Evolution and sulphide mineral occurrences of an incipient nonmarine sedimentary basin, New Zealand

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 37-50

  Craw, D ^a   Chappell, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Arsenopyrite; Pyrite; Sedimentation rates

Indexed keywords

ARSENOPYRITE; PYRITE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SULFIDE; TECTONIC SETTING;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033226739     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00085-8     Document Type: Article

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