Textural, compositional, and sulfur isotope variations of sulfide minerals in the Red Dog Zn-Pb-Ag deposits, Brooks Range, Alaska: Implications for Ore Formation

Economic Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1509-1532

  Kelley, K D ^a   Leach, D L ^a   Johnson, C A ^a   Clark, J L ^b   Fayek, M ^c   Slack, J F ^d   Anderson, V M ^e   Ayuso, R A ^d   Ridley, W I ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Teck Cominco Metals Ltd   (Canada)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARITE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; REDUCTION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SHALE; SILVER; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SULFUR; TECTONICS; ZINC;

HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; MINERALIZATION; PARAGENESIS;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; SILVER; SULFIDE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TEXTURE; ZINC;

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

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; CUON ALPINUS; KUNA;

EID: 15744404601     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.99.7.1509     Document Type: Article

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