Miocene diagenetic and epigenetic strontium mineralization in calcareous series from Cyprus and the Arabian Gulf: Metallogenic perspective on sub- and suprasalt redox-controlled base metal deposits

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 557-576

  Dill, Harald G ^a   Henjes Kunst, Friedhelm ^a   Berner, Zsolt ^b   Stüben, Doris ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Celestite; Diagenetic; Epigenetic Mediterranean Sea; Neogene

Indexed keywords

BASE METAL; CELESTINE; DIAGENESIS; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; MIOCENE; ORE DEPOSIT; STRONTIUM;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; CYPRUS; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF;

ALGAE;

EID: 58049198409     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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