A rhodochrosite - calcite solid solution mineral series from the Sasa Mine, Eastern Macedonia
- 1. Department of Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
- 2. Faculty of Mining and Geology, Shtip, 'St. Cyril and Methodius' University, Skopje (Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)
Description
A rhombohedral Mn Ca (1-x) CO3 (rhodochrosite-calcite) solid solution mineral series from the Sasa ore field, Macedonia, was found principally as fissure fillings in cutting fractures of ore bearing cipolines, cipoline schists and calcite skarns of the Sasa-Toranica lead-zinc ore deposit in the Osogovo Mountains, Eastern Macedonia. The vein minerals were deposited during a single period of hydrothermal activity following the main phase of ore formation. The major vein constituents are minerals of the rhodochrosite-calcite solid solution series, followed by quartz, johansenite and pyrite. The β18 O values of these carbonates range from +15.92 per mils to 19.49 per mils while β13 C varies from -5.57 per mils to 8.9 per mils. The stable isotope data indicate the hydrothermal origin of this rhodochrosite-calcite solid solution mineral series. (Original)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Geologica Macedonica
- Journal Volume
- 17
- Series
- The edition was published in Nov 2003
- Journal Page Range
- p. 25-32
- ISSN
- 0352-1206
INIS
- Country of Publication
- North Macedonia, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- North Macedonia, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 36022475
- Subject category
- S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBONATES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; MANGANESE; MINERALS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
- Descriptors DEC
- CARBON COMPOUNDS; COHERENT SCATTERING; DATA; DIFFRACTION; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; METALS; NUMERICAL DATA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 5 refs., 7 figs., 2 tabs.