Investigation on Mineralization Potential of Molataleb Granitoid Body Using Geochemical Charactristics

The Molataleb granitoid is located in the north west of Aligoudarz and at a distance of about 20 km of the Zagros Thrust Fault within the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. It intruded into the Triassic and Jurassic metasediments during Laramide orogeny. The intrusion has thermally metamorphosed the country rocks up to albite-epidote hornfels facies. Lithologically, the pluton is composed mainly of granite and granodiorite of S-type. The granitoid plutons ocassionally show concentration of economic concentrations with special geochemical patterns. Geochemical investigation on Molataleb granite, e.g., the quantities of Li and Ni in biotite, Pb in K-feldspars and distribution of Mg/Li, K/Rb and Sr/Rb indicates that the Molataleb granitoid is barren with respect to economic elements.