Hydrothermal Pb-Zn ore formation in the Central Rhodopian Dome, south Bulgaria: Review and new time constraints for Ar-Ar geochronology

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 37-58

  Kaiser Rohrmeier, Majka ^a   Handler, Robert ^b   v Quadt, Albrecht ^a   Heinrich, Christoph ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Bulgaria; Hydrothermal Pb Zn vein mineralisation; Madan; Metamorphic core complex; Rhodopes

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; ORE DEPOSIT;

BULGARIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22944477076     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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