| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) |
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| Title | Graftonite in phosphatic iron formations associated with the mid-Proterozoic Gamsberg Zn-Pb deposit, Namaqua Province, South Africa |
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| Journal | Mineralogical Magazine |
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| Authors | Stalder, M. | Author |
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| Rozendaal, A. | Author |
| Year | 2002 (December) | Volume | 66 |
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| Page(s) | 915-927 | Issue | 6 |
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| Publisher | Mineralogical Society |
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| DOI | doi:10.1180/0026461026660067Search in ResearchGate |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 243391 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:243391:6 |
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| GUID | 27ba858d-033d-4803-9d11-f0bed2c1edac |
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| Full Reference | Stalder, M., Rozendaal, A. (2002) Graftonite in phosphatic iron formations associated with the mid-Proterozoic Gamsberg Zn-Pb deposit, Namaqua Province, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 66 (6) 915-927 doi:10.1180/0026461026660067 |
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| Plain Text | Stalder, M., Rozendaal, A. (2002) Graftonite in phosphatic iron formations associated with the mid-Proterozoic Gamsberg Zn-Pb deposit, Namaqua Province, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 66 (6) 915-927 doi:10.1180/0026461026660067 |
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| Abstract/Notes | AbstractGranular aggregates of fine-grained graftonite (Fe,Mn,Ca)3(PO4)2and intergrown wolfeite (Fe,Mn)2(PO4)(OH) occur in amphibolite-facies metamorphosed iron formations associated with the Gamsberg Zn-Pb deposit, South Africa. To date, these minerals were believed to have limited parageneses, being essentially restricted to granitic pegmatites and iron meteorites. This paper is the first report of the occurrence of graftonite and wolfeite in a regionally metamorphosed, iron formation-hosted setting. The aggregates are found together with Mn- and Pb-rich apatite and calcian pyromorphite in a pristine unit of almost pure chemical precipitates, the origin of which is intimately linked to the base-metal mineralizing process. Evidence from Gamsberg supports previous studies conducted on pegmatite-hosted graftonites that a simple host rock mineralogy and geochemical prerequisites, such as high activities of Fe, Mn, Ca and a deficiency in F, exert a dominant control on the stabilization of these minerals. However, in a marine sedimentary environment, significant concentrations of phosphorus have to be precipitated to prevent stabilization of all the phosphorus as fluorapatite. The paucity of graftonite in such settings suggests that the combination of these requirements is only rarely achieved. |
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