Fault and stratigraphic controls on volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits in the Strelley Belt, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 67-82

  Vearncombe, Susan ^a   Vearncombe, Julian R ^a   Barley, Mark E ^b  

^a Vearncombe and Associates Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Faults; Pilbara Craton; Stratigraphy; Volcanogenic massive sulphides

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; FAULT; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; STRATIGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031827611     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00064-8     Document Type: Article

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