Diamond exploration targets, Michipicoten greenstone belt

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 1077, 2004, Pages 41-46

  Wilson, Ann C ^a  

^a Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diamonds; Exploration; Geochronology; Lithology; Petrography; Wawa

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GREENSTONE; LITHOLOGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PETROGRAPHY;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1542440481     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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