Stratigraphy and depositional setting of the Upper McNamara Group, Lawn Hill region, Northwest Queensland

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1132-1152

  Andrews, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE METAL; BASIN EVOLUTION; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032409332     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.8.1132     Document Type: Article

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