Mineralogy of gold and silver of gossans of the Alexandrinskoe deposit (South Urals)
I.A. Blinov, E.V. Belogub, K.A. Novoselov
UDК 549, 553.08
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Abstract
The precious metal minerals were found in gossans of the Alexandrinskoe deposit: native gold with 4.64–9.39 wt. % Cu, Cu-bearing mercurian electrum, members of the bromargyrite-chlorargy-rite series and iodargyrite. Rare Ag-Hg sulfde-halogenide close to capgaronnite is associated with goethite, native gold, azurite and silver halogenides. Morphology and mineral assemblage of gold indicate its supergene origin.
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Key words: brown iron ore, minerals of precious metals, gold, silver halides, Alexandrinskoe deposit, South Urals.
About authors
I.A. Blinov, Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Miass; ivan_a_blinov@mail.ru
E.V. Belogub, Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Miass;
K.A. Novoselov, Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Miass
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