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Elsevier, Ore Geology Reviews, (65), p. 165-179, 2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.09.015

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Weathering profile of the Cerro de Maimón VMS deposit (Dominican Republic): Textures, mineralogy, gossan evolution and mobility of gold and silver

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Abstract

Cerro de Maimón, in the central Dominican Republic, is currently the only VMS deposit under production in the Caribbean region. It is hosted in the Maimón Formation, of early Cretaceous age, which is part of the oldest and chemically most primitive island-arc in the Caribbean. From bottom to top, this deposit can be divided into (i) a primary sulfide zone, (ii) a supergene enrichment zone and (iii) an oxidized zone. This study reports new data on the textural and mineralogical characteristics of the oxidized zone (gossan/leached capping zone) with emphasis in the Au-Ag-bearing phases.