Karst bauxite deposits in the Zagros Mountain Belt, Iran

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 521-532

  Zarasvandi, A ^a   Charchi, A ^a   Carranza, E J M ^b   Alizadeh, B ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Al rich limestones; Authigenic; Iran; Karst bauxites; Zagros Mountain Belt

Indexed keywords

AL-RICH LIMESTONES; AUTHIGENIC; IRAN; KARST BAUXITES; ZAGROS MOUNTAIN BELT;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEBRIS; EROSION; LANDFORMS; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS;

BAUXITE DEPOSITS;

BAUXITE; FAULTING; FOLDING; KARST; LIMESTONE; ORE DEPOSIT; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS;

EID: 56249098234     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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