The geology of the Zawar lead-zinc mine, Rajasthan, India

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Other| June 01, 1964 The geology of the Zawar lead-zinc mine, Rajasthan, India Asoke Mookherjee Asoke Mookherjee Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Asoke Mookherjee Publisher: Society of Economic Geologists First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1554-0774 Print ISSN: 0361-0128 GeoRef, Copyright 2008, American Geological Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States Economic Geology (1964) 59 (4): 656–677. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.59.4.656 Article history First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Asoke Mookherjee; The geology of the Zawar lead-zinc mine, Rajasthan, India. Economic Geology 1964;; 59 (4): 656–677. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.59.4.656 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyEconomic Geology Search Advanced Search Abstract The lead-zinc ores occur in a shear zone in Precambrian metasediments. The shear zone is later than the two recognized generations of folds, and contemporaneous with wall-rock alteration and subsequent mineralization. Flow directions of mineralizing solutions are deduced from the mineral zoning pattern; galena follows sphalerite paragenetically and lead-rich zones are assumed to lie farther from the two inferred centers of mineralization at cross faults. The zonal fronts are not parallel to isotherms as determined by sphalerite geothermometry. Microscopic observations and theoretical considerations indicate that the wall-rock alteration was caused by a gaseous medium, and that the ore metals were probably carried as complexions. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.