The Fe deposit, west-central Spain: Tectonic-hydrothermal uranium mineralization associated with transpressional faulting of alpine age

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1505-1520

  Martin Izard, Agustin ^a   Arribas Sr , Antonio ^a   Arias, Daniel ^a   Ruiz, Javier ^a   Fernández, Francisco Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Enusa Industrias Avanzadas SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dilational jogs; F deposit; Lithogeochemical data; Ore deposit; Shear zone; Spain; Tectonic hydrothermal model; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONACEOUS SHALE; LITHOGRAPHY; MINERAL RESOURCES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; URANIUM DEPOSITS;

HYDROTHERMAL FLOWS;

IRON DEPOSITS;

FAULTING; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IRON; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM;

CIUDAD RODRIGO BASIN; IBERIAN MASSIF; SPAIN;

EID: 0036819285     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.40.5.1505     Document Type: Article

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