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The hydrothermal system associated with Miocene Chimpa volcano, Central Andes: Implications on potential mineralization

Bustos, EmilceIcon ; Simón, Valeria EsterIcon ; Arnosio, José Marcelo; Norini, Gianluca; Ducart, Diego Fernando; Suzaño, Nestor OmarIcon
Fecha de publicación: 02/11/2020
Editorial: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
Revista: Journal of South American Earth Sciences
ISSN: 0895-9811
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de recurso: Artículo publicado
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Vulcanología

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Miocene volcanism in the central sector of the Puna plateau, in the back–arc region of the Central Andes, has important economic potential, because it is associated with many epithermal ore deposits. Chimpa volcano is one of the largest stratovolcanoes of this region, hosting hydrothermal alteration. In order to map and characterize the hydrothermal alteration, multispectral ASTER satellite imagery, fieldwork, petrography, XRD and Raman spectroscopy have been used. Our study allowed identifying two alteration zones: alunite + illite + jarosite, and alunite + illite. The alunite + illite + jarosite zone occurs mainly in the center of Chimpa volcano, corresponding to the vent area and covering an area of ~0.02 km2 . The alunite + illite zone covers a wider area mainly surrounding the alunite + illite + jarosite region, extending to the east and west and covering an area of ~2.5 km2 . Small altered zones observed away from the vent area have been incorporated in mass-wasting and sector collapse deposits. Therefore, the hydrothermal alteration zone may be actually narrower than the area occupied by altered rocks. The absence of ore minerals indicates a potential barren hydrothermal system. However, the recognized alteration zones, together with the presence of vuggy silica and hypogene alunite, suggest that Chimpa volcano could host a volcanic-hydrothermal leached system related to the emplacement of a volcanic dome complex in the summit area. The hydrothermal system was set up in the final stage or immediately after the dome emplacement phase. Further prospection studies, such as geophysical techniques and drilling, should be focused on finding out if the Chimpa volcano hosts a mineralized system or is a non-economic acidic alteration.
Palabras clave: High-sulphidation epithermal system , Remote sensing , Central Andes , Alteration , Chimpa volcano , Miocene
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/141931
URL: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0895981120305411
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102998
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Bustos, Emilce; Simón, Valeria Ester; Arnosio, José Marcelo; Norini, Gianluca; Ducart, Diego Fernando; et al.; The hydrothermal system associated with Miocene Chimpa volcano, Central Andes: Implications on potential mineralization; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of South American Earth Sciences; 105; 102998; 2-11-2020; 1-16
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