The Perkoa zinc deposit, Burkina Faso

Economic Geology

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1463-1485

  Schwartz, M O ^a   Melcher, F ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMOMETERS;

BASALT; DEPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; MICA; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFUR DEPOSITS;

ZINC DEPOSITS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; ZINC;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; PERKOA MINE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0842334588     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.98.7.1463     Document Type: Article

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