Ore depositional processes in the Navan Zn-Pb deposit, Ireland

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 535-563

  Anderson, I K ^a,b   Ashton, J H ^c   Boyce, A J ^d   Fallick, A E ^d   Russell, M J ^e  

^a Navan Resources PLC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Outokumpu Tara Mines Ltd   (Ireland)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ZINC;

IRELAND;

EID: 0032431085     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.5.535     Document Type: Article

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