Sc redistribution during post-magmatic processes in the Cinovec/Zinnwald deposit
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | LIFE WITH ORE DEPOSITS ON EARTH, PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH SGA BIENNIAL MEETING, 2019, VOLS 1-4 |
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| Web | https://www.dropbox.com/s/h4ytqkelp0tu7om/eVolume%204.pdf?dl=0 |
| Keywords | ZINNWALD GRANITE CUPOLA; W-LI DEPOSIT; ACCESSORY MINERALS |
| Description | Post-magmatic processes on Li-Sn-W deposit Cinovec/Zinnwald were studied in order to assess Sc behaviour during alteration of Sc-enriched phases and other mineralogical changes. Focussing on the main rock types of the deposit, we describe several different alteration mechanisms that affect the most important carriers of scandium - zircon, columbite, woiframite, ixiolite, scheelite, zinnwaldite, and muscovite. The alterations include: 1) replacement of zinnwaldite (avg 63 ppm Sc) by muscovite (avg. 25 ppm Sc) 2) sheelitization of Sc-rich wolframite (0.58 wt% Sc2O3). The scheelite contains low Sc and is spatially associated with Sc-rich (up to 4.87 wt% Sc2O3) ixiolite. 3) Alteration of zircon possibly leading to Sc-enrichment 4) Replacement of wolframite I by Mn-dominant Sc-poor wolframite II. From above listed minerals, only wolframite and its Sc-bearing breakdown products are the most likely to have possible economic significance for Sc extraction. |
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