Element Dispersion and Wallrock Alteration from Samgwang Deposit

The Samgwang deposit consists of eight massive mesothermal quartz veins that filled NE and NW-striking fractures along fault zones in Precambrian granitic gneiss of the Gyeonggi massif. The mineralogy and paragenesis of the veins allow two separate discrete mineralization episodes(stage I=quartz and calcite stage, stage II-calcite stage) to be recognized, temporally separated by a major faulting event. The ore minerals are contained within quartz and calcite associated with fracturing and healing of veins that occurred during both mineralization episodes. The hydrothermal alteration of stage I is sericitization, chloritization, carbonitization, pyritization, silicification and argillization. Sericitic zone occurs near and at quartz vein and include mainly sericite, quartz, and minor illite, carbonates and chlorite. Chloritic zone occurs far from quartz vein and is composed of mainly chlorite, quartz and minor sericite, carbonates and epidote. Fe/(Fe+Mg) ratios of sericite and chlorite range 0.45 to 0.50(0.480.02) and 0.74 to 0.81(0.770.03), and belong to muscovite-petzite series and brunsvigite, respectiveIy. Calculated -FE/(FE+Mg) diagrams of sericite and chlorite suggest that this can be a reliable indicator of alteration temperature in Au-Ag deposits. Calculated activities of chlorite end member are =0.02750.0413, =1.18E-107.79E-7, =4.92E-109.29E-7. It suggest that chlorite from the Samgwang deposit is iron-rich chlorite formed due to decreasing temperature from high temperature(T>450). Calculated , , , and pH values during wallrock alteration are 0.0476(), 0.0863(), 0.0154(), 0.0231(), 2.42E-11(), 7.07E-10(), 1.59E-12(), 1.77E-11(), 5.46.4(), 5.35.7()respectively. Gain elements(enrichment elements) during wallrock alteration are , ,CaO, MnO, MgO, As, Ag, Cu, Zn, Ni, Co, W, V, Br, Cs, Rb, Sc, Bi, Nb, Sb, Se, Sn and Lu. Elements(Ag, As, Zn, Sc, Sb, Rb, S, ) represents a potential tools for exploration in mesothermal and epithermal gold-silver deposits.