Mass flow sedimentology within the HYC Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Northern Territory, Australia: Evidence for syn- sedimentary ore genesis

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-158

  Ireland, Tim ^a   Bull, Stuart W ^a   Large, Ross R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Base metal mineralisation; HYC; Mass flow; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; LEAD; ORE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILVER; STRATIFORM DEPOSIT; ZINC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MCARTHUR RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 1842713355     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-003-0382-z     Document Type: Article

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