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Gold Mineralization of the Sepola District in Mali, Africa: Occurrence Characteristics of Gold and Fluid Inclusion Study

아프리카 말리 세폴라 지역의 금광화작용:금의 산출특성 및 유체포유물연구

  • Heo, Chul-Ho (Overseas Mineral Resources Group, Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
  • 허철호 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부 해외광물자원연구실)
  • Published : 2009.06.28
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Abstract

The geology of Sepola district in Mali is consisted of Birrimian group with metasedimentary rocks of lower Proterozoic and volcanoclastics, and later intrusive igneous rocks. Ore diposit in this district has the characteristics of vein- and disseminated-type gold deposit which was formed by infilling the secondary fracture zones related to the large-scale fault zone of NW direction within Birrimian group. It is confirmed as promising that Barani district has the gold grade of 0.53${\sim}$9.21 g/t with the extension of 1.3 km and width of 1 to 20.1 m. The ore mineralogy is simple with electrum, pyrite and galena. Fineness of gold grain ranges from 848 to 915(average 891) indicating mesothermal to hypothermal environment. Fluid inclusions are classified as liquid-rich type I. gas-rich type II and liquid-$CO_2$ bearing type III. Primary and pseudosecondary inclusions homogenize from 236 to 393$^{\circ}C$ with salinity of 0.0 to 8.6 wt% NaCl. Secondary inclusions homogenize from 103 to 184$^{\circ}C$ with salinity of 0.7 to 8.6 wt.%. From the relationship between homogeniztion temperature and salinity, it may be thought that auriferous fluid experienced dilution and cooling through inflow of meteoric water after fluid unmixing derived from pressure decrease in the temperature range of 400 to 250$^{\circ}C$. From the massive occurrence of quartz vein, simple mineralogy with paucity of sulfide, and presence of liquid-$CO_2$ bearing with high homogenization temperature, it is thought that gold mineralization in Sepola district correspods to the mesothermal to hypothermal ore deposit.

아프리카 말리 세폴라 지역의 지질은 하부로부터 하부원생대의 변성퇴적암류 및 화산쇄설성암류로 구성된 비리미안층군과 후기에 이를 관입한 화성암류로 구성된다. 본역의 광상은 비리미안층군내 북서주향의 대규모 단층대 생성과 관련하여 2차적으로 형성된 열극대를 따라 열수유체가 충진되어 형성된 맥상 및 광염상 금광상이다. 부존잠재성이 가장 기대되는 바라니 구역은 연장 1.3 km, 폭 1${\sim}$20.1m, 품위 Au 0.53${\sim}$9.21 g/t가 확인되었다. 광석광물은 단순하며, 에렉트럼, 황철석 및 방연석 등이 확인되었다. 금립의 순도는 848${\sim}$915(평균 891)이며 본역 내 금광상은 중${\sim}$심열수 환경에서 생성되었음을 추정할 수 있다. 유체포유물은 액상우세(형), 기상우세 (형) 및 액상함$CO_2$ 포유물(형)로 분류된다. 초생 및 가이차 포유물의 균일화온도는 236${\sim}$393$^{\circ}C$, NaCl상담 염농도는 0.0${\sim}$8.6 wt.%이며, 이차포유물의 균일화 온도는 103${\sim}$184$^{\circ}C$, 염농도는 0.7${\sim}$8.6 wt.%이다. 균일화온도 및 염농도관계로부터 유체는 400${\sim}$250$^{\circ}C$범위에서는 압력감소에 의한 유체불혼화 과정을 거친후 천수의 유입으로 희석 및 냉각과정이 이루어졌음을 알 수 있다. 석영맥이 괴상을 보이고 광물수반양상이 단순한 점, 유화광물이 소량 함유되고, 함$CO_2$ 포유물이 산출되고 균일화온도가 높은 것등으로부터 본역내 금광화작용은 중-심열수형 광상으로 사료된다.

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