Mono-sample pb-pb dating of pyrrhotite and tourmaline: Proterozoic vs. Archean intracratonic gold mineralization: reply

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 670-671

  Frei, Robert ^a   Pettke, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GOLD; INTRACRATONIC BASIN; LEAD-LEAD DATING; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; PYRRHOTITE; SAMPLING; TOURMALINE;

EID: 0345625770     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0669:MSPPDO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Letter

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