Origin of proterozoic metal-rich black shales from the Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic

Economic Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-79

  Pasava J ^a   Hladikova J ^a   Dobes P ^a  

^a CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SHALE; GEOCHEMISTRY; INTRACONTINENTAL RIFT; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; SULPHUR;

CZECH REPUBLIC, BOHEMIA, BOHEMIAN MASSIF;

EID: 0030455536     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.1.63     Document Type: Article

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