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<p>The geological origins of iron oxide-apatite (IOA) rocks, important resources for iron and rare-earth elements, are intensely debated. Using triple oxygen isotope data, we here show that magnetite from IOA deposits near Kiruna, northern Sweden, and related igneous rocks contain high concentrations of oxygen derived from evaporitic sulfate. To explain these observations, we propose that the Kiruna IOA assemblage formed in response to massive assimilation of evaporites by silicate magmas. sulfate from the evaporites would have oxidised ferrous iron in these magmas, facilitating the formation of immiscible ferric iron-rich melts and/or magnetite, which then separated from the magmas to form ore deposits. Ferric iron-bearing fluids with low Δ′<sup>17</sup>O values, exsolved from the silicate magmas or the ore-forming melts, would have crystallised additional magnetite. An inventory study reveals that Proterozoic and Cambrian IOA deposits have lower Δ′<sup>17</sup>O values than post-Cambrian IOA deposits. This shows that the Δ′<sup>17</sup>O values of global IOA deposits reflect the changing isotope composition of atmospheric O<sub>2</sub> incorporated by evaporitic sulfate over time, and demonstrates that oxygen released from evaporitic sulfate is a common component in IOA deposits.</p>

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Formation of iron oxide-apatite deposits triggered by magmatic assimilation of evaporitic sulfate

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    2026年7月7日

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  • Stefan T. M. Peters,
  • Dingsu Feng,
  • Valentin R. Troll,
  • Andreas Pack,
  • Fernando Tornos,
  • Ulf B. Andersson,
  • Bernd Lehmann,
  • Tommaso Di Rocco

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The geological origins of iron oxide-apatite (IOA) rocks, important resources for iron and rare-earth elements, are intensely debated. Using triple oxygen isotope data, we here show that magnetite from IOA deposits near Kiruna, northern Sweden, and related igneous rocks contain high concentrations of oxygen derived from evaporitic sulfate. To explain these observations, we propose that the Kiruna IOA assemblage formed in response to massive assimilation of evaporites by silicate magmas. sulfate from the evaporites would have oxidised ferrous iron in these magmas, facilitating the formation of immiscible ferric iron-rich melts and/or magnetite, which then separated from the magmas to form ore deposits. Ferric iron-bearing fluids with low Δ′17O values, exsolved from the silicate magmas or the ore-forming melts, would have crystallised additional magnetite. An inventory study reveals that Proterozoic and Cambrian IOA deposits have lower Δ′17O values than post-Cambrian IOA deposits. This shows that the Δ′17O values of global IOA deposits reflect the changing isotope composition of atmospheric O2 incorporated by evaporitic sulfate over time, and demonstrates that oxygen released from evaporitic sulfate is a common component in IOA deposits.