Geological, mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the Radzimowice Au-As-Cu deposit from the Kaczawa Mountains (Western Sudetes, Poland): An example of the transition of porphyry and epithermal style

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 904-920

  Mikulski, Stanislaw Z ^a  

^a POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Gold; Poland; Porphyry epithermal transition; Quartz sulfide carbonate veins; Western Sudetes

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SUDETES; WORLD;

CARBONIFEROUS; ILEX COOKII; LILE;

EID: 15344344343     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-004-0452-x     Document Type: Article

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