∼0.7 to 1.3 m.y. Amphibole phenocrysts from the porphyries crystallized from oxidized magmas (fO2 = NNO +1 to +2) at temperatures of 780° to 850°C and pressures between 0.9 and 1.8 kbars corresponding to depths of ∼4 to 7 km. Anorthite- and Fe-rich rims in the plagioclase phenocrysts suggest that the magmatic chambers were episodically recharged by a less evolved magma. The middle-late Miocene intrusions are interpreted to have been derived from a deeper and relatively large magmatic reservoir that supplied magmas to smaller chambers located in the upper crust. The focused magmatic output to shallow levels during a period of a few million years in the Altar area has been a main requirement in the formation of this large porphyry copper deposit. |
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