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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Coupled Microstructural EBSD and LA-ICP-MS Trace Element Mapping of Pyrite Constrains the Deformation History of Breccia-Hosted IOCG Ore Systems |
Author: | King, S.A. Cook, N.J. Ciobanu, C.L. Ehrig, K. Campo Rodriguez, Y.T. Basak, A. Gilbert, S. |
Citation: | Minerals, 2024; 14(2):1-28 |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Issue Date: | 2024 |
ISSN: | 2075-163X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Samuel Anthony King, Nigel John Cook, Cristiana Liana Ciobanu, Kathy Ehrig, Yuri Tatiana Campo Rodriguez, Animesh Basak, and Sarah Gilbert |
Abstract: | Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) methods are used to investigate the presence of microstructures in pyrite from the giant breccia-hosted Olympic Dam iron–oxide copper gold (IOCG) deposit, South Australia. Results include the first evidence for ductile deformation in pyrite from a brecciated deposit. Two stages of ductile behavior are observed, although extensive replacement and recrystallization driven by coupled dissolution–reprecipitation reaction have prevented widespread preservation of the earlier event. Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LAICP-MS) element maps of pyrite confirm that many pyrite grains display compositional zoning with respect to As, Co, and Ni, but that the zoning is often irregular, patchy, or otherwise disrupted and are readily correlated with observed microstructures. The formation of ductile microstructures in pyrite requires temperatures above ~260 ◦C, which could potentially be related to heat from radioactive decay and fault displacements during tectonothermal events. Coupling EBSD methods with LA-ICP-MS element mapping allows a comprehensive characterization of pyrite textures and microstructures that are otherwise invisible to conventional reflected light or BSE imaging. Beyond providing new insights into ore genesis and superimposed events, the two techniques enable a detailed understanding of the grain-scale distribution of minor elements. Such information is pivotal for efforts intended to develop new ways to recover value components (precious and critical metals), as well as remove deleterious components of the ore using low-energy, low-waste ore processing methods. |
Keywords: | electron backscatter diffraction; pyrite; olympic dam; microstructures; low-angle subgrain boundaries; ductile deformation; compositional zoning |
Rights: | © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). |
DOI: | 10.3390/min14020198 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP200100156 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min14020198 |
Appears in Collections: | Research Outputs |
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