TITLE:
Petrology of the Plutonic Rocks at the XIV Iron-Oxide Prospect, Bafq Mining District, Central Iran
AUTHORS:
Samira Bakhtiyari, Mohammad Lotfi, Nima Nezafati, Arash Gourabjeripour
KEYWORDS:
Granite, Gabbrodiorite, Geochemistry, Petrography, Bafq, Iron
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.6 No.12,
December
29,
2016
ABSTRACT: The XIV iron-oxide prospect in the northern part of the Bafq mining district is hosted by
intrusive rocks and demonstrates similar characteristics with Kiruna
mineralization. The plutonic complex of the XIV prospect is composed of two
major types of intrusive rocks, including: 1) a granitic intrusive body which is itself
composed of two types; a pale-pink leucogranite and a white-gray aplite, as well as 2) a gabbrodiorite intrusive body. Geochemically, these rocks are tholeitic-calcalkaline and metaluminous in nature. Geochemical characteristics of the plutonic rocks of the study area support a non-orogenic
continental setting.