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Volborthite Occurrence at the Alaid Volcano (Atlasov Island, Kuril Islands, Russia)

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Abstract—Yellow volborthite Cu2.95(V1.91P0.09)Σ2O7(OH)1.90·2H2O, and turquoise atacamite, Cu2[Cl0.98(OH)0.02]Σ1.00(OH)3 have been found incrusting fractures and the surfaces of lava blocks on the Northeast slope of the Alaid volcano (Atlasov island, Kuril Islands, Russia). The Raman spectrum of volborthite contains the following bands (with assignment) in the range 900–70 cm–1: 885 (ν1 VO4), 809 (ν3 VO4), 748 (ν3 VO4, libration mode of water, deformation mode of OH), 507 (ν4 VO4, ν1 CuO6), 471 (ν4 VO4, ν1 CuO6), 441 (ν4 VO4, ν2 CuO6), 345 (ν2 VO4), 257 (ν5 CuO6, ν2 VO4) and 241 (ν2 VO4) cm–1. Volborthite is likely a supergene mineral formed as a result of primary alteration of fumarole minerals. Euchlorine and shcherbinaite could be the Cu and V sources for volborthite, respectively. Conversely, the volborthite–atacamite paragenesis could have formed in the near-surface, relatively low-temperature fumarole zone—the so-called hot hypergenesis zone, due to the interaction of primary exhalative minerals with meteoric water under the influence of volcanic gas.

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Field studies with sampling and primary processing of mineralogical material were carried out by L.P. Anikin and V.A. Rashidov with the support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project nos. 18-05-00410 and 18-05-00041. Laboratory research of minerals was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 20-35-70008 (E.S. Zhitova, A.V. Sergeeva, R.M. Ismagilova)). The studies were carried out on equipment of the Resource Centers of St. Petersburg State University “X-ray Diffraction Research Methods” and “Geomodel” in the framework of the final qualification work of R.М. Ismagilova. The authors are grateful to I.V. Pekov for detailed analysis of the manuscript and valuable comments.

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    E. S. Zhitova, L. P. Anikin, A. V. Sergeeva, V. A. Rashidov, V. M. Chubarov & A. N. Kupchinenko

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Zhitova, E.S., Anikin, L.P., Sergeeva, A.V. et al. Volborthite Occurrence at the Alaid Volcano (Atlasov Island, Kuril Islands, Russia). Geol. Ore Deposits 63, 735–748 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075701521070114

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