Replacement origin of Crinkill ironstone: Implications for genetic models of base metal mineralization, central Ireland

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-249

  Cruise, Mark D ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE METAL; CARBONIFEROUS; IRONSTONE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; SULPHIDE;

IRELAND;

EID: 0030410889     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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