Chert in the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 59-81

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

^a BRGM   (France)

^b Urb Pinar de Somosaguas   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHERT; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; MINERAL EXPLORATION;

EUROPE, IBERIAN PENINSULA, IBERIAN PYRITE BELT;

EID: 0031946614     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050133     Document Type: Article

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