Re-Os sulfide geochronology of the Red Dog sediment-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Brooks Range, Alaska

Economic Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1569-1576

  Morelli, R M ^a   Creaser, R A ^a   Selby, D ^a   Kelley, K D ^b   Leach, D L ^b   King, A R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Teck Cominco Metals Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; SULFIDE GEOCHRONOLOGY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; ORE DEPOSITS; OSMIUM; PYRITES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SULFIDE MINERALS; ZINC;

RHENIUM;

CARBONIFEROUS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SILVER; SPHALERITE; ZINC;

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

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CUON ALPINUS;

EID: 15744390481     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.99.7.1569     Document Type: Article

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