The application of rare earth element analyses in the exploration for volcanogenic massive sulfide type deposits

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-252

  Gale, G H ^a   Dabek, L B ^b   Fedikow, M A F ^a  

^a Geological Services Branch ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

CANADA;

EID: 0031544860     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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