Framboidal pyrite in fumaroles on Deception Island (Antarctica): Genetic implications
Pyrite framboids have been recognized in fumaroles on Deception Island, Antarctica. The sulphide was deposited around reworked pyroclastic tephra (lapilli). The formation process starts as a reaction between glass and hydrogen sulphide, giving rise to nucleation and growth of iron monosulfide microc...
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2004
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Online Access: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00044822_v59_n1_p152_Agusto https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00044822_v59_n1_p152_Agusto |
Summary: | Pyrite framboids have been recognized in fumaroles on Deception Island, Antarctica. The sulphide was deposited around reworked pyroclastic tephra (lapilli). The formation process starts as a reaction between glass and hydrogen sulphide, giving rise to nucleation and growth of iron monosulfide microcrystals. The microcrystals then convert to greigite, and form aggregates of uniformly sized microcrystals (development of framboids). Finally, greigite is replaced by pyrite. In this study pyrite was observed forming at 100°C in less than one hour. © 2004 Asociación Geológica Argentina. |
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