The Paleoproterozoic carbonate-hosted Pering Zn-Pb deposit, South Africa. II: Fluid inclusion, fluid chemistry and stable isotope constraints

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 686-706

  Huizenga, Jan Marten ^a   Gutzmer, Jens ^a   Banks, David ^b   Greyling, Lynnette ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fluid chemistry; Fluid inclusions; Pering; South Africa; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

LEAD; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; ZINC;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 30744448412     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-005-0015-9     Document Type: Article

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