Multivariate Data Analysis of Qanat Marvan Lead-Zinc Deposit, Kerman

The main purpose of this paper is to apply statistical data analysis to find an acceptable geochemical pattern for Qanat Marvan area. Geological and geochemical information of Pb-Zn mineralization of Qanat Marvan district is first introduced and then data input to the Surfer software, contour map, drawing and principal component analyses are carried out. Pb-Zn thresholds are determined with fractal method and subsequently the sericitization index and its contour map are prepared. Finally, with respect to correlation coefficient matrices, principal component analyses, hierarchical clustering and the produced maps, it can be concluded that Pb-Zn elements in the PC2 and PC3 have high values. Therefore, principal component score map PC4 is equal to the Pb-Zn contour maps, suggesting component mineralization of Pb-Zn in the study area. These areas have undergone phyllic (sericitic) alteration due to Pb-Zn mineralization.