Structure of the Red Dog district, western Brooks Range, Alaska

Economic Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1415-1434

  De Vera, J ^a   McClay, K R ^a   King, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Teck Cominco Metals Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS; STRUCTURAL MAPPING; TECTONIC ACTIVITY; WESTERN BROOKS RANGE, ALASKA;

BARIUM; LEAD; MAPPING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MINERAL EXPLORATION; SEDIMENTS; SILVER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECTONICS; ZINC;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

LEAD; ORE DEPOSIT; SILVER; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; ZINC;

ALASKA; BROOKS RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; RED DOG MINE; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CUON ALPINUS; ENTOVALVA;

EID: 15744378269     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.99.7.1415     Document Type: Article

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