Fe-skarn.

ALSO? Manganese occurrence associated with lithic tuffs and situated in the central part of Iranian flysch zone. The occurrence is a volcano-hydrothermal mineralization.

Located 28 km northeast of the Khash city and 1 km west of Sangan village [Chabahar County? - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangan,_Chabahar].

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ⓘ Iron - Magnetite

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ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'

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ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'

References:

Kahrazehi, Mahmoudreza

Lotfi, Mohamad

Ghaderi, Majed

Mohajjel, Mohamad

Jafari, Mohamadreza (2015): First report of geochemical characteristics of the Sangan manganese occurrence, northeast Khash (Iran). Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 8 (Suppl. 3), 85-93.

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References

https://uni-salzburg.elsevierpure.com/de/projects/geochemistry-and-isotopic-studies-of-ree-bearing-sangan-fe-skarn-/

Ghavi, J., Karimpour, M.H. (2010) Geological Investigation and Mineralization of the Dardway Iron deposit, Sangan Ore Field, Northeast Iran. The 1 st International Applied Geological Congress, Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University - Mashad Branch, Iran, 26-28 April 2010.

Kahrazehi, Mahmoudreza; Lotfi, Mohamad; Ghaderi, Majed; Mohajjel, Mohamad; Jafari, Mohamadreza (2015) First report of geochemical characteristics of the Sangan manganese occurrence, northeast Khash (Iran). Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 8 (Suppl. 3), 85-93.

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