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Mineralogy and in situ S and Pb isotope characteristics of ore minerals from polymetallic mineralization in the Gierczyn-Przecznica area, SW Poland

Foltyn Krzysztof, Kozub-Budzyń Gabriela Anna, Lahaye Yann, Piestrzyński Adam, Skirak Paulina, Zygo Władysław, Pieczonka Jadwiga

Geological Quarterly

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2023

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Vol. 67, No. 1

art. no. 10

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Chlorite-mica-quartz schist in the Gierczyn-Przecznica area in SW Poland contains polymetallic ores which were the source of tin and cobalt in the past. This mineralogical study revealed the presence of silver-bearing minerals including members of the tetrahedrite (Ag <3 apfu) and freibergite series (3 < Ag < 8 apfu), galena (0.26–1.48 wt.% Ag), and a phase with the chemical composition of Te-rich canfieldite Ag8Sn(S,Te)6. In Przecznica Sn-sulphides are represented by stannite while cobaltite is the most abundant host for cobalt, followed by Co-bearing arsenopyrite. Glaucodot, ullmannite and members of the löllingite-rammelsbergite solid-solution series (Fe,Ni,Co)As2 also contain cobalt but are scarce in the samples. An exposure in the “Psi Grzbiet” area is characterized by the presence of Ag, Ni, Sb and Te minerals accompanied by very small amounts of As-bearing phases (represented by arsenopyrite) while the mineralogical composition in the Przecznica area is characterized by an abundance of As phases and a lack of Sb minerals. Sulphur isotopes of sulphides from Przecznica are heavier than in most deposits related to the Karkonosze Granite intrusion, while their Pb isotope signature in galena suggests an Early Paleozoic pre-Variscan affinity rather than a Variscan one.

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Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the Cu-Ag mineralization from the Kyaukse Sabe Taung deposit, western margin of the Shan Plateau, Myanmar

Thu Aung Myo, Piestrzyński Adam, Foltyn Krzysztof

Geological Quarterly

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2020

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Vol. 64, No. 1

16--28

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The Kyaukse Sabe Taung copper deposit is located in the western margin of the Shan Plateau, central Myanmar. It has estimated reserves of 1.6 Mt of ore grading 3.15% Cu, with additional Ag and Au enrichment. This deposit is typically hosted by Middle Ordovician limestone of the Wunbye Formation and the mineralization is controlled by the regional structures. The ore-mineral assemblage consists of pyrite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, chalcocite, covellite, bornite, native copper, malachite, azurite, cuprite, tenorite, silver amalgams and Bi-sulphosalts, members of hammarite-aikinite series. Gangue minerals are quartz, dolomite, ankerite and calcite. Silver mineralization is represented by acanthite and by silver amalgams with a high content of Hg, ranging from 2.15 to 26.68 wt.%. Silver minerals are a result of supergene alteration of Ag- and Hg-bearing tetrahedrite and could increase economic value of the deposit. Silver association is located within the lowermost part of the supergene zone in the deposit, and tracking the redox barrier position can help to identify parts of the orebody with silver enrichment. The δ34S values of chalcopyrite are +5.7 to +10.7‰ and those of tetrahedrite are +1.6 to +1.7‰.

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Indium in polymetallic mineralisation at the Gierczyn mine, Karkonosze-Izera Massif, Poland : results of EPMA and LA-ICP-MS investigations

Foltyn Krzysztof, Bertrandsson Erlandsson Viktor, Kozub-Budzyń Gabriela Anna, Melcher Frank, Piestrzyński Adam

Geological Quarterly

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2020

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Vol. 64, No. 1

74--85

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Cassiterite and base-metal mineralisation from the Gierczyn mine on the Karkonosze-Izera Massif, Poland has been studied using electron microprobe and LA-ICP-MS (Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) techniques in order to determine the content of indium in the ore minerals. The main carriers of this element are sphalerite (up to 433 μ/g of In), chalcopyrite (up to 117 μ/g of In) and cassiterite (up to 0.02 wt.% In). Trace element contents of sulphides, especially Ga in chalcopyrite intergrown with sphalerite in comparison with chalcopyrite without sphalerite, may indicate metamorphic re-equlibration and suggests that the ore minerals might recrystallized and underwent metamorphism in conditions of greenschist/amphibolite facies. Although the deposits in the Stara Kamienica Schist Belt are not of economic value, they can contribute to better understanding of the relations between trace element partitioning and the formation of ore minerals.