Mount Isa lead-zinc orebodies: Replacement lodes in a zoned syndeformational copper-lead-zinc system?

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 61-110

  Perkins, W G ^a,b,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MIM Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alteration; Cu Pb Zn system; Lead zinc orebodies; Mineralisation; Mount Isa

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; COPPER; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; REPLACEMENT; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, MOUNT ISA;

EID: 0031420034     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1368(97)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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