Manganese and ferromanganese ores from different tectonic settings in the NW Himalayas, Pakistan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 455-465

  Tahir Shah, Mohammad ^a   Moon, Charles J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fe Mn ores; Geochemistry; Hydrothermal; Ophiolitic; Ore mineralogy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FERROMANGANESE DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSCHIST FACIES; MANGANESE DEPOSIT; METAMORPHISM; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; MINERALOGY; OPHIOLITE; ORE DEPOSIT; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SILTSTONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33847191036     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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