Aeromagnetic patterns of half-graben and basin inversion: Implications for sediment-hosted massive sulfide Pb-Zn-Ag exploration

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 1137-1156

  Betts, P G ^a   Giles, D ^a   Lister, G S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetic analysis; Australia; Basin inversion; Exploration; Mount Isa Inlier; Normal fault

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC PATTERNS; SEDIMENT-HOSTED MASSIVE SULFIDE (SHMS);

LEAD; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SILVER; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SULFIDE MINERALS; ZINC;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GRABEN; LEAD; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SILVER; ZINC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1942498761     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2003.11.020     Document Type: Article

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