Geohemijske karakteristike boksita Mačkata (Zlatibor, Srbija)

Geochemical characteristics of Mačkat bauxites in Zlatibor (Serbia)

Abstract

The Mačkat bauxite-bearing distiict occurs on northeastern slopes of Zlatibor (south of Užice) and is restricted to the zone of Internal Dinarides. This district is characterized by numerous occurrences and deposits of karstic bauxites Cretaceous in age. Bauxites are of boehmite-kaolinite type, with variable alumina, silica and iron as chief constituents, which might be, beside economical value, extremely useful in solving numerous researching problems. The geochemical investigations have yielded data on origin of elements and source material generating bauxites, then on composition, genesis of bauxites and others.