Detrital transport of metals by glaciers, an example from the Pinchi Mine, central British Columbia

Environmental Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 183-196

  Plouffe, Alain ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cinnabar; Dispersal train; Glacial transport; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CINNABAR; DISPERSAL TRAIN; GLACIAL SEDIMENT; MERCURY; METAL MOBILIZATION; TILL;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, PINCHI MINE;

EID: 0031980959     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050237     Document Type: Article

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