Structural modification of the komatiite-associated Harmony nickel sulfide deposit, Leinster, Western Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-297

  Duuring, P ^a,b   Bleeker, W ^c   Beresford, S W ^a,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Geological Survey of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

METAMORPHIC CONDITION; NICKEL SULFIDE; VOLCANICLASTIC ROCKS;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

EXPLORATION; FAULT ZONE; FOOTWALL; GREENSTONE BELT; HANGING WALL; KOMATIITE; LINEATION; MASSIVE SULFIDE; NICKEL; ORE BODY; ORE DEPOSIT; OVERPRINTING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SHEAR ZONE; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN GOLDFIELDS; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

SPINIFEX;

EID: 34547797882     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.2.277     Document Type: Article

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