Geology and wall rock alteration at the Hercynian Draa Sfar Zn-Pb-Cu massive sulphide deposit, Morocco

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 280-306

  Belkabir, A ^a   Gibson, H L ^b   Marcoux, E ^c   Lentz, D ^d   Rziki, S ^e  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES GUÉLIZ   (Morocco)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^e Mine Draa Sfar   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Draa Sfar; Hercynian; Hydrothermal alteration; Massive sulphide; Morocco

Indexed keywords

ARGILLITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LITHOFACIES; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MUSCOVITE;

CALCITE; FELDSPAR; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

COPPER; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LEAD; LITHOFACIES; LITHOLOGY; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE BODY; ORE DEPOSIT; WALL ROCK; ZINC;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 43449131332     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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