Hercynian age of the cobalt-nickel-arsenide-(Gold) Ores, Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas, Morocco: Re-Os, Sm-Nd, and U-Pb age determinations

Economic Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1065-1079

  Oberthur, Thomas ^a   Melcher, Frank ^a   Henjes Kunst, Friedhelm ^a   Gerdes, Axel ^b   Stein, Holly ^c   Zimmerman, Aaron ^c,d   El Ghorfi, Mustapha ^e  

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

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^e Reminex Exploration   (Morocco)

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EID: 77951920177     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.104.7.1065     Document Type: Article

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