Age of mineralization of carbonate-hosted, base metal deposits in the Rathdowney Trend, Ireland

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 155, Issue , 1999, Pages 303-311

  Sevastopulo, G D ^a   Redmond, P ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CARBONIFEROUS; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ZINC;

IRELAND;

EID: 0033429538     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.155.01.20     Document Type: Article

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