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Multi-dataset analysis to assess mineral potential of MVT-type zinc-lead deposits in Malayer-Isfahan metallogenic belt, Iran

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The Malayer-Isfahan metallogenic belt (MIMB) is located in the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. The belt hosts the important Zn-Pb deposits of Iran which are predominantly hosted by Cretaceous limestone, limestone-dolomite, limestone-shale, and carbonate sandstones. These deposits, which are associated with dolomitization, silicification, and calcitization, are believed to be mainly epigenetic stratabound Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) mineralization. This research aims at presenting an efficient geological-based exploration model through the integration of structural, lithological, alteration, and geochemical datasets from Malayer-Isfahan metallogenic belt. The main genetic factors of epigenetic stratabound Zn-Pb MVT-type mineralization and those of the well-known MVT deposits of the study area were used to extract the recognition criteria for potential mapping of these deposits. The predictive maps of geological, geochemical, structural, and alteration data were generated by fuzzy and simple weighted overlay (SWO) methods, while final favorability maps were created by SWO and technique for order preference by similarity ideal solution (TOPSIS) methods. The results were finally validated by using the known mineralized locations. The results showed that Lower Cretaceous dolomitized carbonate rocks and their contact with Jurassic shales, deep thrust faults, and joint predictive maps of Pb and Zn are the most important factors for exploration of these deposits in regional scale. The validation results showed that the moderate and high favorable areas identified by SWO and TOPSIS methods occupy 12.6% and 12.9% of the study area, which include 83.3% and 75% of the known MVT-type deposits, respectively. The well-known deposits such as Irankuh, Emarat, and Tiran occur in high potential areas of favorability maps. The results also delineated new potential targets for MVT-type mineralization in Malayer-Isfahan metallogenic belt for follow-up next exploration programs.

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Hosseini-Dinani, H., Yazdi, M. Multi-dataset analysis to assess mineral potential of MVT-type zinc-lead deposits in Malayer-Isfahan metallogenic belt, Iran. Arab J Geosci 14, 673 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-06950-6

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