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Sphalerite from
Jabali mine, Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jabali mine, Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:738667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:738667:1
GUID (UUID V4):91b38226-5c44-4d98-97b1-b3dfb6f3470c
References
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1994 Jabali, a Zn-Pb-(Ag) carbonate-hosted deposit associated with Late Jurassic rifting in Yemen I. AI...Mineral Resources, P.O. Box 297, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen BRGM, Departement Exploration, BP 6009, F-45060...1992 / Accepted: 23 November 1993 Abstract. The Jabali deposit (3.8 Mt at 16% Zn, 2% Pb and 132 g/t Ag)...southwestern edge of the oil-producing Wadi al Jawf rift basin in northern Yemen. Paleogeographical reconstructions...and NNW-striking boundary fault system. In the Jabali area, the upper part of the Jurassic sequence underwent
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Middle East, with occurrences in Turkey, Iran, and Yemen. Their genesis can be constrained by using carbon...other Middle East deposits (Angouran in Iran, Jabali in Yemen) point to the precipitation from low- to medium-temperature...(Angouran, Iran) or with hydrothermal systems (Jabali, Yemen). This suggests that it is not possible to apply...area, with major occurrences in Iran, Turkey, and Yemen [3ā€“12]. Zinc nonsulfide deposits contain Zn-oxidized...[5], and Chah-Talkh [16] in Iran, as well as Jabali in Yemen [10] (Figure 1). In this short note, nonsulfide
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IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF THE JABALI Zn-Pb-Ag NONSULFIDE DEPOSIT (YEMEN) L. Santoro,1,ā€  G. K. Rollinson...associated with remnants of primary sulfides (sphalerite and galena). The relative abundances of these...characterization and quantitative evaluation of the Jabali (Yemen) nonsulfide Zn-Pb deposit was carried out using...Ā­(QEMSCANĀ®). Both primary and secondary ores at Jabali are hosted in Jurassic dolostones. Smithsonite...hydroxides and remnants of primary sulfides (sphalerite and galena). The host dolomite is locally replaced
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CR Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6, and sauconite - Na0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2Ā·4H2O) collected from several Zn deposits...deposits in Ireland, Belgium, Poland, Namibia, Peru, Yemen and Zambia. The data are compared US with Zn isotope...precursor phase (primary sphalerite or an earlier secondary phase), with primary sphalerite falling in a relatively...in which partial dissolution AC of primary sphalerite is followed by precipitation of an initial secondary...mass of 65.37777(22) (Cloquet et al., 2008; T and IP Moynier et al., 2017; Rosman, 1972). The measurement
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2. BongarĆ” ā€“ deposits ā€œen la selvaā€ 5.3.3. Yemen (Jabali) ā€“ where is the Zinc gone? 5.3.4. Iran ā€“ less...Other deposits, such as Angouran (Iran) and Jabali (Yemen) are genetically more complex. Ore deposits...occur in selected ore districts (Sierra Mojada, Jabali etc.). The economic value of zinc nonsulfide ores...Mehdiabad (Iran), Shaimerden (Kazakhstan), Jabali (Yemen), Hakkari (Turkey), Vazante (Brazil), Accha...Columbia, Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt (Hitzman et al., 2003). Nonsulfide zinc deposits have been distinguished
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diverse settings, namely Hakkari (Turkey), Jabali (Yemen), Cristal (Peru) and Kabwe (Zambia). The petrography...process during the supergene ore formation (i.e., Jabali), the buffering toward basic pH of the solutions...followed by Carbonate Replacement Deposits (CRD) and sphalerite-rich skarn ores. Depending on their genesis and...of primary sulfides (e.g., pyrite/marcasite, sphalerite, galena), and resulting in the precipitation...g., pyrite, marcasite, pyrrhotite and Fe-rich sphalerite) [4]. In supergene Zn-Pb deposits, FeO/OH are
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underwent dissolution and oxidation of the pyrite, sphalerite and galena protore. The weathering also leached...processing sulphide ore became more common (Hitzman et al. 2003; Boni 2005). Development of the Skorpion nonsulphide...spotlight (Borg et al. 2003; Mondillo et al. 2011). Other examples are Accha in Peru (Boni et al. 2009), Angouran...Angouran in Iran (Boni et al. 2007), Vazante in Brazil (Monteiro et al. 2006; Slezak et al. 2014), Hakkari in... Miner Deposita (Santoro et al. 2013) and Jabali in Yemen (Mondillo et al. 2011, 2014). Carbonate-hosted
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by high-salinity, warm fluids (75-200 Ā°C; Leach et al., 2001, 2005). MVT deposits and dolomitization events...intraformational breccias (Schroll et al., 2006; Shelton et al., 2019). Moreover, only few radiometric...Rb-Sr on sphalerite (Ostendorf et al., 2015, 2017), U-Pb/Th-Pb on carbonates (Brannon et al., 1996),... and Re-Os on pyrite (Hnatyshin et al., 2015). The difficulties involved in dating host-rock formation...tectonic regimes (e.g., Leach et al., 2001; Kesler et al., 2004; Ostendorf et al., 2015). We present the first
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fluids derived from the oxidative destruction of sphalerite-bearing sulfide bodies. Formation of these deposits...bodies contain willemite and variable amounts of sphalerite, are hematitic, and are generally associated...flotation process and the ability to smelt and refine sphalerite concentrates, the vast majority of zinc production...discusses exploration guidelines. 685 686 HITZMAN ET AL. Heyl and Bozion (1962) proposed a two-fold classification...silicates and oxides, and they commonly contain minor sphalerite. These deposits represent a newly recognized
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Cunningham Formation. The main sulfides are galena, sphalerite, and minor amounts of pyrite, which have been...et al., 2003, 2005; KƤrner, 2006) and other nonsulfide deposits such as Accha in Peru (Boni et al., 2009)...Iran (Boni et al., 2007; Daliran et al., 2013), and Vazante in Brazil (Monteiro et al., 2006) has reestablished...hypogene and supergene, have been proposed by Hitzman et al. (2003). Hypogene deposits form as structurally controlled...Slezak et al., 2014), as stratiform lenses in highly metamorphosed terranes (Brugger et al., 2003; Peck
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clearly postmetamorphic and dominated by Fe-poor sphalerite, with minor galena, pyrite, anhydrite, quartz...quartz, muscovite, dolomite, and rare calcite. Sphalerite contains Naā€“Caā€“Cl brine inclusions (23ā€“25 mass%...g/t Ag based on a cut-off grade of 4% Zn (Annels et al. 2003). 2 Fig. 1 a Location of the Angouran and...the development of an open pit in 1963 (Bariand et al. 1965). The first geological and mineralogical descriptions...the object of new scientific research (Annels et al. 2003; Borg and Daliran 2004; Daliran and Borg 2003;
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Fe-oxy-hydroxides, with remnants of galena and sphalerite in variable proportions. The supergene enrichment...(North-Western Botswana) and was studied by Mondillo et al. [5]. Kihabe is hosted in a strongly deformed Proterozoic...by two more methodological studies [7,8]. Yans et al. [7] obtained (U-Th)/He ages on supergene goethite...circulation of fluids during the late Cenozoic. Santoro et al. [8] provide a comprehensive assessment of the trace...ores in diverse settings: Hakkari (Turkey), Jabali (Yemen), Cristal (Peru), Kabwe (Zambia), and investigated
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and so on (Fig. 1C; Yang et al., 2009; Zheng et al., 2012, 2014; Li et al., 2017). Detailedly, the first...Wā€“Sn and Shalagang Sb deposits; Zheng et al., 2014; Li et al., 2017). The NHMB is an area with great interest...been extensively studied (e.g., Wang et al., 2017; Sun et al., 2018). However, due to superposition of...The previous genetic models are as follow: Meng et al. (2008) only paid attention to the Sb mineralization...according to Sā€“Pb, Hā€“O, Heā€“Ar isotopic evidence, Zhang et al. (2010) thought that the hot spring circulation drived
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simple and consists of dolomite-pyrite-galena-sphalerite-calcite. The mineralization is tectonically and...controlled. Microthermometry of fluid inclusions in sphalerite indicates that ore precipitated from a NaCl-KCl-CaCl2-MgCl2...Circum-Mediterranean Sea and Alpine Europe (e.g. Rouvier et al., 1985; Bouhlel, 2005; Bouabdellah and Slack, 2016)...Atlantic Ocean (e.g. Europe: Muchez et al., 2005; North Africa: Margoum et al., 2015). Others, however, formed...(e.g. Morocco: Toussit-Bou Beker, Bouabdellah et al., 2015, Bou-Dahar, Rddad and Bouhlel, 2016). In Western
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polymetallic carbonate-replacement deposits (e.g., Megaw et al. 1988, 1996). This study focuses on the two NSZ deposits...(hemimorphite-bearing) deposits (e.g., Hitzman et al. 2003). NSZ concentrations commonly are present in...presented (Megaw et al. 1988, 1996; Tritlla et al. 2007; GonzƔlez-SƔnchez et al. 2009). The Sierra Mojada...hightemperature carbonate-replacement mineralization (Megaw et al. 1988, 1996), or given the lack of evidence of intrusive...basin-related processes (Tritlla et al. 2007; GonzƔlezSƔnchez et al. 2009). Hybrid mineralization models
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hydrothermal silver-lead-zinc vein, Lucky Friday mine, Coeur dā€™Alene mining district, U.S.Aā€”Patrick Nadoll...composition of the Platreef at the Sandslootā€“Mogolakwena mine, Bushveld complex, South Africaā€”Laurie Reisberg...of the mineralized (Ni-Cu-Co) Suwar intrusion, Yemenā€”John D. Greenough, Sandra L. Kamo, Lucia Theny,...V. Goltsman, O.Yu. Plotinskaya, E.D. Bairova, et al. 107 Vol. 49, No. 3, 2011 Experimental study of...A. Sidorov, V. Yu. Prokofā€™ev, N.A. Goryachev, et al. Relationship between metamorphism and ore formation
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mineralization is composed mainly of galena and minor sphalerite and pyrite, with laminated, brecciated, and...lead-zinc metallogenetic domain in China (Fig. 1; Dong et al., 2015). The Karakorum, North Tibet, Sanjiang, and...metallogenic belt (Fig. 1; Hou and Zhang, 2015; Dong et al., 2015; Richards, 2015). The Huoshaoyun deposit is...sulfide ore at 23.75% Pb and 2.68% Zn (Fig. 2; Dong et al., 2015). The Huoshaoyun deposit is the largest known...Large, 2001; Hitzman et al., 2003; Boni et al., 2003; Boni and Large, 2003; Borg et al., 2003; Gilg and Boni
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that the major metallic minerals include pyrite, sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite, whilst the major non-metallic...occurrences, most of them above 500 m deep (Li et al., 2014). With deeper-level exploration in recent... 2014), mineralogy (Wang et al., 2014b), and ļ¬‚uid inclusions (Nie et al., 2015), the style and metallogenesis...2018 The Society of Resource Geology 1 J. Guo et al. 2. Geological setting The Xiangshan volcanic basin...suggested to be mainly of a ļ¬ssure type (Yang et al., 2011). The second phase was zircon Uā€“Pb, dated
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trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2 Y. ZHANG ET AL. 1. Introduction 2. Geological setting In recent...in the Pyeongbuk gold ore belt (Guo 2006; Song et al. 2009). More than ten non-ferrous metal deposits...Cu reserves of 70 and 12 Mt, respectively (Song et al. 2009). Occurrence of mineralisation of this scale...conditions for mineralization (Sun 1994; Song et al. 2009). However, the numbers of known deposits and...(Figure 1(a), Sun 1994; Song et al. 2009; Wang 2014; Zhao et al. 2014; Yang et al. 2015). At the China side
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Zn-Pb-(Ge) Deposit, Mexico: Constraints from Rb-Sr Sphalerite Geochronology and Pb Isotopes Jƶrg Ostendorf...zinc silicates and oxides. We have used Rb-Sr sphalerite geochronology and Pb isotope systematics to constrain...genesis of the sulfide mineralization. An Rb-Sr sphalerite age of 28.8 Ā± 1.7 Ma was obtained from a quantitative...Furthermore, the Pb isotope compositions of galena, sphalerite, and late-stage hydrothermal calcite of the Tres...geotectonic evolution (e.g., Leach et al., 2005; Meinert et al., 2005; Wilkinson, 2014). Such links are
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euhedral galena + sphalerite + calcite + fluorite + barite and Stage II by fine grained sphalerite + galena +...deposits (e.g., Bradley and Leach, 2003; Muchez et al., 2005); consequently, the relationship between tectonic...in ore deposit studies (Muchez et al., 2005; MA Ostendorf et al., 2015). By summarizing the previous...et al., 1993; Appold and D Garven, 1999; Leach et al., 2001), (2) thrust belts (Smethurst et al., 1999;...Pannalal et al., TE 2003), and (3) extensional environments (Bau et al., 2003; Heijlen et al., 2003; Muchez
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in the evaluation of a deposit and planning of a mine or quarry, completely separate from the exploration...formed as a result of this collision (Dyachkov et al., 2009). The zone is presented by the Charsk and...(thrust fault) or a tectonic suture (Dyachkov et al., 2009). Palinspastic reconstruction of geological...Batholith (Kaltoft et al., 2000). The area is the site of Greenlandā€™s only producing mine, due to close end...exceptionally high gold grades (up to 5000 g tā€“1) (Kaltoft et al., 2000), hosted in amphibolite facies meta-basalts
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ionic radii and bonding properties (HumeRothery et al. 1969), thus there are a series of solid solutions...Curti et al. 2005; Zavarin et al. 2005), bio-mineralization (Sarret et al. 2007; Isaure et al. 2010),...ores (Boni et al. 2007, 2009; Coppola et al. 2008; Balassone et al. 2008; Mondillo et al. 2011). Smithsonite...parameters are similar to those of calcite. As new sphalerite mines are becoming more difficult to find, new...Espiari et al. 2006; Navidi Kashani and Rashchi 2008; Irannajad et al. 2009; Mehdilo et al. 2013) and
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Cretaceous limestones. The hypogene sulļ¬des comprise sphalerite, marcasite and minor galena. Calamine ores consist...microcrystalline aggregates as encrustations replacing sphalerite; ii) Sm-II refers to brownish subhedral aggregates...the surface crystals, which replace extensively sphalerite; and iii) Sm-III smithsonite appears as coarse...and Mondillo, 2015). Zn ores shifted towards sphalerite when ļ¬‚otation processes were optimized, allowing...Belgium: Coppola et al., 2008; Sardinia: Boni et al., 2003; Irish Midlands: Balassone et al., 2008; Morocco:
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are Angouran, Iran (Boni et al., 2007a), Shaimerden, Kazakhstan, Jabali, Yemen, and most recently Torlon...whole series of minerals (Large, 2001; Hitzman et al., 2003; Boni, 2005a). The only minerals of current...Radke, 1988; Blot et al., 1995; E. Belogub, pers. commun.). High 267 268 BONI ET AL. 72Ā°00ā€™ W N 71Ā°50ā€™...the Jabal Dhaylan prospect, Saudi Arabia (Hayes et al., 2000). However, these concentrations are relatively...conditions as hypogene nonsulfides (Sweeney et al., 1991; Brugger et al., 2003). Despite widespread distribution
 
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