Iron-rich Ca–Mg skarns from the SW East European Craton (Lithuania) : Microstructural study, mineral reactions and direct age constraints of ore-forming events using LA-ICPMS
The Varena Iron Ore deposit in the SW East European Craton is a significant ore body that occurs within metamorphosed and hydrothermally reworked Paleoproterozoic dolostones. We have performed microstructural investigations supplemented with mineral chemistry and geochronological investigations (LA-ICP-MS) to obtain age constraints on the ore-forming event(s) and improve the understanding of the c