The role of the Kupferschiefer in the formation of hydrothermal base metal mineralization in the Spessart ore district, Germany: Insight from detailed sulfur isotope studies

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-239

  Wagner, Thomas ^a   Okrusch, Martin ^b   Weyer, Stefan ^c   Lorenz, Joachim ^b   Lahaye, Yann ^c   Taubald, Heiner ^d   Schmitt, Ralf T ^e  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Base metals; Germany; Kupferschiefer; Laser ablation MC ICP MS; Sulfur isotopes

Indexed keywords

BASE METAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FAULT ZONE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; KUPFERSCHIEFER; LASER METHOD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PERMIAN; STRATABOUND DEPOSIT; SULFUR ISOTOPE; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

GERMANY; HESSE; SPESSART;

EID: 77954086952     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-009-0270-2     Document Type: Article

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