Geological constraints on massive sulphide genesis in the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 429-451

  Saez R ^a   Almodovar G R ^a   Pascual, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASSIVE SULPHIDE; MINERALIZATION; ORE GENESIS;

PORTUGAL, IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SPAIN, IBERIAN PYRITE BELT;

EID: 0030440489     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1368(96)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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