Dolomite Skarn
Limestone + Dolomitization + Hornblende-hornfels facies or Proxene-hornfels facies
Required Geological Setting
Accretionary complexes + Plutonic rocks
Accretionary complexes + Low-P metamorphic rocks
Occurrence
Dolomite skarn formed in a dolomite-limestone block by contact metamorphism.
Distribution of dolomite skarn described in this site.
Localities
- Kasuga Mine (Dolomite skarn)
- Hotokezaki (Dolomite skarn)
- Ishibaiyama (Dolomite skarn)
- Mount Hiiragi (Dolomite skarn)
Related Occurrences
- Skarn (I-type, Magnetite-series)
- Skarn (S-type, Ilmenite-series)
- Skarn (Sanidinite facies)
- Dolomite Skarn