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Zeolitic alteration in the Tertiary Feres volcano-sedimentary basin, Thrace, NE Greece

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

I. Marantos ,
T. Markopoulos  and
G. E. Christidis
I. Marantos*
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (I.G.M.E), 70 Messogion str, 115 27 Athens, Greece
T. Markopoulos
Affiliation:
Technical University of Crete, Department of Mineral Resources and Engineering, 73100 Chania, Greece
G. E. Christidis
Affiliation:
Technical University of Crete, Department of Mineral Resources and Engineering, 73100 Chania, Greece
*
*E-mail: marantos@igme.gr
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Abstract

The Tertiary volcano-sedimentary sequence of the Feres basin (Thrace, NE Greece), includes lavas of andesitic–rhyolitic composition as well as volcaniclastic rocks, pyroclastic flows and pyroclastic fall deposits principally of dacitic–rhyodacitic composition. The pyroclastic flow deposits frequently show intense devitrification, vapour-phase crystallization and evidence of fumarolic activity, which involves deposition of scapolite in pore spaces. The Feres basin can be subdivided on the basis of mineral alteration assemblages: (1) the Pefka region; characterized by intense hydrothermal alteration of the volcanic rocks and mineral zoning(silicic, argillic, sericitic and propylitic zones) with polymetallic mineralization, and (2) the remainder of the basin; where the volcaniclastic rocks are characterized by the alteration of volcanic glass to zeolites (clinoptilolite, heulandite, mordenite, analcime), clay minerals (smectite, illite, celadonite, chlorite), SiO2 polymorphs (cristobalite, opal-CT, quartz), K-feldspar and calcite. Laumontite is also present as an alteration product of plagioclase, with stilbite sporadically occurringin veinlets. Locally, rhyolites are also altered to zeolites (clinoptilolite and/or mordenite). The zeolitization process has occurred rapidly with the depositional environment, temperature, rate of cooling(of the volcanic rocks), nature and temperature of the mineral-forming fluids and composition of the parent material controllingthe formation of zeolites.

Keywords

Tertiary volcaniclasticsrhyoliteszeolitizationdevitrificationvapour-phase crystallizationzeoliteclinoptiloliteheulanditemordenitestilbitelaumontiteanalcime
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Research Article
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 71 , Issue 3 , June 2007 , pp. 327 - 345
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2007

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