Mineral-chemistry and stable-isotope constraints on the magmatism, hydrothermal alteration, and related PGE - (base-metal sulphide) mineralisation of the Mesoarchaean Baula-Nuasahi Complex, India

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 583-607

  Augé, Thierry ^a   Lerouge, Catherine ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Baula Nuasahi Complex; Breccia apophysis; Contact type mineralisation; Ferritchromite; Hydrothermal alteration; India; Oxygen, hydrogen, sulphur isotopes; PGE

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; JHARKHAND; SINGHBHUM BELT; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 8144219530     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-004-0428-x     Document Type: Article

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