Discussion: Sulphur isotope composition of the Brunswick No. 12 massive sulphide deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick: implications for ambient environment, sulphur source, and ore genesis

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-125

  Solomon, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 3042610392     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-032     Document Type: Article

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