The volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits of the Iberian Pyrite Belt: Review and preface to the Thematic Issue

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 2-30

  Leistel, J M ^a   Marcoux, E ^a   Thieblemont D ^a   Quesada, C ^b   Sanchez A ^b   Almodovar G R ^c   Pascual, E ^c   Saez R ^c  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DEVONIAN; HERCYNIAN; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; METALLOGENY; MINERALIZATION; MINING;

EUROPE, IBERIAN PENINSULA, IBERIAN PYRITE BELT;

EID: 0031948686     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050130     Document Type: Editorial

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