The mineralogical history of the Broken Hill Lode, NSW

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 379-402

  Plimer, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broken Hill; Retrogression; Sulphide deformation and metamorphism; Weathering; Willyama Supergroup

Indexed keywords

EID: 0021553473     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120098408729300     Document Type: Article

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