Formation of ore minerals in metamorphic rocks of the German continental deep drilling site (KTB)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B8, 1997, Pages 18323-18336

  Kontny, A ^a,b,g   Friedrich, G ^c   Behr, H J ^d   De Wall, H ^b,g   Horn, E E ^d   Moller P ^e   Zulauf, G ^f  

^a Windischeschenbach   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Inst F Geol Dynam Lithosphare   (Germany)

^e GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^f Geologisch Palaontologisches Inst   (Germany)

^g Geologisch Palaontologisches Inst   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; DEEP DRILLING; KTB BOREHOLE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION; ORE MINERAL;

GERMANY, BAVARIA, KTB SITE;

EID: 0031411175     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb03395     Document Type: Article

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