Layering and Precious Metals mineralization in the Rincon del Tigre Complex, Eastern Bolivia

Economic Geology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-130

  Prendergast, M D ^a  

^a NONE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAYERED INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METAL; STRATABOUND DEPOSIT; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

BOLIVIA; RINCON DEL TIGRE;

EID: 0034012863     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.95.1.113     Document Type: Article

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