The mid-proterozoic Mporokoso basin, Northern Zambia: Sequence stratigraphy, tectonic setting and potential for gold and uranium mineralisation

Precambrian Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 1-17

  Andrews Speed, C P ^a  

^a Minex Department Zimco Ltd ^*  (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING; UNCONFORMITY; URANIUM MINERALIZATION;

ZAMBIA, MPOROKOSO BASIN;

EID: 0024527395     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9268(89)90073-9     Document Type: Article

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