Research Article

Geochemistry, Paragenesis, and Wall-Rock Alteration of the Qatruyeh Iron Deposits, Southwest of Iran: Implications for a Hydrothermal-Metasomatic Genetic Model

Table 2

Generalized paragenetic sequence in the Qatruyeh area.

Premetamorphic and syn-metamorphicPostmetamorphic
Na-Ca alterationPropylitic alteration Oxidation

Massive magnetite
Layered magnetite
Hematite
Tourmaline
Titanite
Scapolite
Actinolite
Siderite
Paragonite
Epidote
Sericite
Chlorite
Quartz
Pyrite
Chalcopyrite
Calcite
Dolomite
Goethite
Limonite
Malachite

—Major phase, Minor phase.