Basin evolution and stratigraphic correlation of sedimentary-exhalative Zn-Pb deposits of the Early Cambrian Zarigan-Chahmir Basin, Central Iran

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 328-353

  Rajabi, Abdorrahman ^a,b   Canet, Carles ^c   Rastad, Ebrahim ^a   Alfonso, Pura ^d  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRJAND   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Early Cambrian back arc basin; Sag phase sequence; SEDEX; Syn rift magmatism; Zarigan Chahmir basin

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; DEPOSITS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON OXIDES; LEAD ALLOYS; LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS; MANGANESE ALLOYS; MANGANESE DEPOSITS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; ZINC ALLOYS; LEAD; LEAD DEPOSITS; MANGANESE; MINERAL RESOURCES; TECTONICS; ZINC;

BACK-ARC BASIN; MAGMATISMS; PHASE SEQUENCE; SEDEX; ZARIGAN-CHAHMIR BASIN;

IRON DEPOSITS;

APATITE; BACKARC BASIN; BASIN EVOLUTION; CAMBRIAN; GONDWANA; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; IRON OXIDE; LEAD; MAGMATISM; OCEANIC CRUST; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; ZINC; ORE DEPOSIT;

IRAN;

EID: 84926480803     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.07.013     Document Type: Article

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