The Meillers Autunian hydrothermal chalcedony: First evidence of a ∼295 Ma auriferous epithermal sinter in the French Massif Central

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 69-87

  Marcoux, E ^a   Le Berre, P ^b   Cocherie, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Epithermal; France; Hercynian; Massif central; Meillers; SHRIMP; Silica; Sinter

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE QUARTZ; SILICA-SATURATED FLUIDS;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; QUARTZ DEPOSITS; SANDSTONE; SILICA; ZIRCON;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

CHALCEDONY; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; ORE DEPOSIT; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; SINTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MASSIF CENTRAL; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3042621816     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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