Isotope geochemistry of sideritized host rocks, Walton Ba deposit, Kennetcook sub-basin, Nova Scotia, Canada

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 834-844

  Savard, Martine M ^a   Sangster, D F ^a   Burtt, Martin D ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARITE; CARBONATE ROCK; DIAGENESIS; HOST ROCK; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; SIDERITE;

CANADA;

EID: 0032455531     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.6.834     Document Type: Article

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