Hydrothermal alteration and timing of gold mineralisation in the Rumbia Complex, Southeast Arm of Sulawesi, Indonesia

Musri Mawaleda*, Emmy Suparka, Chalid Idham Abdullah, Nurcahyo Indro Basuki, Marnie Forster, Jamal, Kaharuddin

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    Abstract

    The Rumbia Mountains, which in this study named Rumbia schist Complex is an east-west oriented, composed by a high-pressure/low-temperature, and a medium-pressure/low-temperature metamorphic rocks. Identified as mica schist, glauchopane schist, and green schist. Rumbia complex known as the location of gold deposits prospects discovered by local communities since 2007. The results of research showed that the metamorphic rocks are as hosts. There are two phase of gold mineralization that occurs in this area, namely: 1) Associated with tectonic deformation and metamorphic rocks exhumation, and 2) gold-related hydrothermal deposits. Radiometric age dating used 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, indicate that the first of gold mineralisation in the Rumbia Complex occurred ∼23 million years ago, and the second gold mineralisation were subsequently overprinting at 7 million years ago.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number012030
    JournalIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
    Volume71
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Jun 2017
    Event2nd Transdisciplinary Research on Environmental Problems in Southeast Asia, TREPSEA 2016 - Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
    Duration: 20 Sept 201622 Sept 2016

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