 | Almodóvar, Gabriel R., Yesares, Lola, Sáez, Reinaldo, Toscano, Manuel, González, Felipe, Pons, Juan Manuel (2019) Massive Sulfide Ores in the Iberian Pyrite Belt: Mineralogical and Textural Evolution. Minerals, 9 (11) 653 doi:10.3390/min9110653 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | la Tierra, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain; almodovar@uhu.es (G.R.A.); saez@uhu.es (R.S.);...Ireland MATSA SAU, Almonaster la Real, 21342 Huelva, Spain; juan.pons@matsamining.com Correspondence: lola...oxidized phases include magnetite, hematite, cassiterite, and barite. The spatial relationship between...related source was claimed as responsible for the cassiterite rich ore, whereas a metal source similar to that...minor phases, such as Bi- and Pb-sulfosalts, cassiterite, magnetite, stannite, electrum and cobaltite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the belt (e.g., Neves Corvo, Tharsis and Aznalcóllar, Fig. 5) while others lie largely in acidic fragmental...shale-hosted deposits (Neves Corvo, Tharsis and Aznalcóllar) have been dated as late Strunian (360.5 to 360...the PQ Group). Equating the stratigraphies of Aznalcóllar, Los Frailes and Las Cruces (Conde et al., 2003)...(Sánchez-España et al., 2003; McKee, 2003); Aznalcóllar (Almodóvar et al., 1998); Masa Valverde (Toscano...for Hellyer by Solomon and Khin Zaw (1997). At Aznalcóllar the nonreversing are as abundant as the reversing |  | Tornos, Fernando, Velasco, Francisco, Slack, John F., Delgado, Antonio, Gomez-Miguelez, Nieves, Escobar, Juan Manuel, Gomez, Carmelo (2017) The high-grade Las Cruces copper deposit, Spain: a product of secondary enrichment in an evolving basin. Mineralium Deposita, 52 (1) 1-34 doi:10.1007/s00126-016-0650-3 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ARTICLE The high-grade Las Cruces copper deposit, Spain: a product of secondary enrichment in an evolving...Ajalvir km. 4.5, Torrejon de Ardoz 28850 Madrid, Spain 2 Dpto. de Mineralogía y Petrología, Facultad...Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48080 Bilbao, Spain 3 U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS...18100, Armilla Granada, Spain 5 C\ Diecinueve de Octubre, 13, 24008 León, Spain 6 Cobre Las Cruces S...S.A., Gerena 41860 Seville, Spain The Las Cruces copper deposit is located in the southeastern part |  | Yesares, Lola, Sáez, Reinaldo, Nieto, José Miguel, De Almodovar, Gabriel Ruiz, Gómez, Carmelo, Escobar, Juan Manuel (2015) The Las Cruces deposit, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Spain. Ore Geology Reviews, 66. 25-46 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.10.019 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Las Cruces deposit, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Spain Lola Yesares a,⁎, Reinaldo Sáez a, José Miguel Nieto...Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas, S/N, 21071 Huelva, Spain Geological Area, Mining Department of Cobre Las..., Ctra. SE-3410, Km 41, 100, 41860 Gerena, Seville, Spain a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), 25 km northwest of Seville (Spain), and it is covered by a detrital and carbonate...Zarza, Sotiel, Masa Valverde and Aznalcollar in Spain, and Neves Corvo and Aljustrel in Portugal) have |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Universidad de Huelva, 21819 ± La RaÂbida, Huelva (Spain) e-mail: saez@uhu.es rough zoning, the inner alteration...the SW corner of the Iberian Peninsula, from Seville in Spain to the Atlantic Ocean, south of Lisbon, in...Tharsis, La Zarza, Sotiel, and AznalcoÂllar in Spain, or Neves Corvo and Aljustrel in Portugal. Even...Neves Corvo N Tharsis Sotiel M. Valverde Aznalcóllar sin r ba Sevilla i v i qu dal Gua Huelva Faro...V: Masa Valverde A: Aljustrel T: Tharsis Az: Aznalcóllar S: Sotiel F: Los Frailes Type Cu NC Type Zn-Pb-Cu |  | Tornos, F., Solomon, M., Conde, C., Spiro, B. F. (2008) Formation of the Tharsis Massive Sulfide Deposit, Iberian Pyrite Belt: Geological, Lithogeochemical, and Stable Isotope Evidence for Deposition in a Brine Pool. Economic Geology, 103 (1) 185-214 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.103.1.185 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minero de España, Azafranal 48, 37001 Salamanca, Spain MICHAEL SOLOMON, Centre for Ore Deposit Research...Minero de España, Azafranal 48, 37001 Salamanca, Spain AND BARUCH F. SPIRO Natural History Museum, Cromwell...spatially associated with shale (Las Cruces, Aznalcóllar-Los Frailes, Sotiel-Migollas, Valverde, Tharsis...subsea-floor replacement of the host mudstone (e.g., Aznalcóllar: Almodóvar et al., 1998), or by infilling beneath...concept to other shale-hosted deposits. For Aznalcóllar, Valverde, and Rio Tinto, Solomon et al. (2002) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minero de España, c/Azafranal 48, 37001 Salamanca, Spain Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department...Corvo, Aljustrel, La Zarza, Rio Tinto, Tharsis, Aznalcóllar-Los Frailes, Masa Valverde, Sotiel-Migollas and...deposits (Sullivan; Hamilton et al., 1983). Cassiterite commonly occurs as inclusions in sphalerite in...grades of up to 0.7% Sn in Río Tinto, 0.2% in Aznalcóllar, 0.13% in Romanera, 3% in Sierrecilla and 0.02%...may reflect a highly efficient mechanism of cassiterite precipitation, rather than extremely Sn-rich |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | locally with metric-scale blocks of almost pure cassiterite (up to 65% Sn). Due to these features, together...sphalerite, tennantite–tetrahedrite, galena and cassiterite (this mineral only on the stanniferous ores)...MC, FC and RC ores, and euhedral crystals of cassiterite the first to form in the RT ore; coarse grained...Studies were also conducted on fluid inclusions in cassiterite from the rubané tin ore. These inclusions are...used for fluid inclusion studies were quartz, cassiterite and carbonate (ankerite). Due to the scarcity |  | Inverno, C. M. C., Solomon, M., Barton, M. D., Foden, J. (2008) The Cu Stockwork and Massive Sulfide Ore of the Feitais Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposit, Aljustrel, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: A Mineralogical, Fluid Inclusion, and Isotopic Investigation. Economic Geology, 103 (1) 241-267 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.103.1.241 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Las Cruces, which is on the same horizon as Aznalcóllar, dated by palinology of the host shales as Late...bournonite, with minor pyrrhotite, jamesonite, cassiterite, stannite, meneghinite, marcasite, cobaltite...throughout (Sánchez-España et al., 2000). In the Aznalcóllar deposits, the footwall chlorite has a higher...formation temperatures of 240° to 272°C for Aznalcóllar footwall chlorite (Almodóvar et al., 1998). Electron...noted for framboidal and other early pyrites at Aznalcóllar, Tharsis, and Concepción in the eastern Iberian |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | outwards and consist of a high-temperature, cassiterite-rich core surrounded by zones of Ag and base...chrysocolla) and oxides (phases with composition of cassiterite, rutile, wolframite and zircon). Of these, only...BaSO4 Bournonite PbCuSbS3 Boulangerite Pb5Sb4S11 Cassiterite SnO2 Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O...dissolution of pyritic sludge from the Aznalcóllar mine (SW Spain). Chem. Geol. 190, 339–353. Drever, J...by metal mining in the Rio Tinto area, southwest Spain. Appl. Geochem. 14, 55–70. Hudson-Edwards, K.A. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ABSTRACT Keywords: Neves Corvo Cu-Sn VMS deposit Cassiterite U-Pb geochronology In-situ sulfur isotopes Iberian...in-situ U-Pb dating results of hydrothermal cassiterite and sulfur isotopic compositions of sulfides...of the hydrothermal ore-forming fluids. The cassiterite samples yield U-Pb ages of the Sn mineralization...The high concentrations of lattice-bound U in cassiterite and its high closure temperature (> 500 °C and...isotopes (Gulson and Jones, 1992), has led to cassiterite being recognized as a robust U-Pb geochronometer |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sulfosalts has been observed in stringer ores. Cassiterite occurs as large meter-sized discrete massive...massive sulfides, and centimetric clasts of cassiterite in the middle of the tin-bearing copper-rich...contents of tin, cassiterite mainly occurs as clusters formed by fine-grained cassiterite intergrown with...mineral associations formed by cassiterite and tin sulfides. Cassiterite occurs as large metersized discrete...massive sulfides, and as centimetric clasts of cassiterite in the middle of the tin-bearing copper-rich |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minero de España, Azafranal 48, 37001 Salamanca, Spain Received 21 September 2003; accepted 30 December...Sotiel-Migollas Upper U. Tharsis 265 Valverde Aznalcóllar-Los Frailes rhyolitic sill P P Allocthonous...Corvo (5 lenses) Aljustrel (6 lenses) La Zarza Aznalcóllar (2 lenses + stw) Sotiel Migollas (2 lenses) Tharsis...based on these minerals. For example, the quartz–cassiterite assemblage in the Sn-ore at Neves Corvo yields...Hennigh et al., in press). Since quartz and cassiterite are refractory minerals that do not easily change |  | Velasco-Acebes, Jesús, Tornos, Fernando, Kidane, Abiel T., Wiedenbeck, Michael, Velasco, Francisco, Delgado, Antonio (2019) Isotope geochemistry tracks the maturation of submarine massive sulfide mounds (Iberian Pyrite Belt) Mineralium Deposita, 54 (6) 913-934 doi:10.1007/s00126-018-0853-x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ardoz, 28850 Madrid, Spain 2 Instituto de Geociencias (CSIC-UCM), 28040 Madrid, Spain 3 Helmholtz Zentrum...Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48080 Bilbao, Spain 7 Laboratorio de Biogeoquímica de Isótopos Estables...Tierra IACT (CSIC-UGR), 18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain Miner Deposita hydrothermal fluids mixing with...Sotiel-Migollas, Tharsis, Neves Corvo, Lousal, Las Cruces, Aznalcóllar-Los Frailes or Masa Valverde) are shale-hosted...2008). AL: Aljustrel; AT: Aguas Teñidas; AZ-LF: Aznalcóllar-Los Frailes; CO: Concepción; LC: Las Cruces; |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Composition of ore minerals: trace elements in cassiterite In one of the seminal early papers advocating...is using the trace element characteristics of cassiterite, the most common Sn mineral, as a fingerprint...used as diagnostic metal source indicators in cassiterite are Nb, Ta, Zr, Sc, Ti, W and Fe. Table 1 summarises...summarises the trace element composition of cassiterite from Sn deposits and occurrences in a wide range...of Nb and Ta (and, to a lesser extent, Zr). Cassiterite from these deposits is also characterised by |  | Velasco, F., Herrero, J.M., Suárez, S., Yusta, I., Alvaro, A., Tornos, F. (2013) Supergene features and evolution of gossans capping massive sulphide deposits in the Iberian Pyrite Belt. Ore Geology Reviews, 53. 181-203 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.01.008 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48080 Bilbao, Spain Centro Nacional de Investigación de la Evolución...Burgos, Spain Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, C/Rios Rosas, 23, 28003 Madrid, Spain a r t i...textures Lithogeochemistry Massive sulphide IPB Spain a b s t r a c t Twelve massive sulphide deposits...massive sulphide deposits in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (Spain): (A) Peña del Hierro; (B) La Joya; (C) San Miguel;...accessory minerals such as zircon, rutile, and cassiterite, are interpreted to be resistate phases. Other |  | Rosa, Carlos J. P., McPhie, Jocelyn, Relvas, Jorge M. R. S., Pereira, Zélia, Oliveira, Tomás, Pacheco, Nelson (2008) Facies analyses and volcanic setting of the giant Neves Corvo massive sulfide deposit, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (4) 449-466 doi:10.1007/s00126-008-0176-4 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 300, 000 t of tin metal mainly in the form of cassiterite and stannite make Neves Corvo an exceptional...Salgada, Portugal to 349.7±0.9 Ma in Rio Tinto, Spain. Oliveira et al. (2004) identified a stratigraphic...37:684–703 Boulter CA (1993a) Comparison of Rio Tinto, Spain, and Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California: an explanation...(1993b) High-level peperitic sills at Rio Tinto, Spain: implications for stratigraphy and mineralization...globular peperites from the Aznalcóllar mining district (Iberian Pyrite Belt, Spain): physical and chemical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | rare-earth element geochemistry in tourmaline and cassiterite from the Yunlong tin deposit, Yunnan, China:...study after the mine tailings spill in Aznalcóllar (SW Spain)— I. Fernández, M. Olías, J.C. Cerón, et |  | Sáez, Reinaldo, Moreno, Carmen, González, Felipe, Almodóvar, Gabriel R. (2011) Black shales and massive sulfide deposits: causal or casual relationships? Insights from Rammelsberg, Tharsis, and Draa Sfar. Mineralium Deposita, 46 (5) 585-614 doi:10.1007/s00126-010-0311-x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | comparison of Rammelsberg in Germany, Tharsis in Spain, and Draa Sfar in Morocco, three massive sulfide...Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain e-mail: saez@uhu.es black shales generally display...Variscan belt at Rammelsberg (Germany), Tharsis (Spain), and Draa Sfar (Morocco). These deposits exhibit...Lisbon in Portugal to the outskirts of Seville in southern Spain (Fig. 2b). The IPB consists of Upper Paleozoic...patience. This research was financed by the CICYT (Spain) Research Project CGL2006-08517, the Research Group |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | , fig. 14 in Almodóvar et al. (1998) in the Aznalcóllar and Los Frailes deposits, and observations by...upper part of the Filon Norte orebody at Tharsis in Spain (Tornos et al., 1998). Another possible mechanism...and genesis of the Aznalcóllar massive sulphide deposits, Iberian pyrite belt, Spain: Mineralium Deposita...significance for the paragenetic sequence of some cassiterite-arsenopyrite base metal sulfide deposits: ECONOMIC |  | | Book | | Ailleres (Monash Uni.), Cecilio Quesada (IGME, Spain), Tobias Bauer (Luleå Tech. Uni.) and Maria Economou-Eliopoulos...Iberian Pyrite Belt and the Ozza Morena zone in Spain-Portugal and the Hellenic belt of northern Greece...Iberian Pyrite Belt and the Ozza Morena zone in Spain-Portugal and the Hellenic belt of northern Greece...the Iberian Pyrite Belt in Spain and Portugal and the Ossa Morena Zone in Spain. The Iberian Pyrite Belt...of, for instance, the southern Iberian province (Spain and Portugal) or the Châteaulin basin (France). |  | | Book | | Fig. 1.8 Honey-colored sphalerite from Santander (Spain) (photo © F. Neukirchen/Mineralogical Collections...4.21). Important titanium ore. Pyrolusite Cassiterite b-MnO2 (Fig. 1.13). SnO2 (Fig. 1.14). Cystal...colorless 1.2 Selected Ore Minerals 9 Fig. 1.14 Cassiterite (twin crystal) from Cínovec, Erzgebirge, Ore...tailings pond at the Los Frailes Mine in Aznalcóllar (Spain). Even more catastrophic was the dam burst...known to Introduction Fig. 1.42 The Río Tinto (Spain) is strongly acidic (pH at about 2) and contains |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carlinite Carnallite Carnotite Carrolite Cascandite Cassiterite Cattierite Cavansite Celadonite Celestite Celsian...siliciclastic rocks. In places, these minerals such as cassiterite, monazite or gold are concentrated in beds of...Russia, Dognacea, Romania, Cala-Sierra Morena, Spain, San Leone, Italy and Dirrigi, Turkey (syenite and...Thuringian Forest near Saalfeld, Germany, at Bilbao, Spain, Westcumberland and Lancashire, Great Britain, Kremikovtsi... The Navajún deposit in the province La Rioja, Spain, exploits pyrite crystals from a series of Cretaceous | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carlinite Carnallite Carnotite Carrolite Cascandite Cassiterite Cattierite Cavansite Celadonite Celestite Celsian...siliciclastic rocks. In places, these minerals such as cassiterite, monazite or gold are concentrated in beds of...Russia, Dognacea, Romania, Cala-Sierra Morena, Spain, San Leone, Italy and Dirrigi, Turkey (syenite and...Thuringian Forest near Saalfeld, Germany, at Bilbao, Spain, Westcumberland and Lancashire, Great Britain, Kremikovtsi... The Navajún deposit in the province La Rioja, Spain, exploits pyrite crystals from a series of Cretaceous |  | | Book (volume) | | Sciences Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid, Spain José Tomás Oliveira LNEG Amadora, Portugal ISSN...recently published Geological Map of Portugal and Spain, 2015, scale 1:1,000,000. v vi Editors and Volume...Simancas teaches at the University of Granada (Spain). His main research interest is in the structural...Geociencias (UCM, CSIC), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain C. Aguilar Centre for Lithospheric Research, Czech...Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain J. J. Álvaro Instituto de Geociencias IGEO (CSIC-UCM), Madrid, Spain Maider Armendáriz |
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