Osmium, sulphur, and helium isotopic results from the giant Neoproterozoic epithermal Imiter silver deposit, Morocco: Evidence for a mantle source

Chemical Geology

Volumn 207, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 59-79

  Levresse, G ^a,b   Cheilletz, A ^a   Gasquet, D ^a   Reisberg, L ^a   Deloule, E ^a   Marty, B ^a   Kyser, K ^c  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epithermal deposit; Fluid inclusions; Helium; Imiter; Morocco; Osmium; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; SILVER;

AFRICA; ANTI-ATLAS; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 2642522807     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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