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Mineralogy of certain pyrite concretions from Israel and their alteration products

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

E. Sass ,
Y. Nathan  and
A. Nissenbaum
E. Sass
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Y. Nathan
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
A. Nissenbaum
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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Summary

Pyrite concretions from an arid area of Southern Israel are described. The alteration products include alunite, gypsum, jarosite, baryte, celestine, goethite, hematite, sulphur, and sideronatrite. Sideronatrite is described in detail. The pyrite alteration is considered to be recent and the sideronatrite is preserved owing to climatic aridity. The puzzling appearance of sulphur is tentatively explained by microbiological reduction of the sulphates.

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Research Article
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Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 35 , Issue 269 , March 1965 , pp. 84 - 87
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1965

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