Variscan ore formation and metamorphism at the Felbertal scheelite deposit (Austria): Constraining tungsten mineralisation from Re-Os dating of molybdenite

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 505-521

  Raith, Johann G ^a   Stein, Holly J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Felbertal; Molybdenite; Re Os dating; Scheelite; Tungsten; Variscan

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CARBONIFEROUS; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; METAMORPHISM; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENITE; ORDOVICIAN; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SCHEELITE;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FELBERTAL; SALZBURG [AUSTRIA];

EID: 33748673972     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-006-0118-z     Document Type: Article

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