Stratiform replacement lead-zinc deposits: A comparison between Mount Isa, Hilton, and McArthur River

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1190-1212

  Perkins, W G ^a,b   Bell, T H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MINERALIZATION; REPLACEMENT; STRATIFORM DEPOSIT; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032441741     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.8.1190     Document Type: Article

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