Genetic link between Ouachita foldbelt tectonism and the Mississippi Valley–type lead-zinc deposits of the Ozarks

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Research Article| November 01, 1986 Genetic link between Ouachita foldbelt tectonism and the Mississippi Valley–type lead-zinc deposits of the Ozarks David L. Leach; David L. Leach 1U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, M.S. 912, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar E. Lanier Rowan E. Lanier Rowan 1U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, M.S. 912, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information David L. Leach 1U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, M.S. 912, Denver, Colorado 80225 E. Lanier Rowan 1U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, M.S. 912, Denver, Colorado 80225 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1986) 14 (11): 931–935. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<931:GLBOFT>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation David L. Leach, E. Lanier Rowan; Genetic link between Ouachita foldbelt tectonism and the Mississippi Valley–type lead-zinc deposits of the Ozarks. Geology 1986;; 14 (11): 931–935. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<931:GLBOFT>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Fluids expelled from the Arkoma basin in response to Late Pennsylvanian–Early Permian orogenesis in the Ouachita foldbelt may have been ultimately responsible for formation of the Mississippi Valley–type lead-zinc deposits in the Ozark region of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Fluid inclusions in both mineralized and barren rock record the passage of hot, saline fluids regionally throughout most of the Paleozoic section in the Ozarks. Dating studies in addition to structural and geologic observations provide further evidence for fluid migration and mineralization approximately coincident with the Ouachita orogeny.Formation of foreland basins, such as the Arkoma, during convergent tectonism creates conditions exceptionally favorable to the migration of fluids from deep sedimentary basins. Proximity to a basin whose margin has undergone some form of tectonic deformation or uplift may be the unifying factor in the genesis of Mississippi Valley–type deposits in geologically diverse settings. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.