The polymetallic epithermal Glojeh ore deposit is located in the middle of the Tarom-Hashtjin metallogenic province in Alborz-Azarbayejan (western Alborz). It consists of four major epithermal veins, in the South Glojeh and the North Glojeh areas. Andesitic basalt and
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The polymetallic epithermal Glojeh ore deposit is located in the middle of the Tarom-Hashtjin metallogenic province in Alborz-Azarbayejan (western Alborz). It consists of four major epithermal veins, in the South Glojeh and the North Glojeh areas. Andesitic basalt and dacite are hosting the mineralization in the South Glojeh and the North Glojeh veins, respectively. The in Glojeh area rocks include intrusive rocks (granodiorite, granite and quartzmonzonite), diabasitic dikes, and volcanic rocks (dacite, rhyolite, andesitic basalt and tuff). Based on genetic and crossed relations of vein and vienlets, mineralization in the Glojeh occurs in three stages: (1) early stage of Cu-Au-As-Sb-Fe-bearing minerals; (2) mid stage of Pb-Zn-Cu-Cd-Ag-bearing minerals and (3) late stage of hematite-goethite-Ag-Bi-Au-Pb minerals. Mineralogy and minerals chemistry studies show that galena in stage 2 (substage 2B) have inclusions of silver bearing minerals. Important silver bearing minerals in Glojeh veins are argentite, native silver, Ag-tetrahedrite, polybasite, matildite and marrite. Gold mineralization occured in substage 1B (stage 1), and is associated with specular hematite (specularite) as native gold and in substage 3A (stage 3) as inclusions of native gold and eletrum in hematite and quartz. Alteration in Glojeh district consists of propylilitization, argillization, sericitization and silicification, that have well-developed and zoned in the around Glojeh veins and extends ≈ 30 meters into the host rocks. Chlorite geothermometry in argillic zone (stage 2) and propylitic zone (stage 3) are 275°C and 200°C, respectively. Mass balance calculations indicate that Al, Zr, Ti, Y, Nb, and HREE were immobile elements during alteration.
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