Lead and zinc in formation waters, Alberta Basin, Canada: Their relation to the Pine Point ore fluid

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-133

  Hitchon, Brian ^a  

^a Hitchon Geochemical Services Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

CARBONATE-HOSTED DEPOSITS; FORMATION WATER; PRECAMBRIAN BASEMENT;

LEAD;

FORMATION WATER; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; LEAD; ORE DEPOSIT; ZINC;

ALBERTA; ALBERTA BASIN; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 29144446014     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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