On the origin of the PGE mineralization in the elatsite porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Bulgaria: Comparison with the baula-nuasahi complex, India, and other alkaline PGE-rich porphyries

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1355-1372

  Augé, Thierry ^a   Petrunov, Rumen ^b   Bailly, Laurent ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Elatsite; Hydrothermal remobilization; Platinum group elements; Platinum group minerals; Porphyry copper

Indexed keywords

CLAY ALTERATION; COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITION; GOLD DEPOSITS; MELTING; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SULFIDE MINERALS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ELATSITE PORPHYRY; HYDROTHERMAL REMOBILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS; PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS; PORPHYRY-COPPER DEPOSIT;

MINERALOGY;

METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

BULGARIA; ELATSITE MINE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 29244433753     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.43.4.1355     Document Type: Article

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