The carbonate rock-hosted epithermal gold deposit of Agdarreh, Takab geothermal field, NW Iran - Hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-404

  Daliran, Farahnaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agdarreh; Carbonate rock hosted; Epithermal; Gold; Iran; Takab geothermal field

Indexed keywords

BARITE; CALCIFICATION; CARLIN-TYPE DEPOSIT; CINNABAR; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GALENA; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LIMESTONE; MINERALIZATION; MIOCENE; ORE-FORMING FLUID; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICIFICATION; SPHALERITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; TAKAB; WEST AZERBAIJAN;

EID: 43049151461     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-007-0167-x     Document Type: Article

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