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Orogenic lode-gold deposits and listvenization processes in the El-Barramiya area, Eastern Desert, Egypt

Research Authors
Mohamed Abdelrady, Hany Elhadek, Mohamed Abdelmoneim, Ahmed Saleh
Research Abstract

Gold mineralization in the El-Barramiya region of the Eastern Desert, Egypt, is connected to the post-accretionary stage throughout the Central Eastern Desert. It is represented by quartz, quartz-carbonate veins and disseminations in listvenite rocks. The thrust contact between rock units in El-Barramiya area played an imperative part in gold mineralization where the obduction of ophiolitic rocks over the metasediments and metavolcanics caused shear zones. Mineralization in the study area formed along shear zones and the gold mineralization prefers to precipitate along the transition zone between low-grade regional metamorphic area which is represented by metasediments and high grade which is represented by actinolite schist. Gold mineralization lode of El-Barramiya gold mine area is situated in EW trending quartz and quartz-carbonate veins along a shear zone located in the intersections between faults trend in NE-SW (Najd fault), NW-SE and thrust faults trend in NEE-SWW in metavolcanic and metasedimentary host rocks. Porphyry granite in the mine area played an important role in hydrothermal alteration process where it represents the source of K, listvenite formed when fluids rich in CO 2 and bearing-K permeate and alter the previously altered ultramafic rocks, usually serpentinites of the ophiolitic mélange rocks. Listvenitization process includes silicification and carbonatization metasomatic processes, tectonized serpentinites are altered to listvenite as the carbonatization becomes more intense close to dipping transpressive faults. Geochemical studies of listvenite and mineralized veins helped to determine the ultramafic genesis of …

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Research Journal
Environmental Earth Sciences
Research Publisher
Environmental Earth Sciences
Research Year
2023