Stable isotope evidence for thermochemical sulfate reduction in the Dugald River (Australia) strata-bound shale-hosted zinc-lead deposit

Chemical Geology

Volumn 129, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 227-246

  Dixon, Grant ^a   Davidson, Garry J ^b  

^a University of Tasmania ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; REDUCTION; STRATABOUND DEPOSIT; SULPHATE; SULPHUR;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, DUGALD RIVER;

EID: 0030467387     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2541(95)00177-8     Document Type: Article

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