Hydrothermal mixing, carbonate dissolution and sulfide precipitation in Mississippi Valley-type deposits

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 344-357

  Corbella, Mercè ^a   Ayora, Carlos ^b   Cardellach, Esteve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbonate dissolution; Fluid mixing; Hydrothermal karst; Mississippi Valley type deposits

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; KARSTIFICATION; MINERALIZATION; MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE DEPOSIT; ORE DEPOSIT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 2942520953     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-004-0412-5     Document Type: Article

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