40Ar/ 39Ar geochronology of magmatism and hydrothermal activity of the Madjarovo base-precious metal ore district, eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 204, Issue , 2002, Pages 137-150

  Marchev, Peter ^a   Singer, Brad ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; OLIGOCENE; ORE DEPOSIT; VOLCANISM;

BULGARIA;

EID: 0037002529     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.204.01.09     Document Type: Article

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