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Lead isotope evolution of mineral deposits in the Proterozoic Throssell Group, Western Australia
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Anderson, BR and Gemmell, JB and Nelson, DR, Lead isotope evolution of mineral deposits in the Proterozoic Throssell Group, Western Australia, Economic Geology, 97, (4) pp. 897-911. ISSN 0361-0128 (2002) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.2113/97.4.897
Abstract
The Meso-Neoproterozoic Throssell Group of the Paterson orogen in Western Australia hosts the Nifty and Maroochydore sediment-hosted, replacement Cu deposits, as well as subeconomic Pb-Cu-Au veins at Goosewacker, carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb at Warrabarty, and pyritic massive sulfide at Grevillea. We report new Pb isotope data for the Nifty deposit and the Rainbow and Grevillea prospects. These data are combined with published and unpublished data to characterize the Pb isotope signatures of the deposits and prospects in the Throssell Group. In addition these data are integrated into a model for the sources of Pb in the mineralizing systems. Lead isotope data from mineralized occurrences in the Throssell Group plot as a linear trend in 207Pb/ 204Pb- 206Pb/ 204Pb space. Deposits and prospects are arranged, from least to most radiogenic, as Rainbow, Warrabarty, Nifty, Goosewacker, and Maroochydore, along the trend. Secondary isochron or mixing isochron models were previously proposed to interpret the Pb isotope trend for mineral deposits and prospects in the Throssell Group. Our investigation shows that the linear trend does not represent an isochron due to the syngenetic (pre- D 4) timing for mineralization at Warrabarty and Rainbow compared to an epigenetic (syn-D 4) timing for Maroochydore, Nifty, and Goosewacker. We propose a source-mixing model, with no time dependency, to explain the deposit Pb isotope linear trend where Pb from a primitive, mantle source (Pilbara Craton, μ = 9.88) is mixed with crustal Pb (Throssell Group sedimentary rock derived from the Rudall Complex, μ = 10.55). The position of deposits and prospects along the trend suggests that the Warrabarty and Rainbow prospects have more primitive Pb and that the Maroochydore deposit contains Pb from primarily a crustal source. The Nifty deposit, and the Goosewacker and Grevillea prospects, contain a mixture of both primitive and crustal Pb.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
Research Group: | Geology |
Research Field: | Resource geoscience |
Objective Division: | Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) |
Objective Group: | Mineral exploration |
Objective Field: | Precious (noble) metal ore exploration |
UTAS Author: | Anderson, BR (Mr Bruce Anderson) |
UTAS Author: | Gemmell, JB (Professor Bruce Gemmell) |
ID Code: | 24718 |
Year Published: | 2002 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 8 |
Deposited By: | Centre for Ore Deposit Research - CODES CoE |
Deposited On: | 2002-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2007-11-14 |
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