『Abstract
The carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions in rocks and ores
of the Ulutelyak (Bashkortostan) manganese deposit of the Lower
Permian (P1kg) are studied. Values of δ13C,
‰(PDB) and δ18O, ‰(SMOW) show the following range:
from -3.8 to 3.3 and from 22.9 to 29.6, respectively, in manganese
oxide-carbonate ores; from 2.7 to 4.1 and from 28.8 to 29.7, respectively,
in non-ore carbonate-clayey interbeds of the ore member; and from
2.8 to 4.5 and from 29.5 to 30.0, respectively, in the underlying
and overlying limestones. Lithological features and isotope data
suggest that manganese carbonates were formed at the postsedimentary
stage of rock transformation due to metasomatic replacement of
the primary cyanobacterial sedimentary carbonates by the elisional
manganiferous solutions.』
Introduction
Geological setting
Results of lithological and isotopic studies
Lithological features
Carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions
Genesis of manganese ores and rocks
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References