Precipitation of lead-zinc ores in the Mississippi Valley-type deposit at Trèves, Cévennes region of southern France

Geofluids

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-44

  Leach, D ^a   Macquar, J C ^b   Lagneau, V ^c   Leventhal, J ^a   Emsbo, P ^a   Premo, W ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions; France; Geochemical modeling; Lead zinc deposits; Mississippi Valley type deposits

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; LEAD; ORE DEPOSIT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); ZINC;

CEVENNES; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645096610     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2006.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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