DILL,
H.G. (2008) Diagenetic and epigenetic mineralisation in Central Europe related to surfaces and
depositional systems of sequence stratigraphic relevance.-
In: J.M. Ketzer and S. Morad (eds.), Linking Diagenesis
to Sequence Stratigraphy of Sedimentary Rocks, International Association
of Sedimentologists (IAS),
Special
Publication, Blackwell (accepted for
publication).
Key:
1) Type of deposit
3. Type localities
4. Element
association
5. Mineral
assemblage
6.
Environment of deposition
7. Sequence
stratigraphic control: SB = Sequence boundary, LST
= Lowstand systems tract, TST = Transgressive systems tract, HST = Highstand
systems tract, MFZ = Maximum flooding zone, TS = Transgressive surface
Near-shore oolitic marine ironstones–Ordovician (Llanvirn, Caradoc)-Schmiedefeld (Germany)-
Gebersreuth (Germany)-Wittmannsgereuth (Germany)- Unterneuhüttendorf
(Germany)-Ejpovice (Czech Republic)- Krušná Hora (Czech Republic) - Nučice(Czech
Republic)- Zdice(Czech Republic)- Mníšek(Czech Republic)-Komárov (Czech
Republic) - Fe-(P)- thuringite, chamosite, siderite, hematite, goethite, ±
magnetite, ± pyrite, apatite, kaolinite (LOH)
shelf sandstones/ shore face deposits (MOH) tempestites below the storm wave
base (UOH) shore face, barrier and lagoon -(LOH) TS, (MOH) MFZ , (UOH) TS [LOH:
Lower ore horizon, MOH: middle ore horizon. UOH: upper ore horizon]
Black-shale-hosted polymetallic pyrite deposits- Silurian and Early Devonian-Gera-Ronneburg
(Germany)-Gräfenthal Horst (Germany)- Möschwitz (Germany)- Fe-Zn-Cu-Pb-U- (low
metal concentrations of chalcophile elements and gold)- pyrite, marcasite,
fahlore, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, sooty pitchblende, apatite - euxinic deep marine shelf environments and marine slope
environment-(TST ) MFZ
Carbonate-hosted
ironstones- Late Silurian
(Ludlowian)- Gräfenthal Horst (Germany)-
Fe- siderite (goethite)- swells topped by limestones
undergoing karstification- HST with SB
Near-shore oolitic marine ironstones- Devonian- Walderbach (Germany)-Vervier (Belgium)-Dinant
(Belgium)- Fe- Devonian- marine high energy regime
(storm deposits)- MFZ (to lower HST)
Nearshore marine-paralic clayband- and blackband-type
ironstones- Late Carboniferous- Ruhr
District (Germany)-Saar-Nahe Basin (Germany) - Fe- siderite, ± pyrite-
paralic (floodplain, backswamps to nearshore intertidal marshes)- MFZ
Kaolin deposits- Carboniferous
(Westphalian, Stephanian) Mesozoic, Cainozoic)- Karlovy Vary -Podbořany (Czech Republic)-
Al-Si- kaolinite- chemical weathering caused by tropical to
subtropical climates on a peneplain- SB
Unconformity-related uranium deposits- Permo-Mesozoic- Gera-Ronneburg (Germany)- U- pitchblende,
chalcocite, bornite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, As-Sb-Hg fahlore, galenite,
pyrrhotite, niccolite, smythite, millerite, covellite, pyrite, bravoite,
markasite, Ni-Co arsenide, hematite- chemical weathering
caused by tropical to subtropical climates on a peneplain - SB
Sandstone-hosted kaolin deposits- Mesozoic- Hirschau-Schneidenbach (Germany)- Al-Si-
kaolinite, plumbogummite- chemical weathering caused
by tropical to subtropical climates on a peneplain and
reworked into alluvial-fluvial deposits(HST)-SB
Vein-type F-Ba-U-bearing base metal deposits- Permian to Lower Jurassic- Dreislar (Germany),
Wölsendorf-Nabburg (Germany), Käfersteige (Germany), Oberwolfach (Germany), Bad
Grund (Germany), Maxonchamp (F), Val d´ Ajol (France), Münstertal (Germany), Freudenstadt (Germany), Eisenbach (Germany)
F-Ba-Pb-Zn-U- fluorite, barite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite,
marcasite, tetrahedrite, bournonite,
boulangerite, pyragyrite, pitchblende, ± coffinite-
unconformity-related-(SB Þ LST-TS)
Sediment-hosted and vein-type base metal deposits- Post-Permian- Marsberg (Germany)-
Cu-(Pb-Zn)- chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, selenides, native gold-
unconformity-related- SB Þ TS-TST-MFZ
Sediment-hosted and vein-type F-Ba-bearing base metal
deposits- Post-Permo-Triassic- Pingarten (Germany)-
F-Ba-Pb- barite, fluorite, cerussite, quartz- alluvial-fluvial- SB Þ
LST-TS
Sandstone-hosted base metal deposits- Jurassic- Maubach-Mechernich (Germany)- Pb-Zn- galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite,
bravoite, pyrite, tetrahedrite, bournonite, marcasite, covellite- alluvial-fluvial-lacustrine-
SB Þ LST-TS
Coal- and
shale-bearing uranium deposits- Late Carboniferous to Early
Permian- Intrasudetic basin (Poland), Kladno-Rakovnik (Czech Republic), Plzen basins (Czech Republic), Döhlen-
(Freital) (Germany), Stockheim- (Germany), Weiden-( Germany), Oos-Saale-(
Germany), Saar-Nahe basins (Germany), St. Hippolyte (France)- U-(Pb-Cu-Zn)-
pitchblende, galena, sphalerite,
chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, pyrite, marcasite- swamps and paludal –
marginal lacustrine environments- MFZ
Sandstone-hosted
Cu-dominated base metal deposits - Middle
to late Permian- Horní Vernéřovice (Czech Republic), Nowa Ruda (Poland), Okrzeszyn (Poland)- Cu-U-(Pb-Zn)- chalcocite, bornite, covellite, azurite and malachite,
galena, sphalerite, sooty pitchblende- fluvial to lacustrine- MFZ to lower
parasequences of the HST and upper parasequences of TST
MFZ Þ SB towards basin edge
Shale-hosted Cu-dominated
base metal deposits
(Kupferschiefer-type)- Late Permian –Triassic-
Polkowice (Poland) –Konrad (Poland)-Lena (Poland)-Richelsdorf (Germany), Mansfeld-Sangerhausen (Germany),
Spremberg-Weisswasser (Germany)-Cu-Pb-Zn (PGE)- chalcopyrite, bornite,
chalcocite, tennantite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, covellite, digenite, hematite,
PGM- tide-dominated environment with flats and lagoons (sabkhas) under arid
conditions- Upper parasequences of the TST grading through the MFZ into the
lower parasequences of the HST
Sodium-, potassium and bitter salt-bearing evaporite
deposits- Late Permian (Thuringian)-Zielitz
(Germany)-Lehrte-Sehnde (Germany)- Borth (Germany)- Hengelo (The Netherlands)-
Neuhof-Ellers (Germany) -Nowa Sól (Poland)- Eschwege (Germany)- Giershagen (Germany )- Na- K- Mg-(Br)-F-Sr-
halite, sylvite, kieserite, carnallite, polyhalite, strontianite, celestite,
fluorite- sabkhas- LST onlapping HST
Sandstone-hosted
Cu--dominated base metal deposits – Mesozoic-
Twiste (Germany)- Wallerfangen (Germany)-Wrexen (Germany)-Helgoland (Germany)-
Cu-U-(Pb-Zn-PGE-Ni-Se)- cuprite, malachite, chalcocite, digenite, anilite,
bornite, stromeyerite, chalcopyrite, fahlore s.s.s., covellite, maucherite,
niccolite,. pyrite, cattierite, berzelianite, naumannite, guanajuatite,
uraninite, brannerite, gold, copper, PGE- fluvial to lacustrine- MFZ to lower
parasequences of the HST and upper parasequences of TST
MFZ Þ SB towards basin edge
Carbonate-hosted Zn-dominated base-metal deposits- Triassic to Tertiary- Olkusz - Chrzanow /Upper Silesia (Poland)- Wießloch (Germany)- Zn-Pb- galena, sphalerite,
pyrite, wurtzite, brunckite, marcasite, cerussite, smithsonite, goethite-
barrier, lagoon, sabkha, near-shore marine brackish, karst- HST (SB)
Strontianite-, celestite- and fluorite deposits- Middle Triassic- Jena-Göschwitz (Germany)- F-Sr- strontianite, celestite, fluorite-
sabkhas- HSTÞ SP
Evaporite deposits- Middle
Triassic- Bad Friedrichshall (Germany)- Heilbronn (Germany)-
Haigerloch-Stetten (Germany)-Rheinfelden
(Switzerland) - Zurzach (Switzerland)- Na- halite- sabkhas- LST
Sandstone-hosted Pb-dominated base metal deposits- Triassic with redeposition during the Cainozoic- Freihung
(Germany)-Wollau (Germany) -Eichelberg (Germany)- Pb- cerussite, galena, ±
chalcopyrite, ±sphalerite, ±bravoite, ±covellite, ±barite-
fluvial-lacustrine/ playa-(TST)-HAST
Evaporite deposits- Late
Triassic- Nancy (France)-Dieuze (France)- Na- halite- sabkhas- LST
Tabular sandstone-hosted uranium deposits- Late Triassic- Burgsandstein-Stubensandstein area (D)- U-
sooty pitchblende, ± coffinite, apatite, ± tyuyamunite, ±carnotite-
fluvial-swamp-playa- HST
Near-shore oolitic marine ironstones- Jurassic (Liassic to Malm)- Nancy (France),
Landres-Ottange (France), Esch-Rumelange-Differdange (Luxembourg)- Gutmadingen
(Germany)-Blumberg (Germany)-Geislingen (Germany)--Aalen (Germany)-Pegnitz
(Germany)-Nammen (Germany)- Gifhorn (Germany)- Herznach (Switzerland)-
Częstochowa – Zawiercie (Poland)-Lęczyca (Poland)- Fe-(P)- hematite,
goethite, chamosite, siderite, leptochlorites, ± thuringite, ± magnetite, ±
pyrite, apatite- near-shore marine high energy zone (regressional facies-(Fe) MFZ (P) TS Þ merging landward into SBs
Strontianite-, celestite- and fluorite deposits- Jurassic to Cretaceous- Deister Hills (Germany)-Hemmelte
West (Germany)- Sr-Ca-S- celestite, anhydrite- sabkhas HSTÞ SP
Near-shore marine pebble-ironstones- Cretaceous- Salzgitter (Germany)-
Peine (Germany)- Fe-
goethite-(fluvial)-marine (incised valley fill)- (SB)
LST-TS
Near-shore marine pebble- and black-river ironstones- Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)-Amberg-Sulzbach-Rosenberg (Germany)- Fe-P- goethite, siderite, apatite, ±
REE-Fe-phosphate- fluvial-lacustrine-brackish (incised valley fill)- (SB) LST-TS
Unconformity-related sandstone-hosted uranium deposits- Post-Turonian
-Königsstein (Germany) -
Hamr (Czech Republic)- U- pitchblende- alluvial
fan through near-shore marine siliciclastics- SB–LST-TST-MFZ
Kaolin-bauxite
deposits- Late Cretaceous and
Tertiary- Tirschenreuth (Germany)- Goerlitz (Germany) - Meißen
(Germany)- Czerwona Woda (Poland)-
Zebrzydowa (Poland)- Strzegom (Poland) - Strzelin (Poland)-Znojmo (Czech
Republic) - Weinzierl-Kriechbaum (A)-Bolesławice (Poland) –Westerwald (Germany)- Al-Si- kaolinite, ±
gibbsite- chemical weathering caused by tropical to
subtropical climates on a peneplain, in places reworked into deltaic deposits- SB Þ LST ?
Garnierite deposits- Cretaceous
to Tertiary- Szklary (Poland)-Ząbkowice Sląskie (Poland)-St.
Egidien (Germany)-Krěmže
(Czech Republic) - Tąpadła
(Poland) - Góra Sleża (Poland)- Ni-(Mg)- garniertite, schuchartite, pimelite, amorphous magnesite- chemical
weathering caused by tropical to subtropical climates on a peneplain- SB
Vein-type base
metal deposits- Cretaceous to
Tertiary- Usingen (Germany)-Sauerland (Germany)- Brilon (Germany)-Ruhr
District (Germany)- Si-Ca-Pb-Zn- quartz, calcite, galena, sphalerite-
unconformity-related-(SB Þ LST-TS)
Carbonate-hosted base metal deposits- Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous (?)-
Aachen-Stollberg (Germany), Iserlohn-Schwelm
(Germany) Brilon (Germany), La Calamine
(Belgium)- Pb-Zn-Ba- galena, sphalerite, barite, smithsonite, willemite,
hemimorphite- unconformity-related/ karstification-(SB Þ
LST-TS)
Sodium-, potassium and bitter salt-bearing evaporite
deposits- Tertiary-
Buggingen (Germany)- Na-K- halite, sylvite- sabkha- LST
Bauxite deposits- Miocene- Vogelsberg (Germany)- Al- gibbsite-
unconformity-related- SB
Unconformity-related uranium deposits- late Miocene to early Pliocene- Rudolphstein (Germany) -Fuchsbau (Germany)- U- uranophane, torbernite, autunite- late Miocene to early Pliocene-
unconformity-related- SB
Manganese–phosphate deposits- Neogene to Quaternary-
Rheinisches Schiefergebirge (Germany) Franken-Thüringer Wald (Germany) Schwarzwald (Germany)-Lahn area (D)-
Fe-Mn-P- goethite, poorly-hydrated Mn oxides, manganomelane, Al-sulphate-phosphates- unconformity-related/
karstification- SB