Environment of ore deposition in the creede mining district, San Juan Mountains, Colorado: Part V. Epithermal mineralization from fluid mixing in the OH vein

Economic Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-44

  Hayba, Daniel O ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITHERMAL MINERALIZATION; FLUID INCLUSION; ORE FORMATION; SPHALERITE;

USA, COLORADO, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, CREEDE;

EID: 0030782305     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.92.1.29     Document Type: Article

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