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Skarns are the largest iron deposits. The iron skarns are mined for their magnetite content and
although small amounts of Cu, Co, Ni and Au may be present, iron is usually the only
recoverable merchandise.
GOLD SKARN
Refers to mineral deposits are extracted, exclusively or predominantly gold and exhibiting
altered calc rocks, usually dominated by garnet and pyroxene, which is related to the
mineralization.
TIN SKARN
Tin skarns are almost exclusively associated with high silica grains produced by the melting of
the continental crust.
From a standpoint of mining, the most important thing is that tin can be incorporated into
silicates such as garnet, sphene and idocrase, where it is economically unrecoverable.
COPPER SKARN
Are perhaps the world's most abundant type. They are especially prevalent in areas related to
subduction orogenic both continental and oceanic settings.
Most zinc skarns occur in the continental subduction zones or associated with rifting. Are
mineral mines zinc, lead, silver although zinc is usually dominant.
Fe Skarn
Conclusions
The mineralogy of skarn and its metal content is controlled by its genesis and history of
crystallization associated pluton.
The relationship between the different environments of formation of skarns, and what defines
a rock as skarn, is the mineralogy.
The minerals that are useful for classification and for exploring the skarns are garnet, pyroxene
and amphibole.
HIERRO skarn
Skarns son los mayores depsitos de hierro. Los skarns de hierro se extraen por su contenido
de magnetita y aunque pequeas cantidades de Cu, Co, Ni y Au pueden estar presentes, el
hierro es generalmente la nica mercanca objeto de reembolso.
skarn ORO
skarn TIN
skarns de estao estn asociados casi exclusivamente con granos altos de slice producidos por
la fusin de la corteza continental.
skarn COBRE
Son quizs el tipo ms abundante del mundo. Son especialmente frecuentes en las reas
relacionadas con la subduccin configuraciones tanto continentales y ocenicas orognicos.
conclusiones
La relacin entre los diferentes ambientes de formacin de skarn, y lo que define a una roca
como skarn, es la mineraloga.
Los minerales que son tiles para la clasificacin y para explorar los skarns son granate,
piroxeno y anfboles.