Age constraints on the devonian shale-hosted Zn-Pb-Ba deposits, Gataga District, Northeastern British Columbia, Canada

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-200

  Paradis, Suzanne ^a   Nelson, Joanne L ^b   Irwin, Steve E B ^c  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORITE DEPOSIT; CHRONOLOGY; DEVONIAN; EXHALATIVE DEPOSIT;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA;

EID: 0031844324     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.2.184     Document Type: Article

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