Direct evidence of fluid mixing in the formation of stratabound Pb-Zn-Ba-F mineralisation in the Alston Block, North Pennine Orefield (England)

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 821-835

  Bouch, Jon E ^a   Naden, Jonathan ^a   Shepherd, Thomas J ^b   McKervey, John A ^a   Young, Brian ^a,d   Benham, Antony J ^a   Sloane, Hilary J ^c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alston Block; North Pennine Orefield; Stratabound mineralisation

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; FLUORINE; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; STRATABOUND DEPOSIT; ZINC;

ALSTON; CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PENNINES; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36249016995     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0093-3     Document Type: Article

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