Structural history of the Manitouwadge greenstone belt and its volcanogenic Cu-Zn massive sulphide deposits, Wawa subprovince, south-central Superior Province

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 605-625

  Peterson, Virginia L ^a   Zaleski, Eva ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DEFORMATION; GREENSTONE BELT; MINERALIZATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ZINC;

CANADA; MANITOUWADGE GREENSTONE BELT; ONTARIO;

EID: 0033395088     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-013     Document Type: Article

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