Geology, geochemistry, and mineralogy of the Worthington Offset Dike: A genetic model for offset dike mineralization in the Sudbury igneous complex

Economic Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1419-1446

  Lightfoot, Peter C ^a   Farrow, Catharine E G ^a  

^a Inco Technical Services Limited ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METASEDIMENTARY INCLUSIONS;

COMPOSITION; INCLUSIONS; MINERALOGY; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES;

GEOLOGY;

DIKE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERALIZATION; PETROLOGY;

CANADA;

EID: 0036873770     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.7.1419     Document Type: Article

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