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The mineralogy and paragenesis of a fluorspar flat at Masson Hill, Matlock, Derbyshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

Robert A. Ixer*
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Aston in Birmingham

Summary

Investigation of the mineralogy and paragenesis of the fluorspar flat at Masson Hill, Matlock, Derbyshire, shows the mineralization to be a combination of void infilling and metasomatic replacement. The main paragenesis is of the non-sulphides, fluorite, baryte, and calcite accompanied by a sequence of sulphides, bravoite, pyrite, marcasite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena. A wide range of secondary minerals occur in the oxidation zone.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1974

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