Mineral reactions in sulphide systems as indicators of evolving fluid geochemistry - A case study from the Apollo mine, Siegerland, FRG

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 573-590

  Wagner, Thomas ^a   Cook, Nigel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apollo mine; Diffusion; Fluid geochemistry; Germany; Sulphide systems

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FLUID GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALIZATION; MINERAL REACTION; SULPHIDE;

GERMANY, SIEGERLAND;

EID: 0031445891     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1997.061.407.09     Document Type: Article

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