Structure and composition of picritic gabbro-dolerites of the Оctyabrskoye deposit central part
Issues relating to the genesis and deposit formation conditions in the Norilsk region are still debatable. At present, ore formation model in an open magmatic system is most popular. To study the actual process, the structure and composition of sulfide minerals in the Oktyabrskoye deposit central part were examined in two boreholes, RT-30 and RT-107, that reveal orebodies C-3 and C-4, respectively. Particular attention was paid to the structural patterns of disseminated ores in picritic gabbro-dolerites horizon. It has been established that sulfide inclusions are missing in the upper part of the horizon and their size and quantity gradually increase in depth, so that these inclusions grade into sulfide streaks in the lower part of the horizon. This indicates gravitational sulfide deposition in a closed magmatic system.