Mineralogy and mode occurrence of sulfides, sulfates and carbonates in fluorite mines of East Mazandaran province

Upper parts of Elika carbonate Formation belonging to middle Triassic in central part of structural- sedimentary zone of Alborz in East of Mazandaran province (Savadkuh, Khatirkuh and Kiasar regions) are hosted some of important F-Pb-Ba ore deposits contain of PachiMiana, SheshRudbar, Era(Alikola) and Kamarposht. Based on of field observations in study, main localization of ore bodies within carbonate rocks are as acrostic, irregular, and discordant respect to bedding that are displayed in fractures and/or karstic cavities in the form of vein, lenses and bodies. Mineralogy in studied ore deposits generally is simple and mainly composed of galena, barite, fluorite, calcite and minor sphalerite. Macroscopic and microscopic observations are shown variety of syngenetic and epigenetic structures and textures. Disseminate, stylolite and micro-veinlet textures of galena and calcite with or without other mainly minerals are recognized as syn-genetic textures respect to host rocks. Epigenetic structures and textures as open space filling type such as vein-veinlet, zebra, lamination, primary replacement and colloform are dominant textures of high-grade ores that formed main and economic zones of ore body concentration in deposits. Existence of secondary textures such as curvature and wind in triangle cleavage of coarse-grained galenas and also replacement of galena by cerussite and covellite show deformation and supergene oxidation after the main stage of mineralization. Based on current research, mineralization in F-Ba-Pb ore deposits of central Mazandaran is formed and evolved at two steps (1) primary or syn-diagenetic, and (2) main or epigenetic. According to structural signatures of ore body appearance in deposits environment and also textural evidences in macroscopic and microscopic scales, the main and economic stage of mineralization in studied ore deposits is introduced as epigenetic.