Gypsum mineralization in hieroglyphic beds of the Jankowa anticline – preliminary research results (Outer Western Carpathians)

Sulfate mineralization occurs in almost all lithostratigraphic beds of the Carpathians and has been described for at least the last century. While carrying out cartographic studies near Bobowa, a new site of gypsum mineralization was discovered within the hieroglyphic beds of the Jankowa anticline. The gypsum crystals found there reach up to several centimetres in length and, so far, no similar ones have been described in the Carpathian flysch deposits. Gypsum from Jankowa occurs in the form of intergrowth and twinnings, rosettes and larkspurs, and vein fillings

Preliminary results of sulphur isotope studies on sulfides from selected ore deposits and occurrences in the Karkonosze–Izera Massif (the Sudety Mts., Poland)

Preliminary sulphur isotope data are presented for selected ore deposits and occurrences in the Karkonosze-Izera Massif, namely, polymetallic mineralization sites at Budniki, Ciechanowice, Izerskie Garby and Sowia Dolina, and the pyrite deposit at Wieściszowice. The data reveal two populations of δ34S values: from 2.74 to 3.95‰ (pyrrhotites and pyrites in Sowia Dolina, and some pyrites in Wieściszowice) and from 0.79 to 1.8‰ (pyrites in Budniki, Ciechanowice and Izerskie Garby, and some pyrites from Wieściszowice). All of the data are indicative of endogenic sulphur typical of hydrothermal mineralization despite the genetic differences between the sites