Study of Alterations, fluid inclusions and sulfur and oxygen isotope compositions in Sarkuh porphyry copper deposit, Kerman

The Sarkuh Porphyry Copper deposit is located about 6 km southwest of Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper deposit. Alterations in the region include advanced potassic, propylitic, phyllic and argillic. Copper mineralization is mainly associated with porphyry granodiorite mass. Minerals include chalcopyrite, pyrite, magnetite and some molybdenite. Fluid inclusion studies were performed on quartz from the sulfide viens of the potassic fraction and showed that the main mineralization phase was present with a homogenization temperature between 250 and 527 ° C, salinity between 13.6 and 52.9 wt٪ NaCl, has a high salinity in Sarkuh deposit (Orthomagmatic phase and hypogene mineralization). The homogenization temperature in the late stages of the receding phase (convective phase and the influence of atmospheric waters in the hydrothermal cycle) is around 132 to 165 degrees Celsius and its salinity is 0.005 to 4.74% equivalent to the weight of NaCl. The observed salinity variation can be attributed to the boiling event. The investigation of sulfur isotope composition on pyrite and chalcopyrite minerals in Sarkoh deposit was between +1 and 2.7‰, which indicates the magmatic source of sulfur. The stable oxygen isotope data on quartz veins, show positive range between 7.6 to +9.3‰ with an average of +8.5, indicates a magmatic source for hydrothermal fluids. Also, due to the limited range of sulfur isotopic composition, it can be concluded that the isotopic composition of sulfur has not undergone changes or contamination by other sources of sulfur, or the mixing of magmatic fluid with other sources has been very insignificant. Isotopic thermometry shows the temperature of 315°C and 476°C for the pair of pyrite-chalcopyrite minerals.