 | Herzig, Peter M., Hannington, Mark D., Scott, Steven D., Maliotis, George, Rona, Peter A., Thompson, Geoffrey (1991) Gold-rich sea-floor gossans in the Troodos Ophiolite and on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Economic Geology, 86 (8) 1747-1755 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.86.8.1747 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MALIOTIS, HellenicMining Company,P.B. 1510, Nicosia,Cyprus PETER A. RONA, National Oceanicand AtmosphericAdministration...lexonCyprusare amongthe and sediments(e.g., Skouriotissa, bestknownancientanalogues ofsulfidemineralization...Rauten- loguesof the ancientsubmarine ocherson Cyprus. enrichmentof goldin the oxschleinet al., 1985;...knownto haveproduced goldin beddedocherfromthe Skouriotissa with modernsea-floorgossans morethan 1,000 kg...Oxide Assemblages from Skouriotissa andthe TAG HydrothermalField Cyprus TAG Cyprus Fe oxides Ochers |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | volcanogenic sulphide deposits in the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus Part 1–The deposits of the Solea graben N. G. Adamides*...Adamides* The Solea graben in the Troodos ophiolite of Cyprus is host to some of the largest and richest cupriferous...setting. Keywords: Troodos ophiolite, Solea graben, Cyprus, VMS deposits, Mineralisation, Copper Introduction...Geochemical studies, particularly subsequent to the Cyprus Crustal Study Project, resulted in the refinement...Adamides Geological Services Ltd, Astromerites, Nicosia 2722, Cyprus *Corresponding author, email adamide@logos |  | Martin, Andrew J., Keith, Manuel, McDonald, Iain, Haase, Karsten M., McFall, Katie A., Klemd, Reiner, MacLeod, Christopher J. (2019) Trace element systematics and ore-forming processes in mafic VMS deposits: Evidence from the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus. Ore Geology Reviews, 106. 205-225 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.01.024 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits: Evidence from the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus Andrew J. Martin, Manuel Keith, Iain McDonald,...deposits: Evidence from the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus, Ore Geology Reviews (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10...deposits: Evidence from the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus Andrew J. Martin(a*), Manuel Keith(b,c), Iain McDonald(a)...sulfide (VMS) deposits in the Troodos ophiolite (Cyprus) are ancient analogues for modern day seafloor...and their host minerals. The Troodos ophiolite (Cyprus) formed in a subduction zone environment possibly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GOVETT Abstract The massivesulfidedepositsof Cyprus occur near the top of a basic pillow lava sequence...frequentlybeen conmineralogy, andgeochemistry of someof the Cyprus fused since the very basic pillowlavasbetweenthe...Constantinou The characterof all the sulfidedepositsin Cyprus is essentially similar,with an upperzoneof massive...ore (Zone A) whichcontainsmore than 40 percent Cyprus Ore Bodies sulfurand comprises two typesof ore...eraticandthe compact.The conglomeratic oreis an The Cyprus depositslie near the top of the upper,fragmentalzonewith |  | | Report (chapter) | | (Robertson & Varnavas 1993), the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus (Constantinou & Govett 1972; Robertson 1976; Boyle...Karpoff et al. 1988). Hydrothermal sediments in Cyprus include ochre (Fe-rich, Mnpoor sediment), and umber...into the distinct ochre and umber categories of Cyprus, but show a complete range of M n and Fe contents...particle affinities than sulphides, atacamite and jarosite (Hannington et U and Mo (Turner & Whitfield 1979)...Ochreous deposits that cap sulphide ore bodies in Cyprus and sediments associated with gossans from Oman |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Oxide material from the sulfide includeatacamite, jarosite,Mn oxide,chalcanthite, digenite,and barite moundon...Analysesof Oxide Material Green Red Seamount Skouriotissa Seamount Mn crust Ocherous sediment Fe oxide...somewhatgreaterfor rareearthelementsin sample 1639-7; datafor Skouriotissa averagedfromConstantinou andGovett(1972) andRobertson(1976);...compositionto the ochers overlying the Skouriotissa orebody in Cyprus (Table3). The Cyprusochersalsohaveseawaterlike...occasionalhigh Au concentrationsin similarmaterialfrom Cyprus(Bischoffet al., 1983). Metal mobility during oxidationis |  | Hudson-Edwards, K. A., Savage, K., Jamieson, H. E., Taylor, K. G. (2009) MINERALS IN CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENTS: CHARACTERIZATION, STABILITY, IMPACT. The Canadian Mineralogist, 47 (3) 489-492 doi:10.3749/canmin.47.3.489 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | could be subject to weathering. The weathering of mine waste can cause contamination for decades if the...40 to 50 years of weathering of a pyrite-bearing mine-waste dump in Hungary. A complex suite of contaminantbearing...members of the alunite supergroup of minerals (e.g., jarosite, hydroniumjarosite, plumbojarosite) were documented...arsenate), As-bearing ferric oxyhydroxides, sulfates (jarosite, tooeleite, schwertmannite) and sulfides (arsenopyrite...AB3(TO4)2(OH)6 occur in diverse environments, including acid mine-drainage wastes, acid sulfate soils, saline lakes |  | | Book | | collected by Rua Figueroa who was manager of the mine when it was sold to the English company in 1873...reported that ‘it was commonly believed in this district that Spain gave the Romans certain tribute in...the precipitation of the copper contained in the mine waters on scrap iron. On taking over, the English...being resmelted at Rio Tinto when he visited the mine in 1832 (Ford 1845). 3 Most of the writers of...quantities in the vicinity of every mine.’ Thus the probability that the mine had been worked prior to the Romans |  | Mozgova, Nadezhda N., Borodaev, Yury S., Gablina, Irina F., Stepanova, Tamara V., Chekashev, Georgiy A., Uspenskaya, Tatyana Yu. (2007) Features of Transformation of Mineral Paragenetic Assemblages from Copper Sulfide Ores of the Krasnov Hydrothermal field (16°38’ N Mid-Atlantic Ridge) New Data on Minerals, 42. 62-76 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | atomic ratio exceeds that which is typical of jarosite (2 as opposed to 1.5) (the composition of natrojarosite...intermediate composition between goethite and jarosite (Bigham & Nordstrom, 2000). In polished sections...072 reported in the above cited paper, where jarosite and goethite are described as common members of...CuFe sulfate that is intermediate between the jarosite family and schwertmannite in the Fe/S ratio are...et al., 2000), goethite and Fe sulfate of the jarosite family, the most common components of oxidized |  | | Book | | conducted by, amongst others, Given and Knapp (2003) in Cyprus. In a summary of a milestone meeting of his graduate...smelting sites and metal workshops in a mining district in certain periods. This book focuses on ores...known can be found on the Balkan Peninsula. The mine of Ai Bunar in today's Bulgaria dates to the second...than 4.6 m each were installed here to raise the mine water by about 30 m to the surface (Weisgerber 1979)...processing workshop of Khirbat al-Hamra in the ore district of Faynan by Levy et al. (2002) show the complexity |  | | Catalog/List | | matrix hl !3 5 AGARDITE (Ce) r ...fe green micro's Mine, Wolf;_n, West Germany) 'h ins f.3. 60 6 ALBITE...yellow pea size masses &crusts on Quartz (les Anglais Mine, Massiac,Brouse France) lxl 60p 1x2 fl.10 56 BIOTITE...61 BORNITE rich purple mass in matrix.(Gortdrum Mine, Tipperary S.Ireland) location closed. lxl 50p 1x2...BOULANGERITE grey masses in and on matrix.(Melba Mine, N.E.Dundas Tasmania) lxl !1.90 1x2 !4.00 64 BOULANGERITE...BISMUTHINITE grey flakes on milky Quartz. (Carrock Mine Cumbria) -Y. ¼ ins !1.80 60 BORACITE pure creamy |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mass flow deposits) or limestone. One deposit or district may comprise two or more of these main styles...papers on the Kosaka deposits in the Hokuroku district of Japan caused debate in Japan for decades and...These and further detailed studies in the Hokuroku district (Ohmoto and TE Skinner 1983; Ohmoto 1996) showed...criteria of name-sake localities, such as Kuroko-type, Cyprus-type, Noranda-type or Besshi-type (e.g., Sawkins...Large 1993), several deposits in the Hokuroku district (Ohashi 1920; Horikoshi 1969; Ishihara 1974), |  | Voudouris, Panagiotis, Kati, Marianna, Magganas, Andreas, Keith, Manuel, Valsami-Jones, Eugenia, Haase, Karsten, Klemd, Reiner, Nestmeyer, Mark (2020) Arsenian Pyrite and Cinnabar from Active Submarine Nearshore Vents, Paleochori Bay, Milos Island, Greece. Minerals, 11 (1) 14 doi:10.3390/min11010014 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pyrite (Py II), associated with barite, alunite/jarosite, and late-stage hydrous ferric oxides. Mercury...pyrite II precipitation in association with alunite/jarosite. The Paleochori vents contain the first documented... 4 of 25 The chemical composition of alunite–jarosite was determined at the Department of Geology and...Pyrite I, cinnabar, marcasite Pyrite II, alunite-jarosite, barite Pyrite II 5.6 110 3.8 n.a. n.a. ...n.a. n.a. 4.1 Pyrite II, marcasite, alunite-jarosite Pyrite I 5.2 72.5 3.9 6.0 111 4.0 3.5 |  | | Book | | the Great Orme in Wales, and those examples in Cyprus from where the name copper derives. The history...region is examined, as is the survival of early mine archaeology in different geological settings. Survey...application of lead isotope analysis to identify early mine sources pioneered by Noel Gale, Zofia Stos-Gale,...central Mediterranean Greece and the Aegean Islands Cyprus: island of copper Sardinia and Corsica Italy 4...Fig. 1.3. The mineralization of the Great Orme mine, north Wales 9 Fig. 1.4. Base metal metallogeny |  | | Report (issue) | | frequently classified as Kuroko-type, Noranda-type, or Cyprus-type, occur in submarine mafic to felsic volcanic...Malaiba, Rua Cove, York Harbour, and deposits in Cyprus; John Slack provided data for Bald Mountain, Davis...arbitrary 500-m limit may combine deposits within a district (e.g. Quemont-Horne), or subdivide a large deposit...HORNBLENDE IDAITE IDDINSSITE ILLITE ILMENITE JAMESONITE JAROSITE JASPER KAOLINITE KOBELLITE KRENNERITE KYANITE...Canada, Ontario Canada, Quebec Canada, Saskatchewan Cyprus Fiji Finland France Great Britain Guatamala Iran |  | Guo, Xianzheng, Lü, Xinbiao, Jia, Qunzi, Li, Jinchao, Kong, Huilei (2019) Fluid Inclusions and S–Pb Isotopes of the Reshui Porphyry Mo Deposit in East Kunlun, Qinghai Province, China. Minerals, 9 (9) 547 doi:10.3390/min9090547 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals were limonite, malachite and minor jarosite. and minor jarosite. During this period, the molybdenum...fluid inclusion studies of Xiadeboli Cu–Mo ore district in Dulan County, Qinghai Province, China. Acta...depth in the Skouriotissa volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus. Chem. Geol |  | | Report (volume) | | Descriptive model of Cyprus massive sulfide, by Donald A. Singer Grade and tonnage model of Cyprus massive sulfide...stratigraphic column through the Troodos ophiolite showing Cyprus massive sulfides and other deposit types and their...types 133 Cross section through the Kalavos district Cyprus showing relationship of massive sulfide deposits...axis 133 Tonnages of Cyprus massive sulfide deposits 134 Copper grades of Cyprus massive sulfide deposits...deposits 134 By-product grades of Cyprus massive sulfide deposits 135 Tonnages of Besshi massive sulfide |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | goethite and hematite as well as sulphates such as jarosite. As a result of this precipitation, it is commonly...as a result of acidic pore waters (atacamite, jarosite) and not only from reaction with neutral pH seawater...(goethite and hematite), secondary Cu sulphides, jarosite and secondary copper minerals including atacamite...from TAG contain predominantly Cu sulphides and jarosite with economically significant concentrations of...The final ’gossan’ product includes Fe-oxide, jarosite +/- atacamite, depending on the parental sulphide |  | | Book | | (Ikonos satellite data) of the ancient mining district of Faynan, Jordan, and its surroundings. Red dots...the research carried out on the ancient mining district and mining techniques. The translation was made...Dating of Early Mining and Smelting in the Faynan District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . 111 X Contents III. The Mining District of Qalb Ratiye (JD-25, JD-GR) . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 112 IV. The Mining District in Wadi Abiad (JD-26, JD-WA) . . . . . . . . . . |  | Hodges, C.A., Cox, D.P., Singer, D.A., Case, J.E., Berger, B.R., Albers, J.P. (1984) U.S. Geological Survey-INGEOMINAS mineral resource assessment of Colombia. Open-File Report Vol. 1984 (84-345) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr84345 | Report (issue) | | 14 Lead-zinc skarn (2.7) 14 Massive sulfide, Cyprus type (3.1) 16 Massive sulfide in felsic and intermediate...skarn, lead-zinc skarn 13 6. Massive sulfide, Cyprus type 15 7. Massive sulfide in felsic and intermediate...complex mineralogy (such as the California-Vetas district) would be useful, not only for exploration in...the Eastern Cordillera at the California-Vetas District (Domain 23) (Sillitoe and others, 1982). Undiscovered...Figure 6. Massive sulfide, Cyprus-type. 15 3.1 MASSIVE SULFIDE, CYPRUS-TYPE Domains 1, 3, 4, 12 |  | | Catalog/List | | black masses i n green A c t i n o l i t e (Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan Sweden) lx1 £1.10 010ALMANDINE F...Muscovite red micaeous masses on matrix (Praborna Mine,St Marcel, Val d ' Aosta I t a l y ) lx1 70p 1 x...i c h fawn massive. Xrayed material. (Sjogruvan Mine, Grythyttan , Sweden) lx1 £1.50 1 x 2 £3 2 x 2 £6...masses on Hidalgoite rich matrix. (Gold H i l l Mine,Tooele County, Utah, USA) lx1 £2.50 1 x 2 £5 223ARSENIC...223ARSENIC NATIVE A s Rich black mass with Stibnite (Kusa Mine, Bau, Sarawak, Borneo) lx1 £2.50 1 x 2 £5 2 x 2 |  | | Book | | ............... . 83 The Fresnillo Ag-Pb-Zn District, Zacatecas, Mexico .............................Massive Sulfide Deposits of the BathurstNewcastle District, New Brunswick, Canada Discussion of Tectonic...Deposits ................ . 4.5.2 The Homestake Gold Mine, South Dakota .. 4.5.3 Pre-Metamorphic Stratiform...Post-Metamorphic Quartz-Rich Vein Ores: The Sigma Mine, Quebec ................ . 4.5.5 Discussion and...Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus ........................ Massive Sulfide Deposits |  | | Catalog/List | | SILICATE) black masses i n Actinolite. (Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan,Sweden) lx1 £ 1 . 1 0 218ALMANDINE...025AHRERITE-RUTNAHORITE rich fawn massive.(Sjogruvan Mine, Grythyttan Sweden).Looks rarer but i s only a dolomite...masses on pure greenish Scorodite. (Gold H i l l Mine. Toole County Utah) 8nsl 50p 1 . 5 c m £1.20 081...orange micro crystals i n cavities i n Slag.Cetine Mine, Sienna , I t a l y. lem £ 3 . 8 0 088 CHABAZITE...096CHROMEGROSSULAR green masses in rock. (jeffery Mine Quebec Canada) lx1 £1.50 1 x 2 £3.50 098 CINNABAR |  | | Report (issue) | | exploration, and assessment of abandoned mine lands and mine-site remediation. This compilation presents...smelting. For example, the environmental signature of a mine site may include metal contents and suites in minedrainage...readily soluble secondary salts associated with mine waste. The "environmental effects" of mineral deposits...including, for example, the environmental effects of a mine drainage on a river into which the drainage flows...release of metals into the environment from solid mine or mineral processing wastes. Although the relative |  | | Report (issue) | | massive sulfide deposits, by B. R. Doe............... Cyprus-type volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in ophiolites...of the Southeast Missouri base metal and barite district, by A. V. Heyl..................................structures containing Pags 3 Examples^ Skelletaa District, Sweden Hljura-Kotalenti Belt, Finland Thompson...ore environment Pillow baaalta and ahalea 4, See Cyprus massive aulflde model a Weather ing yie Ida placers...Au, Ir, 0* Example Kokkinoroteoa chroaie ulna, Cyprus Goto ore body, Philippines Tlebaghl nine. New Caledonia |
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Skouriotissa Mine, Skouriotissa, Nicosia District, Cyprus