Geology, mineralization, and emplacement of the Foy Offset Dike, Sudbury impact structure

Economic Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1377-1397

  Tuchscherer, M G ^a   Spray, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIAL DIKES;

FRACTIONATION; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; NICKEL MINES; ORE ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; PETROLOGY;

CANADA;

EID: 0036873727     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.7.1377     Document Type: Article

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