Structural Control and Genesis of the Fluorspar Deposits near Dilband and the Surrounding Area
Abstract
Geological and structural details of Dilband Fluorspar deposits in Jurassic limestone have been studied. A speculative explanation of the genesis of the deposits is that it was formed during the gradual compression and diagenesis of calcareous zones of the axial belt. These Fluorspar deposits which are scattered over a wide area, confirm to the pulsatory name of the tectonism in this region during the development of the axial belt - and are not the product of hydrothermal solutions from a deep seated igneous body as has been described earlier.
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