Paleomagnetic constraints on Zn-Pb ore genesis of the Pillara Mine, Lennard Shelf, Western Australia

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 944-959

  Symons, D T A ^a   Arne, D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Mississippi Valley type ore; Paleomagnetism; Pillara mine; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

LEAD; METALLOGENESIS; MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE DEPOSIT; ORE DEPOSIT; ZINC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EID: 15344340694     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-004-0446-8     Document Type: Article

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