Geology and metal contents of the Ruttanvolcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, northern Manitoba, Canada

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 795-812

  Barrie, C Tucker ^a   Taylor, Craig ^b   Ames, Doreen E ^c  

^a CT Barrie and Associates Inc   (Canada)

^b Trout Lake Mine   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE DEPOSIT;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15444380269     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-004-0455-7     Document Type: Article

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