Türkiye Jeoloji Bülteni

A Study on Vanadinite and Desclosite

Abstract: Vanadinite ,and desclozite of secondary lead mineralsoccur in a cave between the ovelying dolomite marble ,and the sericitecale schist at the bottom of the Keban metamorphic massive, Elazığ county East Turkey.The minerals having different mineralogical properties show distinct zoning marking changes in composition during the formation.These supergene products of the lead ,and zinc deposit are believed to take their lead, zinc ,and copper content from the primary sulphides. The secondary deposit is lithogene in origin beingformed by lateral secretion.It is most unlikely that the occurrence indicates that additionallead-zinc ore bodies can be found further away from the knownare bodies.