Sulfur and lead isotope study of the El Mochito Zn-Pb-Ag deposit

Economic Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1223-1231

  Ault, K M ^a,b   Williams Jones, A E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Aurum Exploration Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDRADITE-GROSSULAR SERIES; SKARN; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; LIMESTONE; SULFUR;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

FAULT ZONE; LEAD ISOTOPE; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; SILVER; SKARN; SULFUR ISOTOPE; ZINC;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12344264868     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.99.6.1223     Document Type: Article

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