Zhao, K.; Yao, H.; Wang, J.; Ghebretnsae, G.F.; Xiang, W.; Xiong, Y.-Q. Genesis of the Koka Gold Deposit in Northwest Eritrea, NE Africa: Constraints from Fluid Inclusions and C–H–O–S Isotopes. Minerals2019, 9, 201.
Zhao, K.; Yao, H.; Wang, J.; Ghebretnsae, G.F.; Xiang, W.; Xiong, Y.-Q. Genesis of the Koka Gold Deposit in Northwest Eritrea, NE Africa: Constraints from Fluid Inclusions and C–H–O–S Isotopes. Minerals 2019, 9, 201.
Zhao, K.; Yao, H.; Wang, J.; Ghebretnsae, G.F.; Xiang, W.; Xiong, Y.-Q. Genesis of the Koka Gold Deposit in Northwest Eritrea, NE Africa: Constraints from Fluid Inclusions and C–H–O–S Isotopes. Minerals2019, 9, 201.
Zhao, K.; Yao, H.; Wang, J.; Ghebretnsae, G.F.; Xiang, W.; Xiong, Y.-Q. Genesis of the Koka Gold Deposit in Northwest Eritrea, NE Africa: Constraints from Fluid Inclusions and C–H–O–S Isotopes. Minerals 2019, 9, 201.
Abstract
The Koka gold deposit is located in the Elababu shear zone between the Nakfa terrane and the Adobha Abiy terrane, NW Eritrea. Based on the paragenetic study two main stages of gold mineralization were identified in the Koka gold deposit: 1) an early stage of pyrite-chalcopyrite-sphalerite-galena-gold-quartz vein; and 2) a second stage of pyrite-quartz veins. NaCl-aqueous inclusions, CO2-rich inclusions, and three-phase CO2-H2O inclusions occur in the quartz veins at Koka. The ore-bearing quartz veins formed at 268℃, from NaCl-CO2-H2O(-CH4) fluids averaging 5 wt% NaCl eq. The ore-forming mechanisms include fluid immiscibility during stage I, and mixing with meteoric water during stage II. Oxygen, hydrogen and carbon isotopes suggest that the ore-forming fluids originated as mixtures of metamorphic water, meteoric water and magmatic water, whereas sulfur isotope suggest an igneous origin. Features of geology and ore-forming fluid at Koka deposit are similar to those of orogenic gold deposits, suggesting the Koka deposit might be an orogenic gold deposit related to granite.
Keywords
C-H-O isotopes; fluid inclusion; Koka deposit; orogenic gold deposit
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Geophysics and Geology
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