Antithetic behaviour of gold in the volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits of the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 82-97

  Leistel, J M ^a   Marcoux, E ^a   Deschamps, Y ^b   Joubert, M ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b Urb Pinar de Somosaguas   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

EUROPE, IBERIAN PENINSULA, IBERIAN PYRITE BELT;

EID: 0031914605     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050134     Document Type: Article

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