Biogenic and abiogenic hydrothermal Sulfides: Controls of rare metal distribution in black shales (Yukon Territories, Canada)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 78-79, Issue , 2003, Pages 559-563

  Orberger, Beate ^a   Pasava, Jan ^b   Gallien, Jean Paul ^c   Daudin, Laurent ^c   Pinti, Daniele L ^a  

^a Géochimie Sédimentaire   (France)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Biogenic sulfides; Black shales; Hydrothermal fluids; Metals

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; MINERALOGY; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SULFUR DEPOSITS;

BIOGENIC SULFIDES; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL SULFIDES; MICROSIZE INCLUSIONS; SPHALERITE; WORM TUBES;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BLACK SHALE; FLUID COMPOSITION; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; IRON SULFIDE; NICKEL; PLATINUM; PYRITE; SPHALERITE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 1142291256     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(03)00141-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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