Babingtonite from the Zadní Hutisko near Vernířovice (Moravia, Czech Republic)
Article PDFBabingtonite from the Zadní Hutisko near Vernířovice (Moravia, Czech Republic)
The Zadní Hutisko locality is situated in the Sobotín Massif, originally Devonian rocks strongly affected by the Variscan metamorphism. Hornblende schists host low-temperature hydrothermal fissure Alpine-type mineralization. New finds coming from the talus of Homole Mtn. (1209 m) confirmed presence of mineralization with dominant prehnite accompanied by actinolite, albite, epidote, K-feldspar, pyrite, quartz, titanite. From the zeolite group, minerals of the stilbite and heulandite subgroups and laumontite are present. New is the occurrence of babingtonite, proved both by the powder-XRD and EDS analyses.
Michal Osovský, OKD, a.s., Mining Operation 1 – Karviná Mine, Čs. armády 1, 735 06 Karviná-Doly, Czech Republic, e-mail: michal.osovsky@okd.cz
Jakub Jirásek, Centre ENET & Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic, e-mail: jakub.jirasek@vsb.cz
Dalibor Matýsek, Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/ 2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic, e-mail: dalibor.matysek@vsb.cz