The geology of the Rakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) prospect, Norrbotten: A new iron oxide-copper-gold deposit in north Sweden

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 393-414

  Smith, Martin ^a,b   Coppard, J ^c   Herrington, R ^b   Stein, H ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c Filial Sverige   (Sweden)

^d Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER DEPOSITS; GOLD DEPOSITS; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETITE; MINERALOGY; SWEDEN;

BRECCIAS; ECONOMIC GRADES; MINERALIZATION; SUPRACRUSTAL SEQUENCE;

GEOLOGY;

BRECCIA; COPPER; GOLD; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETITE; MASSIVE SULFIDE; METASOMATISM; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KIRUNA; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 35348909566     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.3.393     Document Type: Article

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