On diagenesis, dolomitisation and mineralisation in the Irish Zn-Pb orefield

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 968-983

  Wilkinson, Jamie J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonate hosted; Diagenesis; Dolomite; Timing; Zinc lead mineralisation

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITIZATION; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; MUD MOUND; ZINC;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1642521985     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-003-0387-7     Document Type: Article

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