Geology, Geochemistry and Re-Os systematics of manganese deposits from the Santa Rosalía Basin and adjacent areas in Baja California Sur, México

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 467-482

  Del Rio Salas, R ^a,b   Ruiz, J ^a   Ochoa Landin L ^b   Noriega, O ^b   Barra, F ^c   Meza Figueroa, D ^b   Paz Moreno, F ^b  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Baja California; Mexico; Mn deposits; Re Os isotopes

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; MIOCENE; ORE DEPOSIT; OSMIUM; RHENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA ROSALIA BASIN;

EID: 43049165797     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-008-0177-3     Document Type: Article

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