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Tarvirdizadeh, S., Kouhestani, H., Mokhtari, M., Rahmati, N. (2025). Type and genetic model of mineralization in the Qoushebolaq Pb-Zn occurrence (NW Zanjan): Evidence from geology, mineralization, and geochemistry. Comparative Linguistic Research, 19(38), -. doi: 10.22084/nfag.2024.29498.1619
Shokoufeh Tarvirdizadeh; Hossein Kouhestani; Mir Ali Asghar Mokhtari; Nahid Rahmati. "Type and genetic model of mineralization in the Qoushebolaq Pb-Zn occurrence (NW Zanjan): Evidence from geology, mineralization, and geochemistry". Comparative Linguistic Research, 19, 38, 2025, -. doi: 10.22084/nfag.2024.29498.1619
Tarvirdizadeh, S., Kouhestani, H., Mokhtari, M., Rahmati, N. (2025). 'Type and genetic model of mineralization in the Qoushebolaq Pb-Zn occurrence (NW Zanjan): Evidence from geology, mineralization, and geochemistry', Comparative Linguistic Research, 19(38), pp. -. doi: 10.22084/nfag.2024.29498.1619
Tarvirdizadeh, S., Kouhestani, H., Mokhtari, M., Rahmati, N. Type and genetic model of mineralization in the Qoushebolaq Pb-Zn occurrence (NW Zanjan): Evidence from geology, mineralization, and geochemistry. Comparative Linguistic Research, 2025; 19(38): -. doi: 10.22084/nfag.2024.29498.1619

Type and genetic model of mineralization in the Qoushebolaq Pb-Zn occurrence (NW Zanjan): Evidence from geology, mineralization, and geochemistry

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Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 38, December 2025
DOI: 10.22084/nfag.2024.29498.1619
Authors
Shokoufeh Tarvirdizadeh1; Hossein Kouhestani* 1; Mir Ali Asghar Mokhtari2; Nahid Rahmati1
1Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan
2Department of Geology, University of Zanjan
Abstract
The Qoushebolaq Pb-Zn occurrence, located 110 km northwest of Zanjan, is part of the Tarom-Hashtjin metallogenic belt. The mineralization occurred as a 200-meter long and 1-to-2-meters wide Pb-Zn-bearing quartz-sulfide vein (NE-SW/70-80NW) hosted by Eocene volcanic and volcaniclastic strata and is enclosed by 3-to-5-meters intermediate argillic alteration halos. Hydrothermal alteration in the study area comprises silicification, carbonate, intermediate argillic, and propylitic alteration. Pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, pyrolusite, and psilomelane are ore minerals, and quartz, calcite, siderite, and sericite-illite are gangue minerals. Cerussite, smithsonite, malachite, covellite, and goethite are formed during supergene processes. The ore minerals formed as disseminated, vein-veinlets, brecciated, crustiform, colloform, cockade, bladed, plumose, vug infill, and replacement textures. Five mineralization stages can be distinguished at Qoushebolaq, where Pb-Zn mineralization occurred as quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite-galena-sphalerite veins and breccias in the second stage. The Chondrite-normalized trace elements and REE patterns of ore samples, and host crystal tuff are comparable. This reveals that alteration and leaching of elements from the host volcanic and volcaniclastic are involved in mineralization. According to all the evidence, the mineralogical characteristics of the Qoushebolaq occurrence are similar to the intermediate-sulfidation type of epithermal deposits.
Keywords
Pb-Zn mineralization; intermediate-sulfidation; Qoushebolaq; Zanjan; Tarom-Hashtjin
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