Os, Nd, O and S isotope constraints on country rock contamination in the conduit-related Eagle Cu-Ni-(PGE) deposit, Midcontinent Rift System, Upper Michigan

The Eagle Cu-Ni-(PGE) deposit is hosted by mafic to ultramafic intrusive rocks associated with the Marquette-Baraga dike swarm in northern Michigan. Sulfide mineralization formed in a conduit system during early stages in the development of the similar to 1.1 Ga Midcontinent Rift System. The conduit environment represents a prime location for melt-rock interaction. In order to better assess the extent of country rock contamination in the Eagle system, a combined trace element, Nd, Os, O and S isotope study of country rocks, sulfide-bearing igneous rocks and massive sulfide was undertaken.