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Elbrus caldera, Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia

Metasomatically altered dacitic extrusion domes, disseminated by sulfide-bearing stringers, and geyserites (paleothermal springs deposits).



References:
- Gurbanov, A.G., Bogatikov, O.A., Dokuchaev, A.Y., Gazeev, V.M., Abramov, S.S., Groznova, E.O., and Shevchenko, A.V. (2008): Ore-Bearing Hydrothermal Metasomatic Processes in the Elbrus Volcanic Center, the Northern Caucasus, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits 50(3), 199-217.





Mineral List:
Albite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Alunite
Aragonite
Arsenopyrite
Biotite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Copper
Covellite
Cristobalite
Dolomite
Fluorite
Galena
Goethite
Gypsum
Halloysite
Hematite
Ilmenite
Kaolinite
Leucoxene
Limonite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Marcasite
Millerite
Montmorillonite
Natrojarosite
Natrolite
Pyrite
Pyrite
var: Bravoite

var: Cobaltoan Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
var: Cobaltoan Pyrrhotite
var: Nickeloan Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Ralstonite
Rutile
Saponite
'Saussurite'
Siderite
Tridymite
Zharchikhite
Zoisite


44 entries listed. 34 valid minerals.

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