Pb-isotope evidence for the role of Mesozoic basins in the genesis of Mississippi Valley-type mineralization in Somerset, UK

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 673-676

  Haggerty, R ^a   Budd, P ^a   Rohl, B ^b   Gale, N H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genesis; Isotopes; Lead; Mendip Hills; Mineral deposits; Mississippi Valley type

Indexed keywords

FLUID EXPULSION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TYPE DEPOSIT; OVERPRESSURING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

UK, ENGLAND, SOMERSET;

EID: 0030483002     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.5.0673     Document Type: Article

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