The Bavanat Cu-Zn-Ag orebody: First recognition of a Besshi-type VMS deposit in Iran

Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-315

  Mousivand, F ^a   Rastad, E ^a   Hoshino, K ^b   Watanabe, M ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bavanat; Besshi type; Cu Zn Ag deposits; Sanandaj Sirjan belt (zone); Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits (VMS)

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; SILVER; ZINC;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34249793692     PISSN: 00777757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7757/2007/0075     Document Type: Article

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