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Chronology of the Kašperské Hory orogenic gold deposit, Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic
The Kašperské Hory deposit represents one of the economically most important hydrothermal gold deposits in the Bohemian Massif (Czech Republic). We present new Re–Os age determinations for sulfides complemente...
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Multiphase formation of the Obří důl polymetallic skarn deposit, West Sudetes, Bohemian Massif: geochemistry and Re–Os dating of sulfide mineralization
The Obří důl Fe–Cu–As polymetallic sulfide skarn deposit is developed in a metamorphic series in the West Sudetes, Bohemian Massif. It consists of lenses of marble, calc–silicate rocks, and skarns. We studied ...
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Open AccessZhamanshin astrobleme provides evidence for carbonaceous chondrite and post-impact exchange between ejecta and Earth’s atmosphere
Chemical fingerprints of impacts are usually compromised by extreme conditions in the impact plume, and the contribution of projectile matter to impactites does not often exceed a fraction of per cent. Here we...
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Brdy Highland: A Landscape Shaped in the Periglacial Zone of Quaternary Glacials
Brdy Highland represents the highest upland in the central part of the Czech Republic outside the mountain ranges distributed in the peripheral parts and along the borders of the country. Because of the existe...
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The Bohemian Karst: A Condensed Record of Landscape and Living Nature Evolution
Rich in historical heritage and natural beauties and located close to , the Bohemian Karst has attracted visitors and scholars for centuries. Lower Paleozoic strata, folded and faulted during the , have yiel...
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Changes in Mercury Deposition in a Mining and Smelting Region as Recorded in Tree Rings
Metal mining and processing in the central Czech Republic has led to the contamination of surrounding soils and vegetation. In this study, Hg concentrations were measured in spruce (Picea abies L.) and beech (Fag...
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Travertine deposits of the Karlovy Vary thermal water system
In the periods 1980–1986 and 1990–2007 many boreholes were sunk during hydrogeological investigations in the center of the Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) hot spring system. The extent and the depths reached were the ...
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Fluxes of Heavy Metals from a Highly Polluted Watershed During Flood Events: A Case Study of the Litavka River, Czech Republic
The Litavka River (length 56 km, watershed area 630 km2, average flow at the outlet to the Berounka River 2.57 m3 s−1) drains the historical mining, ore processing, and smelting region of Příbram. This Ag–Pb–Zn±S...
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The Rožná uranium deposit (Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic): shear zone-hosted, late Variscan and post-Variscan hydrothermal mineralization
Three major mineralization events are recorded at the Rožná uranium deposit (total mine production of 23,000 t U, average grade of 0.24% U): (1) pre-uranium quartz-sulfide and carbonate-sulfide mineralization,...
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Floodplain sediments of the 2002 catastrophic flood at the Vltava (Moldau) River and its tributaries: mineralogy, chemical composition, and post-sedimentary evolution
Fine-grained floodplain sediments of the catastrophic 2002 flood deposited along the lower reaches of the Berounka and Vltava Rivers, Czech Republic, were not highly contaminated with heavy metals and other to...
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Tin–polymetallic sulfide deposits in the eastern part of the Dachang tin field (South China) and the role of black shales in their origin
The Dafulou and Huile vein and stratabound cassiterite–sulfide deposits and sheeted ore veins at the Kangma cassiterite–sulfide deposit are located in the eastern part of the Dachang tin field. These deposits ...
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Geology and genesis of Variscan porphyry-style gold mineralization, Petráčkova hora deposit, Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic
A large number of Variscan mesothermal gold deposits are located in the central part of the Bohemian Massif, close to the Central Bohemian Plutonic Complex. The Petráčkova hora deposit has many features that ...
