MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES AND GENESIS OF THE Cu-Au EPITHERMAL DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PANAGUYRISHTE ORE DISTRICT, BULGARIA

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.16726
K. Bogdanov
Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Sofia University
D. Tsonev
Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Sofia University
K. Popov
University of Mining and Geology
Abstract

Epithermal Cu-Au deposits hosted within volcanic rocks (Radka, Elshitsa, Krassen) are related to Late Cretaceous andesite-dacite volcanic terrain in the Panagyurishte ore district. The Cu-Au ores are linked by a similar mineralogy and differ by the ratio of tennantite, bornite, enargite and discrete trace minerals of Ga, Ge, In and Bi (e.g., roquesite, germanite, betekhtinite, renierite, vinciennite, aikinite). Bi-Se-Te and Ga-Ge-ln-Sn signature with pronounced Au-enrichment of the bornite rich ores is a characteristic feature underlying the increasing role of the fS2/f02 control during the transition from IS te HS environment. Formation of the epithermal Cu-Au deposits appears to have occurred during a single broad event of contemporaneous formation of epithermal and porphyry systems.The close connection between the volcano-plutonic structures facilitates the multistage and polycyclic character of their hydrothermal systems, the similar character of the epithermal ores and the mineral succession in Elshitsa, Radka and Krassen deposits. The ô^S ratios in the sulphide minerals range from -6.7 to 4.0, suggesting comparable magmatic sources for the epithermal mineralizing fluids and close link with porphyry environment.

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