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Ardennite-bearing mineral association related to sulfide-free ores with chalcophile metals at Nežilovo, Pelagonian Massif, North Macedonia
Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, HR – 10000 Zagreb,
Republic of Croatia
Nikita V. Chukanov
Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of
Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow region, 142432, Russia
Ivan Boev
Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences, Goce Delčev University, Štip, 2000, Republic of North
Macedonia
Božidar Darko Šturman
Department of Mineralogy and Geology, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
deceased
Vladimir Zebec
Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, HR – 10000 Zagreb, Republic of Croatia
Vladimir Bermanec
Faculty of Metallurgy, University of Zagreb, Aleja narodnih heroja 3, HR – 44000 Sisak,
Republic of Croatia
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Short summary
A new locality of ardennite-(As) is described in Nežilovo, North Macedonia. This mineral grows in specific conditions, which makes it useful to reconstructing the conditions of rock formation. Phengite mica that was found also supports this investigation. This explanation results in a new proposal for mineral formula calculation of ardennite-group minerals and reviews the current ardennite-group end-members. This occurrence has developed through three metamorphic stages which are also described.
A new locality of ardennite-(As) is described in Nežilovo, North Macedonia. This mineral grows...
