ON THE QUESTION OF THE SO-CALLED SECONDARY QUARTZITES OF MADNEULI AND OTHER GOLD-BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF THE BOLNISI MINING DISTRICT, SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA

Archil Magalashvili

doi:10.52340/pajig.2024.136.05

Authors

Archil Magalashvili Ilia State University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7253-7825

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52340/pajig.2024.136.05

Keywords:

Madneuli deposit, secondary quartzite, ore genesis

Abstract

At the VMS Madneuli deposit, several types of high-silica rocks are classified as Gold-bearing Secondary Quartzites. It is demonstrated that some of these correspond to advanced argillic alteration, while others to the 'white smokers' and transitional formations. An effort is made to categorize these rocks and explore their relationship with mineralization.

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Author Biography

Archil Magalashvili, Ilia State University

Doctor of geological-mineralogical sciences, Professor, Head of the Earth Sciences Study Programs of the Ilia State University, Georgia.

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