Geochemical mercury survey in the Azogue Valley (Betic area, SE Spain)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 27-35

  Viladevall, M ^a   Font, X ^a   Navarro, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epithermal deposit; Hg vapour; Mercury; Soil survey; Spain

Indexed keywords

EPITHERMAL DEPOSITS;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; GOLD; MERCURY (METAL); METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; SILVER; SOIL SURVEYS; VAPORS;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SOIL SURVEY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0032714575     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(99)00025-4     Document Type: Article

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