A metamorphosed proterozoic carbonaceous shale-hosted Co-Ni-Cu deposit at Kalumbila, Kabompo Dome: The Copperbelt ore shale in northwestern Zambia

Economic Geology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 893-909

  Steven, Nick ^a   Armstrong, Richard ^b  

^a Rockwater Consulting   (South Africa)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METASEDIMENTS;

GEOPHYSICS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; ROCK DRILLING; SEDIMENTS; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY;

GEOLOGY;

COBALT; COPPER; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; NICKEL; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; SHALE; SHRIMP DATING;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0141749200     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.98.5.893     Document Type: Article

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