A review of fluid inclusion temperatures and salinities in Mississippi Valley-type Zn-Pb deposits: Identifying thresholds for metal transport

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 11, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 1-17

  Basuki, N I ^a   Spooner, E T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; FLUID INCLUSION; LEAD; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE DEPOSIT; ORE GRADE; ORE-FORMING FLUID; SALINITY; ZINC;

EID: 31644450149     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/11.1-4.1     Document Type: Review

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