The mesoproterozoic nain plutonic suite in eastern Canada, and the setting of the Voisey's bay Ni-Cu-Co sulphide deposit

Geoscience Canada

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 173-188

  Ryan, Bruce ^a  

^a Department of Mines ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGMATIC PROCESSES; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; PLUTONIC ROCK;

CANADA, LABRADOR, VOISEY BAY;

EID: 0031462679     PISSN: 03150941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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