Growth controls in colloform pyrite

• Published in: The American mineralogist Vol. 94; no. 4; pp. 415 - 429
• Main Authors: Barrie, Craig D, Boyce, Adrian J, Boyle, Alan P, Williams, Patrick J, Blake, Kevin, Ogawara, Takahiko, Akai, Junji, Prior, David J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Mineralogical Society of America 01.04.2009; De Gruyter; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Subjects: Alaska; antimony; colloform; colloform habit; Creeks; crystal growth; Crystals; Diffraction; EBSD; electron diffraction data; Ezuri Deposit; Grain size; Greens Creek Deposit; isotope ratios; Isotopes; kuroko-type deposits; massive deposits; massive sulfide deposits; metals; mineral deposits, genesis; Mineralogy; Minerals; nonsilicates; Particle size; Pyrite; S isotopes; S-34/S-32; saturation; Sedimentation & deposition; stable isotopes; sulfides; Sulfur; Supersaturation; Trace elements; United States; United States > US; Alaska; Japan

Primary colloform textures preserved in ore deposits can be a useful tool in understanding changing conditions of ore formation due to the sequential development of the colloform layers. However, the growth controls that influence formation of these textures are poorly understood. To try to address...