Age, composition and sources of rocks and ores of the Okunevskoe fluorite-leucophanite deposit, Western Sayan: assessment of the contribution of magmatism to ore mineralization
The paper presents data on the structure of the Okunevskoe fluorite-Leucophanite deposit, located within the Early Paleozoic rare-metal East Sayan rare metal metallogenic zone. The deposit is controlled by alkali granitoids, with ore mineralization concentrated at the contact of granitoids and host carbonates. It is represented by leucophanite-fluorite and pyroxene-fluorite ore types. The Ar-Ar age of granitoids is established at ~485Ma. Geochemical characteristics of igneous rocks, ores, and host carbonates are determined. It is shown that in geochemical parameters leucophanite-fluorite ores are close to alkaline granites, while pyroxene-fluorite ores are close to alkaline syenites. The characteristics of the Nd isotop composition in rocks and ores of the deposit are given. Igneous rocks (granitoids and basite dikes) are characterized byNd (t) values from +4 to +5.5. TheNd (t) values in ores range from +1.2 to+4.2, in skarns itis +4.8. The host carbonates have abruptly contrasting valuesNd (t) = 4.2. Based on these data, which demonstrate a high compositional similarity between granitoids and ores, aconclusion is drawn about the leading contribution from magmatic processes to the ore mineralization of the Okunevskoe deposit.