Bismuth and cobalt minerals as indicators of stringer zones to massive sulphide deposits, Iberian Pyrite Belt

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-26

  Marcoux, E ^a   Moelo Y ^b   Leistel, J M ^a  

^a DR/MGG   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES MATÉRIAUX JEAN ROUXEL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; COBALT; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; STRINGER ZONE;

PORTUGAL, IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SPAIN;

EID: 0029773786     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00225392     Document Type: Article

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