Pyrometallurgical relics of Pb-Cu-Fe deposits in south-eastern Germany: An exploration tool and a record of mining history

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-50

  Dill, Harald G ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaeometallurgical remains; Exploration; False and true gossans; Germany; LaTene; Medieval

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOMETALLURGICAL REMAINS; EXPLORATION; FALSE AND TRUE GOSSANS; GERMANY; LATENE; MEDIEVAL;

CALCITE; CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON ORES; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; LEAD DEPOSITS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; PYRITES; PYROMETALLURGY; SILICATES; SLAGS; SMELTING; TIN; ZINC;

IRON DEPOSITS;

GOSSAN; IRON ORE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MEDIEVAL; METALLURGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALOGY; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SMELTING; STRATABOUND DEPOSIT; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 56349092812     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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