In search of the lost zinc: A lesson from the Jabali (Yemen) nonsulfide zinc deposit

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 209-219

  Mondillo, N ^a   Boni, M ^a   Balassone, G ^a   Grist, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Geochemistry; Jabali; Mineralogy; Recovery; Zn dolomite

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EXTENSION; DOLOMITIZATION; EVALUATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; IGNEOUS ACTIVITY; JABALI; MESOZOIC RIFTING; MINING AREAS; MINING DISTRICT; MISSISSIPPI; NONSULFIDE ZINC ORES; ORE DEPOSITION; ORE MINERALS; PROCESSABLE; RED SEA; RIETVELD; SULFIDE DEPOSIT; SUPERGENE; ZINC RECOVERY; ZN-DOLOMITE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; MINERALS; ORE ANALYSIS; ORES; RECOVERY; TECTONICS; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY; ZINC DEPOSITS; ZINC ORE TREATMENT;

ZINC;

DOLOMITIZATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MESOZOIC; METALLOGENESIS; METALLURGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSIT; OXIDATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; RIFTING; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIGGER MECHANISM; UPLIFT; ZINC;

AMANAH AL ASMAH; SANAA; YEMEN;

EID: 79954613954     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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