Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern Alps) and their implications for genetically affiliated lead-zinc deposits

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Schroll, Erich ^a   Rantitsch, Gerd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; LEAD; LOW TEMPERATURE; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERALIZATION; MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE DEPOSIT; ORE DEPOSIT; SULFUR ISOTOPE; ZINC;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; BLEIBERG; CARINTHIA; EASTERN ALPS;

EID: 22344448668     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-004-0071-3     Document Type: Review

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