Mineralogy of gold in the Elshitsa massive sulphide deposit, Sredna Gora zone, Bulgaria

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-229

  Bogdanov, K ^a   Tsonev, D ^a   Kuzmanov, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; MINERALIZATION;

BULGARIA, SREDNA GORA ZONE, ELSHITSA DEPOSIT;

EID: 0030810538     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050087     Document Type: Article

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