The Flambeau mine: Ladysmith, Wisconsin

Mineralogical Record

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-131

  Jones, Casey ^a   Jones, Jane Koepp ^a   LaBerge, Gene ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOCITE; COPPER; MINE; MINERALIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033051146     PISSN: 00264628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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