On the conditions of formation of the oxidation zone of the Osenneye molybdenum deposit
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Abstract
The main ore body of the Osenneye deposit is confined to the crushing zone in granodiorites and is represented by quartz and quartz-feldspar with tourmaline molybdenite-bearing veins, which dip westward at an angle of 35° in meridional strike. The body has been penetrated along the dip for about 60 m, and from the surface up to 35 m by adits, drifts and crosscuts, and in the interval of 50-60 m it is undercut by a mine. The data of sampling and study of material composition of ores made it possible to identify the oxidation zone up to 40 m deep, where the most oxidized ores are confined to the surface with a gradual decrease of oxide forms of molybdenum at depth.
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