Supergene mineral assemblages rich in Pb, As and P occur on the dumps after the historical mining of the base-metal deposit in Kvasetice (Havlíčkův Brod ore district, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic). The primary hydrothermal assemblage of pyrite > sphalerite > arsenopyrite > galena >> boulangerite hosted in the quartz veins is partly different from other similar localities in this area, which belong to the typical k-pol ores with iron-rich sphalerite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, arsenopyrite and chalcopyrite. Kvasetice locality is characterized by a relatively higher stability of pyrite and sphalerite with a relatively low Fe content (< 0.12 apfu of Fe) compared to arsenopyrite and galena in supergene conditions, as well as a total deficit of Cu, Ca and partly S. In the supergene mineral association rich in Pb-P-Fe-As, two main assemblages can be distinguished. Supergene assemblage I contains common microscopic anglesite replacing galena and two sub-groups of arsenates with sulphide relics in small quartz veins: (a) in close association with the relic arsenopyrite are pharmacosiderite and hydroniumpharmacosiderite, both relatively Pb-rich (≤ 0.18 apfu of Pb), accompanied by a rare scorodite. (b) More abundant assemblage of segnitite >> beudantite > mimetite >> carminite and coronadite without a direct association with sulphides. Other phases with a non-stoichiometric Fe/As ratio (HFA) are only locally found. A sporadic greenockite is the only detected decomposition product of sphalerite. The Pb-Fe3+ sulfates (minerals of the jarosite subgroup), gypsum, and Ca-, Zn-, Sb- and Cu-supergene minerals are missing. Supergene assemblage II is mainly represented by pyromorphite (mostly with As below detection limit, but locally with ≤ 0.44 apfu), rarely by mimetite and only locally also by cerussite. They overgrow thin crusts of mainly Fe-oxyhydroxides covering the altered granite matrix or line thin druse quartz veinlets. The supergene mineral assemblages from Kvasetice differ not only from other localities in the ore district studied, but also from other localities of supergene mineralization in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. They are the product of weathering in the shallow supergene zone, however, they could also have been arised by subrecent weathering of materials deposited on the dumps during the 13-16th century.
The occurrence of tungsten mineralization of greisen type with the dominant ferberite and scheelite in quartz veins was detected in 1963 at the site Pekelský vrch near Jihlava. We conducted a detailed mineralogical research of the vein material sampled in the years 2020 - 2022. The dominating tungsten mineralization is represented especially by two chemically different types of ferberite, including relatively pure younger ferberite and older generation of ferberite containing substantial amounts of hübnerite (19 - 45 mol.%) and huanzalaite component (2.6 - 4.1 mol.%). Widespread scheelite replaces earlier ferberite, and is replaced by younger generation of ferberite. The Ti,W-rich columbite-(Fe) is an accessory phase associated with younger generation of ferberite. In addition to tungsten mineralization, there was recorded a varied sulphidic mineralization with dominating pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite and rare sulphosalts including matildite and gustavite, and locally also tellurosulphides (joséite-A and joséite-B), native bismuth and electrum. The supergene mineralization with Fe3+ hydroxides, bismutite, bismite, petitjeanite, kintoreite, corkite, plumbogummite, jarosite and iodargyrite is relatively rare. The gangue is dominated by quartz with flakes of low-F phengitic muscovite and rare siderite and fluorapatite. In addition, a fragment of an Al-rich rock, composed of corundum, andalusite, margarite and muscovite, was identified in the dump material. A total of 32 mineral species was found there.
Sulphide mineralization was found in relics of mine dumps from medieval mining near Utín, at SE part of the Havlíčkův Brod ore district (Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic). It is represented by pyrite, Fe-rich sphalerite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, galena (with chemical compositions corresponding to other occurrences of this ore district) and more rare jamesonite and boulangerite. The main Ag ore was probably Ag-rich member of tetrahedrite group - kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe) with empirical formula (Ag5.45Cu4.48)Σ9.93(Fe1.75Zn0.32Mn0.01)Σ2.08Sb4.00S12.05. Another interesting mineral found in this association is Au-rich silver with Au contents in the range 53.35 - 56.40 wt. % and average empirical formula Ag0.60Au0.39. Schultenite, minerals of the pharmacosiderite group and inhomogeneous Fe-arsenates were detected from the rarely represented supergene mineralization.
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