Wall rock alteration in Cu-Zn-Au bearing volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit at Danva, District Sirohi, Rajasthan

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 391-402

  Kirmani, I R ^a   Fareeduddin, ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Cu Zn Au; Delhi supergroup; Economic geology; Rajasthan; Volcanogenic massive sulphide; Wall rock alteration

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MASSIVE SULFIDE; VOLCANIC ROCK; WALL ROCK; ZINC;

INDIA;

EID: 0032458166     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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