Stratiform Sulfide Ore Deposits of the Upper Palaeozoic in Eastern Chugoku and Western Kinki Regions, Southwestern Japan
Stratiform Sulfide Ore Deposits of the Upper Palaeozoic in Eastern Chugoku and Western Kinki Regions, Southwestern Japan
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日本西南部东部中国和西部近畿地区上古生界层状硫化物矿床
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10.11456/shigenchishitsu1951.38.247
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1988
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C. Mitsuno
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C. Mitsuno
In eastern Chugoku and western Kinki regions there are a number of stratiform sulfide ore deposits in Carboniferous and Permian submarine volcanic rocks and their metamorphic equivalents. They can be classified into three groups: (1) ore deposits in Carboniferous basic schist of the lower formation of the Maniwa Group of the Sangun metamorphic zone (Besshi-type stratiform sulfide ore deposits); (2) ore deposits in Permian basic schist and basic volcanic rocks of the lower formation of the Maizuru Group (Besshi-type stratiform sulfide ore deposits); (3) ore deposits in Permian acidic volcanic rocks of the middle formation of the Maizuru Group (Yanahara-type stratiform sulfide ore deposits). All ore deposits were folded three times: Late Paleozoic to Early Triassic (Sangun metamorphism), Middle Triassic and Jurassic ages. The Yanahara and Fukuzawa ore deposits were also influenced by contact metamorphism caused by Cretaceous granitic rocks. These ore deposits show a remarkable uniformity in sulfur isotope ratio, ranging from +0.6 to +2.99•ñ, despite the differences in age and acidity among the host volcanic rocks. Both the Besshi-and Yanahara-type ore deposits are volcanic exhalative in origin. The Besshi-type ore deposits are genetically related to basic submarine volcanism, whereas the Yanahara-type ore deposits are related to acidic submarine volcanism. Introduction Since 1951 the writer has engaged in volcano -stratigrahical study of the Upper Paleozoic in eastern Chugoku and western Kinki regions in order to clarify the stratigraphic relation of the basic and acidic volcanic rocks which are associated with stratiform sulfide ore deposits (MITSUNO, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1963; MISTUNO et al., 1965, 1975, 1983, 1986). A weakly metamorphosed formation, comprising slates, sandstones and cherts, occurs northwest of Tsuyama City. Previously it was considered to be Paleozoic; however, it was recently detemrined to be Early Triassic by examination of conodont fossils (TOYOHARA, 1979). Its distribution is shown in Fig. 1, and is called the low grade metamorphosed Triassic Group. There has been much discussion regarding the relation between calcareous facies and non-calcareous (particularly basic volcanic) rocks in the region, i.e., thrust, conformity, olistostrome and so on. Of these, the view of ,MIYAKE (1985) is worthy to note. He mentioned that the distribution of the olistostrome is restricted to the western area of the Kamba Fall, Katsuyama district; the original stratigraphical succession, made up of greenstone, limestone and alternating beds of sandstone and shale in ascending order, and trending east-west, is well preserved in the eastern area. On the basis of field evidence, the writer has accepted the view that the thick calcareous facies (e.g., the Atetsu Limestone Group) conformably overlies the basic rocks. Based on this hypothesis, the purpose of this study is to confirm the stratigraphic correlation between the calcareous and non-calcareous facies in Recived on December 1, 1986, accepted on March 17, 1988. * A part of this study was presented at the Meeting of the Society of Mining Geologists of Japan, 1983. ** Department of Earth Sciences , Faculty of Science, Okayama University.