Emplacement of sulfide deposits in the Copper Cliff offset dike during collapse of the Sudbury Crater Rim: Evidence from magnetic fabric studies

Economic Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1447-1458

  Scott, Ronald G ^a   Benn, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT;

ANISOTROPY; FRACTURE; LEVEES; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SULFUR DEPOSITS;

GEOLOGY;

COPPER; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERAL DEPOSIT;

CANADA;

EID: 0036872651     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.7.1447     Document Type: Article

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