The Paleoproterozoic carbonate-hosted Pering Zn-Pb deposit, South Africa: I. Styles of brecciation and mineralization

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 664-685

  Gutzmer, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brecciation; MVT deposit; Pering; Proterozoic; South Africa

Indexed keywords

LEAD; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; ZINC;

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

EID: 30744459376     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-005-0014-x     Document Type: Article

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