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553.43(71) S⑫鵬㊧ C畳皇e識置ce畳 《】幽認暫麗C重e暫量S重葦CS ⑰宜重畳亘e 互餓重暫聡S量ve ROC盈【S ⑭ぜ 曲㊤聡e翻e恥e騰P⑰聯恥y暫yC⑪欝e姻》e脚s置重s,B。《】・,c鋤我幽 By Shunso IsHIHARA* Abstract The results ofpreliminary chemical and optic翫1study ofthe int 1ehemporphyrycopperdeposits,B.C。,Canadaarereportedand sive rocks ofthe United States。The intrusive rocks related in time copper mineralization in North America seem to have a wide rang to caユc-a工kaユic rock series with two exceptions of sub-aユkalic rock s Bethlehem intrusives are characterized by the leastpotassic and 1itic alteration at Bethlehem can be regarded as the Iowest grade altera but the potassium-poor nature ofthe host intrusive rocks,besides an important factor fbr the absence ofpotassic silicate assemblages i 亘期重蜜odl量黒ct置⑰醜 The Bethlehem-coPPer deposits,10cated.in Highland Valley i Columbia,Canad.a(Figure1),are generally understood as porph are composed of fbur known ore bodies of Huestis,Jersey,East J Valley Copper.HIRATA(1965)pointed out many similarities ofint modes of occurrence of sulfide distribution between the Bethle porphyry copper deposits in the United States and South Americ The Bethlehem copper deposits are situated.at the center of whole intrudes volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Kamic sta Middle and upPerJur&ssicmarinesedimentaryrocks(cARR,1966 m.y.(WH皿EandCARTER,1968)。AtBethlehemtheGuichonb翫tholith ofolder quartz diorite andyounger quartz diorite(RIRATA,1965). Guichon batholith.The latter consists of stock-1ike fbrm of the dike-fbrming dacite porphyry and crowded porphyry,and intrusi CARR(1966)statedthat1)theyoungerquartz diorite contact ing brecciation,and3)faults,are important factors to locate The mineralization is a combination of sul飼e vein,.stock-wor bomite,molybdenite,and specu1乱rite are the major opaque min Chloritization,epidotization and argillization are distict.Sericite i in the matrix ofbreccia pipe ore bodies(EIRATA,1965)。 During a short visit to the Bethlehem mine in1968,the writer specimens.Four selected specimens were analyzed and a fもw othe Mineral Deposlts Department 1一(535)

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553.43(71)

S⑫鵬㊧ C畳皇e識置ce畳 《】幽認暫麗C重e暫量S重葦CS ⑰宜重畳亘e 互餓重暫聡S量ve ROC盈【S ⑭ぜ

曲㊤聡e翻e恥e騰P⑰聯恥y暫yC⑪欝e姻》e脚s置重s,B。《】・,c鋤我幽

                           By

Shunso IsHIHARA*

Abstract

     The results ofpreliminary chemical and optic翫1study ofthe intrusive rocks ofthe Beth.

1ehemporphyrycopperdeposits,B.C。,Canadaarereportedandarecomparedwithsimilarintru.

sive rocks ofthe United States。The intrusive rocks related in time and space to the porphyry

copper mineralization in North America seem to have a wide range ofcomposition,but belong

to caユc-a工kaユic rock series with two exceptions of sub-aユkalic rock series.Of these rocks,the

Bethlehem intrusives are characterized by the leastpotassic and most c呂1cic nature。Thepropy.

1itic alteration at Bethlehem can be regarded as the Iowest grade alteration in the general sen“e,

but the potassium-poor nature ofthe host intrusive rocks,besides P-T conditions,seems to be

an important factor fbr the absence ofpotassic silicate assemblages in the alteration zone,

亘期重蜜odl量黒ct置⑰醜

    The Bethlehem-coPPer deposits,10cated.in Highland Valley in the southem interior of British

Columbia,Canad.a(Figure1),are generally understood as porphyry coPPer-type ore deposits。They

are composed of fbur known ore bodies of Huestis,Jersey,East Jersey and Iona,and relatively new

Valley Copper.HIRATA(1965)pointed out many similarities ofintrusive rocks,structural fもatures,and

modes of occurrence of sulfide distribution between the Bethlehem copper deposits and.the so-called

porphyry copper deposits in the United States and South America.

    The Bethlehem copper deposits are situated.at the center of the Guichon batholith,which as a

whole intrudes volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Kamic stage and is unconfbrmably overlain by

Middle and upPerJur&ssicmarinesedimentaryrocks(cARR,1966).The:K-Ar mineral age is200±5

m.y.(WH皿EandCARTER,1968)。AtBethlehemtheGuichonb翫tholithis divided into two m司’or units

ofolder quartz diorite andyounger quartz diorite(RIRATA,1965).The fbrmer is the main phase ofthe

Guichon batholith.The latter consists of stock-1ike fbrm of the Bethlehem quartz diorite(Figure2),

dike-fbrming dacite porphyry and crowded porphyry,and intrusive breccia.

    CARR(1966)statedthat1)theyoungerquartz diorite contact,2)porphyryintrusionandaccompany-

ing brecciation,and3)faults,are important factors to locate both mineralization and alteration.

The mineralization is a combination of sul飼e vein,.stock-work,and dissemination.Chalcopyrite,

bomite,molybdenite,and specu1乱rite are the major opaque mineralsンbut pyrite is rather rare。

Chloritization,epidotization and argillization are distict.Sericite is also present.:Little tourm&1ine occurs

in the matrix ofbreccia pipe ore bodies(EIRATA,1965)。

    During a short visit to the Bethlehem mine in1968,the writer collected a small amount ofhand

specimens.Four selected specimens were analyzed and a fもw other specimens microscopically examined.

* Mineral Deposlts Department

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The fbllowing description is based on this preliminary examination。

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  Chemical analyses of the fbur specimens are listed in Table L The samples were collected in the

Jersey pit,where even rocks with丘esh outlook were altered to various degrees.The analyzed specimen

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Location of the£our orebodies distributed around the margin of the Bethlehem quartz diorite.

No.10f the Guichon batholith is a hollocrystalline medium-grained rock with the IC number

(CHAYEs,1956)of83.The grain size seems to be muchβner than that of common granitic rocks

exposed in the core of the circum Paciβc belt.The Japanese examples of the granitic rocks show the

IC number around40(lsHIHARA,1971).The major constituents are,in order of abundance,plagio-

clase,ma且c minerals,quartz,and potassium fddspars.Potassium fddspars occur in small amount but

are distinct in hand specimens because of the slightly reddish brown color.The color is darker than

thatofordinaryquartzdioriticr・cks.

   Microscopic observation indicates t五at plagioclase 翫nd mafic minerals are mostly euhedral.

The interstices are filled with mainly anhedral quartz。Normative plagioclase composition as the whole

is about An40(Table1)。The plagioclase is rarely zoned,and always contains specks of alteration

minerals such as sericite,actinolite,albite,and clay minerals。The secondary albite occurs also in the

interstices of plagioclase。There are no fyesh mafic minerals in the analyzed specimen。The observed

minerals are actinolite,chloriteラand epidote。The outline of the pseudomorph indicates biotite and

hornblende to be the original minerals.

   The analyzed specimen No。20f the Bethlehem quartz diorite is very similar to the specimen

No.1,but it is slightly価er(IC number of114),Iighter-colored,and prophyritic due to aggregates of

amphiboles.Under the microscope the alter乱tion is weaker than that ofNo,L Plagioclase is more com-

monly zoned.Normative plagioclase is calculated as An35.Potassium色ldspars批re subhedral and show

microperthitic structures with irregular fbrm of albite lamellae.Amphiboles have been con』vertcd to

chlorite,opaque minerals and carbonates,but a part of biotite is retained in the chloritization.The

biotite has Y≒Z ofpale brown,which is o£ten described in hydrothermally altered zones ofsome ore

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Table1

     地質調査所月報(第22巻第10号)

Ghemical analyses of the intrusive rocks費om theJersey pit,Bethlehem coPPer

deposits.

Sample No.

S.G.Bulk

Powder

Sio2

Tio2

A1203

Fe203

FcO

MnOMgOCaONa20K20P205

CuFe

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SO3

H20(+)

H20(一)

Total

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Analyst;K.OHTA.

1

2.67

2.82

60.71

0.6816,9壬

2.39

2.66

0.09

2.69

5。55

4.31

1.04

0.24

<0.01

2.16

0.32

99.78

1.29

0.52

3.46

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6.15

36.47

23.79

0.97

6.70

1。96

15.99

97.30

14.90

58.61

60.2

39.5

2

2.74

2.7些

66.19

0.29

17.42

1.19

1.54

0。03

1.25

4.23

4.41

1.31

0.13

0.04

0.04

1.46

0.16

99.69

0.55

0.28

1.73

0.08

7.74

37.32

20.24

1.33

3.11

1.36

24.31

98.05

7.11

69.37

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2.70

2.75

 64.89

 0.38

 17.35

 1.20

 2.28

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 1.51

 4.43

 3.77

 0.52

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 2.62

 0.06

99.74

0.72

0.33

1.74

0.54

3.07

31.90

21。08

2,86

3.76

2.64

28.41

97.05

9.73

63.38

65.2

39。8

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2.62

2.74

67.60

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16.79

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 1.47

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 1.40

 2.32

 4.32

 0.78

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 0.33

 0.63

 0.72

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 2.40

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99.70

0.74

0.31

0.14

1.35

4.61

36.56

10.67

4.93

3.49

2.04

31.85

96.69

8.07

73.02

75.5

22。6

No.1:Guichon quartz diorite,Jersey pit4,900ft benchl2:Bethlehem quartz diorite,4,900ft benchl3:

Altered Bethlehem旦uartz diorite(chilled phase),4,700ft bench34:Altered and mineralized Bethlehem quartz

diorite,4,700ft bench。

Fe=equivalent to each sulfur content in the£orm ofFさS2subtracted£rom Fe203.

deposits occurring in granitic rocks。

  The specimen No.3is a porphyritic rock with aphanitic m翫trix.Ma且c minerals are the most

distinctive phenocrysts.Under the microscope,the rock shows a porphyritic texture with phenocrysts

of plagioclase and mafic miner&ls in the cryptocrystalline groundmass(Figure3)。This is a ch皿ed

phase ofthe Bethlehem quartz diorite having slightly more‘‘basic,,composition than the proper phase

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Fig.3 Photomicrograph of the analyzed specimen No。3。

難Fig.4 PhotomicrQgraph of the analyzcd specimen No.4。

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                          地質調査所月報(第22巻第10号)

ofthe Bethlehem quartz diorite(Table1).The rock is also altered moderately in the same mamer as

the specimens No.1and No。2.Presence of epidote-group minerals,mainly of clinozoisite,is quite

prominent in replacing the original maGc minerals.Specks of sericite in plagioclase are much clearer

than that of the specimen No.L Normative pyrite is about O。5%。The copper content is not more

than O,05%。

    The analyzed specimen of No.4is乱n altered&nd slightly mineralized rock of the Bethlehem

quartz diorite.This rock consists of phenocrystic plagioclase and groundmass of sugar-like aggregates

ofquartz,plagioclase(albite),and mafic minerals(Figure4)。This groundmass may have been fbrmed

through recrystallization process by hydrothermal altcration.The survived plagioclase has been partly

sericitized and argillized,as shown by specks of sericite and day minerals.:Larger crystals of Haky

sericite&re seen in the limited parts of the groundmass.Some sericite Hakes constitute a part of

chloritized biotite。This sericite must have been conve践ed f士om biotite。The orig圭nal m面c minerals in

general have been completely altered.to chlorite and epidote。Disseminated copper su1Hdes in most

cases occur associated with these ma且c alter乱tion products.The assemblage of the altered minerals

indicates thatthespecimenbelongstopropyriticalteration ofCreasey(1966).More advancedalteration

of sericite-quartz assemblage is observed in the restricted parts around molybdenite and/or coPPer

sul且des-bearing quartz veins or fヒactures at Bethlehem.

Resu亙ts踵d恥terpre重at量磯

Z砂%吻8706ん5: The analyzed,Bethlehem qu&rtz diorite is relatively f士esh,while the Guichon quartz

dioriteisslightlyaltered as described intheprcvioussection.Eowever,t虹esespecimensm段ybeconsidered

丘esh rocks among those fをom porphyry copper deposits.The two guartz diorites show the fddspar ratio

between quartz diorite and granodiorite(Figure5).The characteristic is the higher contents of quartz

andplagioclase.Atypicalevolution trend Ofa calc-alkalicrockseries on this diagram should be fyom the

plagioclase comer to the quartz.orthoclase side.1ine。Most ofthe United States examples fbllow roughly

this trend except fbr those f士om the Bingham and Robinson.The Bethlehem intrusive rocks are more

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Table2 Additional chemical analyses of the intrusive rocks丘om,the

        Highland Valley area,collected by T.Tatsumi in1970。

Sio2

Tio2

Al203

Fe203

FeO

MnOMgOCaONa20K20P205

CO2・ S

H20(+〉

H20(一)

Total

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1401

67.17

0.27

17.10

1.16

1.26

0,06

1.07

3.98

4.15

1.77

0.14

0.03

0。02

1.10

0.28

99.56

0.51

0.31

1.68

10.46

35.12

18.90

1.手2

2.66

1.03

26.04

98.13

1411

63.27

0.36

16.77

1.16

1.26

0.06

1,12

4.76

3.46

2.62

0.15

2.06

0.Ol

2.60

0。22

99.88

0.68

0.33

1.68

15。48

29.28

22.48

0.10

2.79

0.88

21.28

94.98

1501

71.68

0.18

15.66

0.68

0.68

0.04

0.47

2.46

4.53

2.03

0.08

1.15

0.20

99.84

0.34

0.17

0.99

12.00

38.33

11.76

1.70

1.17

0.46

31.57

98.49

   Femic total                                       6.46                                                     3.13                         6。19

   qz十ab十〇r                                      66.04                                                    81.90                        71.62

      DI                                      69.5                                                    83.2                        73.O

  an/an十ab×100                                      43.を                                                    23.5                        35.O

Analyst:K.OHTA1401;Betblehem quartz diorlte at Lornex.This specimen is actually coarse-grained actino

lite-biotite granodiorite,and some p1批g三〇clase has been strongly sericitized&nd argillized.

141L‘‘Porphyrite,,at Jersey pit,Bethlehem,This specimen can be called altered dacite

porphyry.Sericitization and carbonatization are distinct;while epidotization and chloriti-

zation are moder銭te.1501 Bethsaide granodiorite at southwest of the Valley Copperorebody(ca.2,000ノ).This is coarse-grained homblende(?)一biotite granodiorite.Epidoti.

zation is rather obvious.

calcic and silicic th翫n those of the United States。In addition to the Bethlehem quartz diorite,there

are many porphyries of dacitic composition related to coPPer mineralization in time and space at

Bethlehem.These porphyries must be more potassic than the:Bethlehem quartz diorite(e.g.1411,Table

2).However,it seems to be true that the Bethlehem copper mineralization is related to more calcic

intrusive rocks than those of the United St&tes.

    The alkali-lime index by Peacock(1931)also indicates c既lcic character of the intrusive rocks at

Bethlehem・Although the number of the analyses is limited,the fbllowing Ggures can be given fbr the

rocks fヒom the North American porphyry copper deposits.

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Fig。6 M-F-A diagram of the intrusive rocks from the selected NQrth American

   porphyrycoPPerdeposits.

About61:Bethlehem,Globe-R.ay area(Castle Dome),Santa Rita.

   59:New Comelia

   58: Yerington

   56:Bingham,Robinson。

According to this index,these rocksね11into therangeofcalc-alkalic suite.The Bethlehemis inthemost

calcic side,while the R.obinson and Bingham in the most alkalic side.In the M-F-A diagram,most of

the rocks are plotted in the zone ofcalc.alk翫1ic series rock.Those ofthe:Last Chance and Bingham stocks

occupy a distinctively di任erent field and show a dif驚rent trend.(Figure6).The term calc-alkalic is des-

ignated in many ways(KuNoラ1969),so that it is needed to examine other characters after having more

chemical data。In the Harker’s diagram(Figure7)乱distinctive dif断ence between intrusive rocks of

the Bethlehem and,United States porphyry copper deposits is seen in:K20whose content is low at Beth-

1ehem.

Table3 Chemical exchange between the unaltered and altered Bethle一

hem quartz diorite(mg/cc),

Sio2

Tio2

Al203

Fe203

FeO

MgOCaONa20

K20Cu

FeS2

H20(十)

No.2

1813.6

 8.0

壬77.3

 32.6

 42。2

 34.3

115.9

120.8

 32.1

2.2

4:0.0

No.4

1771.1

 10.2

439.9

 2.6

 38.5

 36.7

 60。8

113.2

 20.4

 8.7

 35.4

 62.9

Losses&gains

一 42.5

2.2

37.4

30.0

3.7

2.4

55.1

7.6

11.7

8.7

十 33.2

十22.9

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                          地質調査所月報(第22巻第10号)

Ch6痂6α16hαng6躍瞬鴛8α166剛ぎoπ:Each component ofthe specimens No.2and No.4was calculated in

mi11igram per cub三c centimeter and compared to each other in ord、er to know the losses and gains

during the propyritic alter乱tion(Table3).This comparison is debatable because the original composi-

t量on of the specimen No。4must be different fヒom that of the specimen No.20wing to heterogeneity

ofthe Bethlchem quartz d.iorite.Neverthelless,there are coincident losses and gains to the mineralogical

changes observed under the microscope.The loss in C批0,Na20,and K20agress to d.ecomposition of

fbldspars。No considerable changes are seen on m葡c elements as the whole.SiO2and A1203decrease

slightly.

CO躯C且US量ve Rema置鼠S

    1) The intrusive rocks at Betlllehem belong to a calc-alkalic suitc.They&re乱n example of the

commonestintrusive rocks in British Columbia ofsaturated series ofBRowN(1969,p.34).Intrusive rocks

ofdiorite-monzonite-syenite series reported by BR.owN(1969)are not observed among the area of the

porphyry copper deposits examined in this papeL Some intrusive rocks in the Robinson are抗are

normatively undersaturated ones,but they seem to become saturated rocks continuously du血g the

丘actionalcrystallization.

    2) The most related,rocks to porphyry copper mineralization are classifie{1as granodiorite to

quartz monzonite in North America(TITLEY and HIGKs edit.,19661RIDGE edit。,19681WILsoN,19631

GILLERMAN,19641BRowN,1969).The Bethlehem examples批re quartz diorite to granodiorite.This

means that the intms呈ve rocks are characterized by low content ofK20,as compared wi重h those ofthe

United States.The reason is perhaps because the Bethlehem copper deposits are located close to the

core of the CordiIlera Orogeny。

    3) The mineral assemblage of the altered intrusive rocks at Bethlehem can be regarded as that

ofthe fyinge altαation zones ofthe United States examplesラwhich have no commercial copper contents。

:Low content ofpotassic silicates at Bethlehem,however,could be consistent with the Iess potassic nature

of the host intrusive rocks.

    4) The miner乱l assemblage may also be related to the low content of the total sulfides,which

could have been an important catalyzer fbr some minera1.pars d.u血g the silicate reaction.

    5) The low content ofthe total sulfides seems to be the prime agent fbr l乱ck ofchalcocite blanket

at Bethlehem,as pointed out also by HIRATA(1965),among various causes such翫s glacial truncation,

climate condition,rather abundant carbonates,and others.But the content was enough to fbrm

secondary oxide ores with no enrichment(e。g。Iona orebody).

∠46んηoω」64g躍6η♂:The writer is ind.ebted.to the staf琵of the Bcthlehem Copper Corpor乱tion,Ltd。,£or

their guide to theJersey pit,and Mr.Y.HIRATAofthe sumitomo Met&1Mining co.ofcanada,Ltd.,

fbrhis adv三ce on Canadian geology and reading the original manuscript。The manuscript was also kindly

reviewed by Dr.H.OTsu of the Sumiko Consultants Co。,:Ltd.The writer is most gratefhl fbr

Professor T.TATsuMI of the University of Tokyo fbr providing samples fbr the analyses。

                                          (The original manscript completed inJanuary1970)

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Intrusive Rocks ofthe Bethlehem Porphyry Copper Depos圭ts(S.IsHIHARA)

                   Ci琶;ed匿 Re£elre鵡ces

ANDERsoN,c.A.,scHoLz,E.A.,and sTRoBELL,Jr。J、D.(1955):Geology翫nd ore deposits ofthe Bagdad

         area,Yavapai County,Arizona。U。S.0601。8徽7。P7g五Pψ67278シ103p。

BATEMAN,P.C.ラCLARK,1。.D。,HuBER,N.K,MooRE,」.G。,and RINEHART,C。D。(1963):The Sierra

         Nevad.a batholith=A synthesis of recent work&cross the central part.U,S。0601。S㍑7∂.P7φ.

         P砂67414-D,46p.

BAuER,,∫r.H.1・.,BREITRlcK,R.A.,cooPER,J.J.ブand.ANDERsoN,」。A。(1966):Porphyry coPPer

         deposits三n the:Robinson mining districtシNevada。乞nσ60Jo劃げ渉h召Poψ妙ぴ(7ψゆ67Dψo読5-

         3傭hω6s渉徽No7渉h!歪規6γ加。Univ。Ariz.Press,Tucson,p,232-244。

BRowN,A.S.(1969):Mineralization in British Columbia and the copper and molybdenum deposits.

         σ1ノレずB%IJ.,vo1.62,P.26-40。

BuTLER,B,S.,:LouGHLIN,G.F.,HEIKEsラV.C。,and Others(1920):The ore deposits of Utah.α乱

         Gl601.3躍∂。P7qゾPαψ67111,672p.

CARRン」,M(1966)l Geology ofthe Bethlehem and Craigmont copper deposits.勉7協o航備吻姻

         ノ匠2n67α11)4)05露59ブ渉ゐ6晩5陀7n(7074露187α.CIM Sp.vo1。8,P。321-328.

CHAYEs,F。(1956):P伽g吻h乞6窺04α1αn伽乞3John Wiley&Sons,Inc.,N.Y。,113p。

CREAsEY,S。C。(1965):Geology ofthe San Manuel area,Pinal County,Ariz。乙孔S。σ601,S%7∂.P7び.P吻7

         471,64p.

CREAsEY,S.C.(1966):Hydrothermal alterationjnθ4010紗げ孟h6Poψ妙ワσ吻67」Dψ05づ孟5-So麗伽65’67η

         瓦o禰∠膨7初。Univ.Ariz』Press,Tucsonラp.51-74.

GILLERMAN,E。(1964)=Mineral deposits ofwestem Grant CountyラNew Mexico.瓦M6κ.Bπ7.ハ4傭,

         Bz61」。83,213p.

GILLuLY,」。(1946):The Ajo mining district,Ariz.U.S。θ601.翻7∂。.P7911Pψθ72091112p.

HIRATA,Y,(1965):Geology and mineral deposits of the Bethlehem properties,:B.C.,Canada。〃1診痂g

         σ601.Toゆo,voL15,p.75-82,

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         」αψ‘zη,no.239,178P.

JoNEsラW.R.,HERNoN,R.M,,and MooRE,S.L.(1967):General geology ofSanta Rit批quadrangle,

         Gr乱nt County,New Mexico.U。&060」.伽∂.P噸Pψ67555,144p.

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         Pψ67114,68p.

:KuNo,H.(1965):Some problems on c乱lc-alkali rock series。Joμ7.」ζψ.イ435.〃冨n67..P6渉7。E60n.,vol。53,p.

         131-142.

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         8躍∂.Pηプl Pψ6743,375p.

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         and ore deposition at Bingham,Utah.E60η,0601。,voL63,p.612-62L

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              地質調査所月報(第22巻第10号)PETERsoN,N’.P.,GILBERT,C.M.,and QpIGK,G.:L.(1951):Geology and ore deposits of the Castle

     Dome area,Gila CountyラAriz.U,3。0601.S%7∂.B麗ZJ.,971,134p.

RIDGE,J.D.edit.(1968):076勿05才差吻Jh60漉4s渉伽1933/1967・AIME,N・Y・,voL II,P・992-1880・

TITLEY,S,R.and H:lcKs,(】。L edit。(1966):(ヌ6010劃げJh6ρoψ妙び6吻674ψ05露5-So彫hω6吻7n.〈石07渉h

     廊26z蜘.Univ.Ariz.Press,Tucson,287p.

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     σZM∠4nn.ハ466あ箆g.1p.and l fig。

wILsoN,J.R.(1963)l Geology ofthe Yerington mine,ハ伽惚σo珍9765s Jo蹴,voL49,P・30-34・

カナダ,ブリティシュコロンビア州,ベスレヘム斑岩銅鉱床に関係する

            貫入岩の化学的性質

石原 舜三

要  旨

 ベスレヘム鉱床の花闘岩質岩石が予察的に調べられた。この貫入岩はカルク・アルカリ岩系の石灰質な種類に属す

る。銅鉱化作用ともっとも密接な貫入岩の岩質は,ノルム鉱物で石英閃緑岩~花嵐閃緑岩であって,アメリカ合衆国

の同種鉱床の場合より斜長石に富む。

 ベスレヘム鉱床でもっとも普遍的な変質作用はCREASEY(1966)の分類によるプロピライト化変質に属するもので

ある。これは合衆国ではもっとも低度の周縁変質相である。しかし,ベスレヘム鉱床のプロピライト化変質の原因

は,カリウムに乏しい原岩の性質および硫化物総量が少ないなどの,原岩と鉱液の化学的性質にも由来するものと思

われ,温度圧力条件によって一義的に規制されたものではないらしい。

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