Journal of Economic Geology

2010-2011, No. 2 (Vol. 3)

ISSN 2008-7306

Geology, alteration, mineralization and geochemical study

in Kalateh Taimour area, NE Iran
Alaminia, Z., Karimpour, M.H., Haidarian shahri, M.R.
Research Center for Ore Deposits of Eastern Iran, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Received: 2/2/2010, in revised form: 10/6/2010

Abstract
The area is located 20 km northwest of Kashmar and about 4 km of Kalateh Taimour in Khorasan Razavi
province. The study area is part of Tertiary volcanic-plutonic belt north of Daruneh fault and its situation in
tectonic inliers between two important active faults, Doruneh and Taknar. Volcanic rocks are mainly
intermediate to acid pyroclastic type. They formed during early Tertiary. The volcanic rocks of the Kalateh
Taimour area are predominantly andesitic basalt, andesite, latite, trachyte, dacite and rhyodacite and are
observed as lava, tuff, lapilli tuff and agglomerate. Field evidences and study show several subvolcanic
bodies including quartz hornblende biotite monzodiorite porphyry, quartz biotite monzodiorite porphyry,
quartz diorite porphyry and microdiorite which are intruded sometime in mid-Tertiary. In this belt, new
methods of image processing were used for enhancing the alteration zones to help near infra red and short
wavelength infrared and bands example band ratios and principle component method. Propylitic, sericitic
and argillic are the main alteration types. Minor silicification is found in some areas. Alteration is extent but
mineralization is limited. Mineralization is mainly controlled by fault system. Several mineralized faults are
being discovered. Open space filling features are abundant. In the study area, disseminate and stock work
mineralization are abundant. The amount of sulfide minerals is very small. Ancient mining is present in the
area. Stream sediment geochemical study shows a very broad and high level of gold anomaly. Rock
geochemical study show very high levels of Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn and Au value is correlative to Cu, Pb, Zn
and Ag values. Due to alteration modeling, non uniformity in mineralization and low abundance of sulfide
mineralization suggest study in low sulphidation Au-Cu deposit.

Keywords: Image processing, Alteration, Mineralization, Litogeochemistry.

Corresponding author: Alaminia_geo@yahoo.com

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