Pyrite metamorphism in the Devonian Hunsrück Slate of Germany: Insights from laser microprobe sulfur isotope analysis and thermodynamic modeling

American Journal of Science

Volumn 306, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 525-552

  Wagner, Thomas ^a   Boyce, Adrian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METAMORPHISM; MODELING; PYRITE; RECRYSTALLIZATION; REMOBILIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; RHENISH SCHIEFERGEBIRGE;

EID: 33845191566     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/07.2006.02     Document Type: Article

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