Boron isotope systematics of tourmaline formation in the Sullivan Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, British Columbia, Canada

Chemical Geology

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 131-144

  Jiang, Shao Yong ^a,b   Palmer, Martin R ^a   Slack, John F ^c   Shaw, David R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Hycal Energy Research Laboratories Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boron isotopes; British Columbia; Sullivan Pb Zn Ag deposit; Tourmaline formation

Indexed keywords

BORON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; TOURMALINE;

CANADA;

EID: 0033519568     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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