Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c26.s6.t2.2
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c26.s6.t2.2
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In the Zawar mines, zinc occurs mainly as sphalerite, ZnS, although there are other zinc minerals such as smithsonite, ZnCO₃ etc. in minor proportions. The host rock is dolomitic and arkosic (quartz and feldspar) containing a variety of sulphide minerals such as sphalerite, galena PbS, pyrite FeS₂, pyrrhotite Fe₁₋ₓS, chalcopyrite CuFeS₂, argentite Ag₂S, silver etc. (Straczek et al., 1967)