Mineralised breccia with cockade structure

 

Mineralized Breccia with cockade structure

 

Ore deposit type: Hydrothermal in sedimentary environments, Mississippi Valley type (MVT), Alpine subtype

Provenance: Raibl Mine, Cave del Predil (NE Italy)

Description: Cockade structure with galena crystals (lead-gray with metallic luster) mantling angular fragments of carbonatic breccia (reddish), in dolomite matrix (white).

 

 

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