Metasomatic processes along the contact of the ore-bearing dolomite with limestones (Olkusz mine, Cracow-Silesian Zn-Pb ore district)
Abstract
Procesy metasomatyczne na kontakcie dolomitów kruszconośnych z wapieniami w złożu rud cynku i ołowiu kopalni Olkusz
The paper presents the preliminary results of microscopic examinations of contact-relationships between the ore-bearing dolomite and limestones in the Triassic of the Cracow-Silesian region. The alterations observed include: dissolution, recrystallization of limestones and dedolomitization of the ore-bearing dolomite. Such alterations represent incipient stages of the main sulfide mineralization in karst cavities and are explained in terms of interference between hot mineralizing solutions and cold meteoric waters.
The paper presents the preliminary results of microscopic examinations of contact-relationships between the ore-bearing dolomite and limestones in the Triassic of the Cracow-Silesian region. The alterations observed include: dissolution, recrystallization of limestones and dedolomitization of the ore-bearing dolomite. Such alterations represent incipient stages of the main sulfide mineralization in karst cavities and are explained in terms of interference between hot mineralizing solutions and cold meteoric waters.