Peculiarities of some mafic-ultramafic- and ultramafic-hosted massive sulfide deposits from the Main Uralian Fault Zone, southern Urals

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-69

  Nimis, P ^a   Zaykov, V V ^c   Omenetto, P ^a,b   Melekestseva, I Yu ^c   Tesalina, S G ^d   Orgeval, J J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Kroseven Services sas   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^e BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Mafic ultramafic hosted; Main Uralian Fault Zone; Oceanic island arc; South Urals; Volcanogenic massive sulfides

Indexed keywords

MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC-HOSTED; OCEANIC ISLAND ARC; VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; PYRITES; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFIDE MINERALS; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

MINERALOGY;

CHROMITE; FAULT ZONE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; ISLAND ARC; MAFIC ROCK; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PYRRHOTITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

EURASIA; URALS;

EID: 37449002723     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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