The geochemistry of vegetation growing over the deeply buried Chisel North Zn-rich massive sulphide deposit, Snow Lake area

Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada

Volumn , Issue 426, 1996, Pages 225-255

  Fedikow, M A F ^a  

^a Sciences Technologie Energie et Mines Manitoba   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ELEMENT MOBILIZATION; FLUID MIGRATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; VEGETATION; ZINC;

CANADA, MANITOBA, SNOW LAKE;

EID: 0030456472     PISSN: 00687626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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