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2019 (English)In: Nature Communications, ISSN 2041-1723, E-ISSN 2041-1723, Vol. 10, article id 1712Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Kiruna-type apatite-iron-oxide ores are key iron sources for modern industry, yet their origin remains controversial. Diverse ore-forming processes have been discussed, comprising lowtemperature hydrothermal processes versus a high-temperature origin from magma or magmatic fluids. We present an extensive set of new and combined iron and oxygen isotope data from magnetite of Kiruna-type ores from Sweden, Chile and Iran, and compare them with new global reference data from layered intrusions, active volcanic provinces, and established low-temperature and hydrothermal iron ores. We show that approximately 80% of the magnetite from the investigated Kiruna-type ores exhibit d56Fe and d18O ratios that overlap with the volcanic and plutonic reference materials (> 800 degrees C), whereas similar to 20%, mainly vein-hosted and disseminated magnetite, match the low-temperature reference samples (<= 400 degrees C). Thus, Kiruna-type ores are dominantly magmatic in origin, but may contain latestage hydrothermal magnetite populations that can locally overprint primary hightemperature magmatic signatures.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2019
National Category
Geology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-382552 (URN)10.1038/s41467-019-09244-4 (DOI)000464338100023 ()30979878 (PubMedID)
Funder
Swedish Research Council
2019-05-102019-05-102019-05-10Bibliographically approved