Paragneiss assimilation in the genesis of magmatic Ni-Cu-Co sulfide mineralization at Voisey's Bay, Labrador: δ 34S, δ 13C, and Se/S evidence

Economic Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1307-1318

  Ripley, Edward M ^a   Li, Chusi ^a   Shin, Dongbok ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFIDE MINERALIZATION;

COBALT DEPOSITS; CONTAMINATION; COPPER DEPOSITS; GRAPHITE; MINERALOGY; NICKEL DEPOSITS; ROCKS;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GNEISS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; SULFIDE;

CANADA;

EID: 0036766139     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.6.1307     Document Type: Article

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