Laramide orogenic fluid flow into the Western Canada sedimentary basin: Evidence from paleomagnetic dating of the kicking horse Mississippi Valley-type ore deposit

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 68-83

  Symons, D T A ^a   Lewchuk, M T ^a   Sangster, D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TYPE DEPOSIT; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

CANADA, CANADIAN CORDILLERA;

EID: 0031854444     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.1.68     Document Type: Article

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