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MIXED SULPHIDES MINERALISATIONS IN THE PALEOZOIC OF SARDINIA. METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION FROM THE CAMBRIAN SHELF TO THE ORDOVICIAN-SILURIAN ACTIVE PALEOMARGIN.

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TO IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF MINERALIZING PROCESSES IN ORDER TO DEFINE GUIDES FOR MINERAL ECPLORATION.

THE SARDINIAN MICROPLATE OFFERS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF CORRELATION BETWEEN GEODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS AND ORE ASSOCIATIONS. AS A CONTINUATION OF RESEACH CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PRIMARY RAW MATERIALS PROGRAMME 1978-1981, IT IS INTENDED TO ANALYSE FURTHER THE PROCESSES AND GEOLOGICAL CONTROLS OF SULPHIDE DEPOSITION AND CONCENTRATION, BOTH IN THE CAMBRIAN CARBONATES OF THE STABLE IGLESIENTE SHELF AND IN THE ORDOVICIAN-SILURIAN SEDIMENTS AND VOLCANICS OF THE ADJOINING PALEOMARGY, ISLAND ARC ENVIRONMENT. THIS INVEESTIGATION WILL INVOLVE STUDIES IN SEDIMENTOLOGY, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY OF HOST ROCKS AND OF ORES, GEOCHEMISTRY.

THE CAMBRUIAN SEQUENCE WILL BE COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE MONTAGNE NOIRE IN SW FRANCE, AND FOR THIS PURPOSE, CLOSE COOPERATION WILL BE MAINTAINED WITH FRENCH CONTRACTORS(CONTRACTS NOS.MSM 128 AND 130).

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Università degli Studi di Cagliari
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Piazza d'Armi
09100 Cagliari
Italia

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