Dating multiply overprinted Sn-mineralized granites - Examples from the Erzgebirge, Germany

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-359

  Romer, Rolf L ^a   Thomas, Rainer ^a   Stein, Holly J ^b,c   Rhede, Dieter ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

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

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Erzgebirge; Melt inclusion; Mineral inclusion; Molyddenite; Rb Sr; Re Os; U Pb; Uraninite

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICA; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENITE; QUARTZ; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; TIN; URANINITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ERZGEBIRGE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33947196937     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0114-2     Document Type: Article

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