Geology and isotope geochemistry (C-O-S) of the Diyadin gold deposit, Eastern Turkey: A newly-discovered Carlin-like deposit

摘要

Diyadin mineralization is the first reported gold deposit located in a aillibion.il tectonic environment in Eastern Anatolia. The mineralization is related to N-S and N10-20 deg W-trending fault systems and hosted within the Paleozoic metamorphic basement rocks of the Anatolide-Toride niicrocontinenr. Calc-schist, dolomitic marble and Miocene and Quaternary volcanic rocks comprise the exposed units in the mineralized area. Geochemical signatures, alteration types and host rock characteristics of the Diyadin gold deposit resemble those of Carlin-type deposits. Mineralization is constrained by alteration of overlying volcanic rocks to younger than -14 Ma (K-Ar).