Geology of the VMS mineralizations in the Variscan chlorite-schists of Moeche (Cabo Ortegal complex, NW Spain);Geología de las mineralizaciones de sulfuros masivos en los cloritoesquistos de Moeche (complejo de Cabo Ortegal, A Coruña)

Boletin Geologico y Minero

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-34

  Castroviejo, R ^a   Armstrong, E ^b   Lago, A ^a   Martinez Simon J M ^c   Arguelles A ^a  

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

^b Ciudad Universitaria ^*  (Spain)

^c Ciudad Universitaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cabo Ortegal (NW Spain); Cyprus type VMS deposits; Moeche; Ophiolite; Variscan collision

Indexed keywords

CHLORITE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERALIZATION; OPHIOLITE; ORE BODY; SCHIST;

CABO ORTEGAL; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 2542483709     PISSN: 03660176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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