A lead isotope study of an Archaean gold prospect in the Attu region, Nagssugtoqidian orogen, West Greenland

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 11, 2006, Pages 53-60

  Stendal, Henrik ^a   Frei, Robert ^b   Stensgaard, Bo Møller ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Archaean; Geochronology; Gold; Magnetite; Pb isotopes; West Greenland

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAGNETITE; MINERALIZATION; MYLONITE; ORE MINERAL; SHEAR ZONE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 33846853346     PISSN: 16048156     EISSN: 19044666     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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