Dolomite fronts and associated zinc-lead mineralization, USA

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1345-1352

  Harper, Delbert D ^a   Borrok, David M ^b  

^a University of Texas at El Paso ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE MINERALS; LIMESTONE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALOGY;

DOLOMITIZATION; MINERALIZATION;

LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS;

DOLOMITIZATION; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ZINC;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41449090964     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.7.1345     Document Type: Article

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