Textural variation in the pyrite-rich ore deposits of the Røros district, Trondheim Region, Norway: Implications for pyrite deformation mechanisms

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-68

  Barrie, Craig D ^a,c   Cook, Nigel J ^b   Boyle, Alan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dislocation creep; EBSD; Norwegian Caledonides; Pyrite; R ros

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CAMBRIAN; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GREENSCHIST FACIES; LATTICE DYNAMICS; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; OVERPRINTING; PETROGRAPHY; PYRITE; SILURIAN; TEXTURE;

NORWAY; ROROS; SOR TRONDELAG; TRONDHEIM;

EID: 76849100912     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-009-0261-3     Document Type: Article

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