The Koman dawsonite and realgar-orpiment deposit, Northern Albania: Inferences on processes of formation

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 413-427

  Ferrini, Vincenzo ^a   Martarelli, Lucio ^b   De Vito, Caterina ^a   Çina, Aleksander ^c   Deda, Tonin ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Centro Studio gli Equilibri Speri   (Italy)

^c Geological Survey of Albania   (Albania)

Author keywords

Chemical compositions; Dawsonite realgar orpiment deposit; Koman; Northern Albania; Ore genesis; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

DAWSONITE;

MINERALS;

DAWSONITE; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; REALGAR;

ALBANIA; KOMAN;

EID: 0037670715     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.413     Document Type: Article

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