Phase relations of arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite

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dc.contributor.authorStepanov, Aleksandr S.
dc.contributor.authorLarge, Ross R.
dc.contributor.authorKiseeva, Ekaterina S.
dc.contributor.authorDanyushevsky, Leonid V.
dc.contributor.authorGoemann, Karsten
dc.contributor.authorMeffre, Sebastien
dc.contributor.authorZhukova, Irina
dc.contributor.authorBelousov, Ivan A.
dc.contributor.funderNational Natural Science Foundation of Chinaen
dc.contributor.funderNatural Environment Research Councilen
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-11T09:56:45Z
dc.date.available2021-11-11T09:56:45Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-06
dc.date.updated2021-11-11T09:39:17Z
dc.description.abstractArsenian pyrite containing above 1 wt% As plays a crucial role in deposition and deportment of Au and other chalcophile elements. The importance of arsenian pyrite led to theoretical and experimental studies that examined properties and genesis of the mineral; however, the interpretation of the phase relations between arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite is conflicting. In this contribution, we present the results of a review of the experimental studies that have investigated the crystallisation of pyrite in As-bearing systems, a summary of As content in pyrite coexisting with arsenopyrite in 37 deposits and the composition of arsenian pyrite in deposits with little or no arsenopyrite. The review demonstrates that the previous experimental studies that attempted to achieve equilibrium between pyrite and arsenopyrite observed from <1 to 4.7 wt% As in pyrite. The literature survey of the assemblages of pyrite and arsenopyrite shows that pyrite crystallising together with arsenopyrite commonly has a very heterogeneous composition with As content varying from below detection to about 10 wt% As and no clear discontinuities were observed across this range. In the deposits without arsenopyrite, arsenic content in pyrite can reach 20 wt% As. We consider three principal scenarios of the relations of arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite: (A) Pyrite with high As content is stable in equilibrium with arsenopyrite. Low-As pyrite coexisting with arsenopyrite is a product of disequilibrium crystallisation; (B) a scenario of control of As content in pyrite coexisting with arsenopyrite by thermodynamic parameters including temperature, pressure, the activity of components and fluid composition and (C) a scenario where arsenian pyrite is a metastable mineral. The observations are inconsistent with a model of 5–6 wt% As in pyrite coexisting with arsenopyrite in equilibrium (scenario A). The stability range of the assemblage of pyrite and arsenopyrite constrains the thermodynamic control on the composition of pyrite crystallising in equilibrium with arsenopyrite (scenario B). The scenario of metastable crystallisation of arsenian pyrite (C) proposes formation of the mineral by fast growth from oversaturated fluids with As content controlled by surface adsorption and can explain such features as sector zoning of the mineral and the apparent negative temperature dependence of the solubility. The data phase relations of arsenian pyrite highlight the need for new experimental studies, and suggest that the scenario of disequilibrium phase relations of arsenian pyrite should be considered for interpretation of natural assemblages.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42073058; No. 42073036); Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/L010828/1)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.articleid104285en
dc.identifier.citationStepanov, A. S., Large, R. R., Kiseeva, E. S., Danyushevsky, L. V., Goemann, K., Meffre, S., Zhukova, I. and Belousov, I. A. (2021) 'Phase relations of arsenian pyrite and arsenopyrite', Ore Geology Reviews, 136, 104285 (15pp). doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104285en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104285en
dc.identifier.endpage15en
dc.identifier.issn0169-1368
dc.identifier.journaltitleOre Geology Reviewen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12194
dc.identifier.volume136en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier B. V.en
dc.rights© 2021, Elsevier B,V. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectArsenopyriteen
dc.subjectExperimental petrologyen
dc.subjectMetamorphism of ore depositsen
dc.subjectOrogenic gold depositsen
dc.subjectPyriteen
dc.subjectSulfide geochemistryen
dc.titlePhase relations of arsenian pyrite and arsenopyriteen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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