Zinc-lead skarn deposits at Leadville, New South Wales, Australia, and their distinction from volcanic-hosted massive sulphides

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-33

  Ashley, P M ^a   Willott, B R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Posgold Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIGENETIC REPLACEMENT; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; SKARN DEPOSIT; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, LEADVILLE;

EID: 0030847281     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050069     Document Type: Article

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