Paleomagnetic and mineral magnetic constraints on Zn-Pb ore genesis in the Pend Oreille Mine, Metaline district, Washington, USA

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1661-1673

  Pannalal, S Johari ^a,c   Symons, David T A ^a   Leach, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEMAGNETIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MINERALOGY;

MINERALIZATION; PALEOMAGNETIC CONSTRAINTS; ZINC-LEAD MINERALIZATION;

MINERALS;

JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; LEAD; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOMAGNETISM; ZINC;

METALINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 38849088832     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E07-056     Document Type: Article

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