Sedimentary cycles and selective dolomitization in limestones hosting the giant navan zinc-lead ore deposit, Ireland

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-77

  Rizzi, Giancarlo ^a   Braithwaite, C J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOLOMITIZATION; LEAD; LIMESTONES; MINERALIZATION; ZINC;

IRELAND, NAVAN;

EID: 0031402571     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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