Metallogenesis of Zn-Pb carbonate-hosted mineralization in the southeastern region of the Picos de Europa (Central Northern Spain) Province: Geologic, fluid inclusion, and stable isotope studies

Economic Geology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-40

  Gomez Fernandez F ^a   Both, R A ^d   Mangas, J ^b   Arribas, A ^c  

^a Escla Univ de Ing Tec Minera   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c Dpto de Automatic Ingenieria Electronica e Informatics Industrial DISAM   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; LEAD; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ZINC;

SPAIN;

EID: 0342656963     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.95.1.19     Document Type: Article

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