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Mineralogy and Origin of Slags from the 6th Kurgan of the Taksay 1 Burial Complex, Western Kazakhstan

2018; Mineralogical Association of Canada; Volume: 56; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3749/canmin.1800025

1499-1276

Dmitry A. Artemyev, Maksim N. Ankushev, Ivan A. Blinov, Vasily A. Kotlyarov, Yana Lukpanova,

Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Research Article| November 01, 2018 Mineralogy and Origin of Slags from the 6th Kurgan of the Taksay 1 Burial Complex, Western Kazakhstan Dmitry A. Artemyev; Dmitry A. Artemyev § Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Ilmensky Reserve, 1, South Urals State University, 8 July Street, 10, 456317, Miass, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation § Corresponding author e-mail address: artemyev@mineralogy.ru Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Maksim N. Ankushev; Maksim N. Ankushev Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Ilmensky Reserve, 1, South Urals State University, 8 July Street, 10, 456317, Miass, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ivan A. Blinov; Ivan A. Blinov Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Ilmensky Reserve, 1, South Urals State University, 8 July Street, 10, 456317, Miass, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Vasily A. Kotlyarov; Vasily A. Kotlyarov Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Ilmensky Reserve, 1, South Urals State University, 8 July Street, 10, 456317, Miass, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yana A. Lukpanova Yana A. Lukpanova Western Kazakhstan Regional Centre of History and Archaeology, Dostyk Avenue, 184, L01P1P8, Uralsk, West-Kazakhstan district, Kazakhstan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Dmitry A. Artemyev § Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Ilmensky Reserve, 1, South Urals State University, 8 July Street, 10, 456317, Miass, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation Maksim N. Ankushev Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Ilmensky Reserve, 1, South Urals State University, 8 July Street, 10, 456317, Miass, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation Ivan A. Blinov Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Ilmensky Reserve, 1, South Urals State University, 8 July Street, 10, 456317, Miass, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation Vasily A. Kotlyarov Institute of Mineralogy UB RAS, Ilmensky Reserve, 1, South Urals State University, 8 July Street, 10, 456317, Miass, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation Yana A. Lukpanova Western Kazakhstan Regional Centre of History and Archaeology, Dostyk Avenue, 184, L01P1P8, Uralsk, West-Kazakhstan district, Kazakhstan § Corresponding author e-mail address: artemyev@mineralogy.ru Publisher: Mineralogical Association of Canada First Online: 06 Dec 2018 Online Issn: 1499-1276 Print Issn: 0008-4476 © 2018 Mineralogical Association of Canada The Canadian Mineralogist (2018) 56 (6): 883–904. https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.1800025 Article history First Online: 06 Dec 2018 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Dmitry A. Artemyev, Maksim N. Ankushev, Ivan A. Blinov, Vasily A. Kotlyarov, Yana A. Lukpanova; Mineralogy and Origin of Slags from the 6th Kurgan of the Taksay 1 Burial Complex, Western Kazakhstan. The Canadian Mineralogist 2018;; 56 (6): 883–904. doi: https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.1800025 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyThe Canadian Mineralogist Search Advanced Search Abstract Columnar slags have been excavated from the Early Iron Age kurgan (a type of burial mound or barrow, heaped over a burial chamber) of Taksay 1 in western Kazakhstan. We have identified over 35 mineral phases in the slags, most of which are related to the disintegration products of sialic complexes. Among the mineral phases are several rare species, such as nickel-rich iron, native iron and nickel, schreibersite, Fe-rich armalcolite, troilite, and Cr-rich spinels, which are not typical for this region and are not known to be associated with metallurgical slags. Formation of the mineral associations requires elucidation of the genesis conditions of the slags. Some of the minerals are products of pyrometamorphism during the formation of slags in situ, accompanying the burning of the wooden burial chamber. The slags in the interior parts formed at high temperature, reaching 1250–1350 °C, which is confirmed by experimental data. Other slags contain relic nickel-rich iron, olivines, and Cr-rich spinels typical of ultrabasic and cosmogenic rocks. This slag formed by melting sand which filled in the roof of the burial chamber. The occurrence of nickel-rich iron, olivines, and Cr-rich spinels is proposed to be evidence of a meteorite substance in the sand. Nickel-rich iron with elevated Co (1–1.8 wt.%), Ge (50–140 ppm), and Ga (20–190 ppm) contents suggests a cosmogenic source. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.