Source and evolution of ore-forming hydrothermal fluids in the northern Iberian Pyrite Belt massive sulphide deposits (SW Spain): Evidence from fluid inclusions and stable isotopes

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 519-537

  Sánchez España, Javier ^a   Velasco, Francisco ^a   Boyce, Adrian J ^b   Fallick, Anthony E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions; Iberian Pyrite Belt; Massive sulphide deposits; Ore forming fluids; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUID; STABLE ISOTOPE;

IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SPAIN;

EID: 0141723645     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-002-0326-z     Document Type: Article

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