The geology and mineralization of the High Lake volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Nunavut

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 13, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 37-47

  Petch, C A ^a  

^a Falconbridge Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASSIVE SULFIDE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; SLAVE PROVINCE;

EID: 33751242451     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/13.1-4.37     Document Type: Article

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