Magnetic mineralogy of Variscan granites from northern Portugal: an approach to their petrogenesis and metallogenic potential

Northern Portugal is characterized by the occurrence of numerous W hydrothermal deposits spatially associated with granites. The primary goal of this work is to establish a relationship between the magnetic behavior of the granites and the redox conditions during magma genesis, as this can influence the occurrence of mineralizations, namely of W (Mo). To this end, the magnetic mineralogy of the granites of the Lamas de Olo Pluton, a posttectonic pluton in northern Portugal, with associated W (Mo) occurrences was characterized and compared with the magnetic mineralogy of other post-tectonic Variscan plutons. This pluton is composed of different biotite granites: Lamas de Olo, Alto dos Cabeços and Barragem. To better characterize its magnetic behavior, different analytical techniques that complement previous magnetic susceptibility studies were performed. The magnetic mineralogy of Lamas de Olo Pluton was then compared with other post-tectonic Variscan plutons such as the Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Peneda-Gerês and Lavadores-Madalena plutons. The presence of magnetite in some of these granites is important because it points to melt-oxidized conditions not commonly found in Iberian Variscan granites. Our study shows that granite areas where magnetite and/or magnetite/ilmenite coexist are important targets for W (Mo) mineralizations. The results indicate that a few plutons have granites with a complex redox history which leads to the formation of magnetite and ilmenite

Magnetic mineralogy of Variscan granites from northern Portugal : an approach to their petrogenesis and metallogenic potential

Northern Portugal is characterized by the occurrence of numerous W hydrothermal deposits spatially associated with granites. The primary goal of this work is to establish a relationship between the magnetic behavior of the granites and the redox conditions during magma genesis, as this can influence the occurrence of mineralizations, namely of W (Mo). To this end, the magnetic mineralogy of the granites of the Lamas de Olo Pluton, a posttectonic pluton in northern Portugal, with associated W (Mo) occurrences was characterized and compared with the magnetic mineralogy of other post-tectonic Variscan plutons. This pluton is composed of different biotite granites: Lamas de Olo, Alto dos Cabeços and Barragem. To better characterize its magnetic behavior, different analytical techniques that complement previous magnetic susceptibility studies were performed. The magnetic mineralogy of Lamas de Olo Pluton was then compared with other post-tectonic Variscan plutons such as the Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Peneda-Gerês and Lavadores-Madalena plutons. The presence of magnetite in some of these granites is important because it points to melt-oxidized conditions not commonly found in Iberian Variscan granites. Our study shows that granite areas where magnetite and/or magnetite/ilmenite coexist are important targets for W (Mo) mineralizations. The results indicate that a few plutons have granites with a complex redox history which leads to the formation of magnetite and ilmenite

Genesis and emplacement of felsic Variscan plutons within a deep crustal lineation, the Penacova-Regua-Verin fault: An integrated geophysics and geochemical study (NW Iberian Peninsula)

Multidisciplinary studies integrating, U-Pb geochronology, whole-rock geochemical data, isotope geochemistry, anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) studies and gravimetry were carried out on the Vila Pouca de Aguiar and the Aguas Frias-Chaves porphyritic biotite granite plutons. Both plutons occur independently in a distance of about 20 km. The Vila Pouca de Aguiar and Aguas Frias-Chaves plutons are examples of late to post-orogenic felsic Variscan granites in northern Portugal (NW Iberian Peninsula). The U-Pb zircon analyses yield a consistent age of 299 +/- 3 Ma which is considered to be the emplacement age of the two plutons. These granites are weakly peraluminous, show high HREE and Y (and low P) contents which are consistent with them being I-type. This is also supported by their weakly evolved isotopic compositions, (87)Sr/(86)Sr(i) = 0.7044-0.7077 and epsilon Nd = - 2.0 to - 2.6, as well as by the whole rock oxygen isotope (delta(18)O VSMOW) ranging from + 9.7 parts per thousand to + 11.0 parts per thousand. The emplacement of granite magma took place after the third Variscan deformation phase (D(3)) in an extensional tectonic regime, large scale uplift and crustal thinning. The integration of different data suggests that both plutons have the same feeding zone aligned within the Penacova-Regua-Verin fault (PRVF) and that both have the same structure which is related to late Variscan phases. The thicker shape for the Aguas Frias-Chaves pluton comparing to that of the Vila Pouca de Aguiar pluton is compatible with different depths of PRVF sectors. The available data led us to propose a model of partial melting of a meta-igneous lower crustal source rather than an open-system of mantle-crust interaction. The interaction between the continental crust and invading malfic magmas could have been limited to mere heat transfer and, perhaps, local intermingling

Poluição por partículas. Um estudo de magnetismo ambiental com biocolectores em Braga, Porto, Valongo e Trancoso (Norte de Portugal)

This work presents an assessment on the pollution levels in plant leaves from 5 selected sites, 4 in urban areas and one in a rural area. It was used an environmental magnetism study with particle biological collectors (Nerium oleander L., Quercus spp., Tilia spp. e Platanus spp.). The results pointed out the contrast between sites with high traffic and the countryside. When comparing the biological collectors, Quercus leaves had higher efficiency to accumulate particles, while Platanus leaves showed the lowest value

Fabric magnético em red beds da Formação de Conraria, Portugal Central

The main goal of this study was to quantify the magnetic fabric on rock samples of the upper subunit of the Conraria Formation, Silves Group, in the region of Coimbra. Studies of Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) were carried out on 50 samples from 11 sites in order to characterise the magnetic fabric. The general parallelism between an oblate fabric and stratification may indicate a combination between the primary sedimentary arrangement and another one with origin in the diagenesis or even in components of earlier tectonic origi

Magnetic fabric of Red Beds from the Conraria Formation, Central Portugal

Poster apresentado ao VIII Congresso Nacional de Geologia, em Braga (9-16 de Julho 2010)O objectivo principal deste estudo consistiu em quantificar o fabric magnético em amostras da subunidade superior da Formação de Conraria, Grupo de Silves, na região de Coimbra. Foram efectuadas determinações de anisotropia da susceptibilidade magnética (ASM) em 50 amostras, obtidas em 11 sites, de forma a caracterizar o seu fabric magnético. O paralelismo geral entre um fabric achatado e a estratificação poderá indicar uma conjugação entre o arranjo sedimentar primário e outro com origem na diagénese ou mesmo em componentes de origem tectónica precoce.The main goal of this study was to quantify the magnetic fabric on rock samples of the upper subunit of the Conraria Formation, Silves Group, in the region of Coimbra. Studies of Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) were carried out on 50 samples from 11 sites in order to characterise the magnetic fabric. The general parallelism between an oblate fabric and stratification may indicate a combination between the primary sedimentary arrangement and another one with origin in the diagenesis or even in components of earlier tectonic origin