Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

Greigite, Pyrite, Quartz

Euhedral greigite crystal (with trace impurities of As and Sb) with small inclusions of slightly As-bearing pyrite grains, in a quartz matrix. SEM micrograph (BSE mode) of a polished sample of dump material.

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Greigite, Pyrite, Quartz

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

Euhedral greigite crystal (with trace impurities of As and Sb) with small inclusions of slightly As-bearing pyrite grains, in a quartz matrix. SEM micrograph (SE mode) of a polished sample of dump material. Note the distinctly higher hardness of the pyrite inclusions (Mohs hardness 6-6.5) by comparison to the greigite (4-4.5). Note: the round ...

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Tailings dump

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

Dammed tailings dump (approx. 50 x 35 m in size). The orange colour is due to dominant, fine-grained realgar superficially altered to pararealgar. The dump is completely unprotected from wind erosion. Note the very close houses. Photo made in May 2017, during a joint field trip of project collaborators from the University of Vienna, the ...

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Derelict buildings of the processing plant

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

Derelict buildings of the processing plant; the tailings dump is immediately adjacent to the plant. Photo made in April 2018, during a joint field trip of project collaborators from the University of Vienna, the Natural History Museum Vienna and the University of Štip (ÖAD and FWF projects on the environmental mineralogy of Lojane and ...

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View from dump

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

View from the major dump (on the right sight) along the creek bed. An adit (under water) is barely visible a bit right and up from the photo centre. A shaft is located a bit below the brownish area in the top left part of the photo. Photo made in April 2018, during a joint field trip of project collaborators from the University of Vienna, the ...

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Piece of realgar-stibnite ore

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

Piece of realgar-stibnite ore found on the dump. Photo made in May 2017, during a joint field trip of project collaborators from the University of Vienna, the Natural History Museum Vienna and the University of Štip (ÖAD and FWF projects on the environmental mineralogy of Lojane and Allchar).

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Tailings dump cross-section

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

Tailings dump cross-section. The orange colour is due to dominant, fine-grained realgar superficially altered to pararealgar. Some crumbly efflorescent phases (white to pale blue, currently under study) are visible in the lower part. Photo made in May 2017, during a joint field trip of project collaborators from the University of Vienna, the ...

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Creek bed

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

Looking for mineralised samples in the creek bed (dry in the summer months). Photo made in May 2017, during a joint field trip of project collaborators from the University of Vienna, the Natural History Museum Vienna and the University of Štip (ÖAD and FWF projects on the environmental mineralogy of Lojane and Allchar).

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Tailings dump seen from the side

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

The tailings dump seen from the side. In the background, on the right side, the derelict buildings of the processing plant. Photo made in May 2017, during a joint field trip of project collaborators from the University of Vienna, the Natural History Museum Vienna and the University of Štip (ÖAD and FWF projects on the environmental ...

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Dump

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

One of the dumps of an abandoned Cr mine in the upper part of the creek valley. A few pieces of Cr ore and stibnite-realgar ore were found. Photo made in May 2017, during a joint field trip of project collaborators from the University of Vienna, the Natural History Museum Vienna and the University of Štip (ÖAD and FWF projects on the ...

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Waste dump

Lojane, Lipkovo Municipality, North Macedonia

The large waste dump in the bottom part of the creek valley. Pieces containing massive realgar and stibnite are scattered on the dump's surface. Photo made in May 2017, during a joint field trip of project collaborators from the University of Vienna, the Natural History Museum Vienna and the University of Štip (ÖAD and FWF projects on the ...

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