Geology of the giant Sudbury polymetallic mining camp, Ontario, Canda

Economic Geology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1057-1077

  Ames, D E ^a   Davidson, A ^b   Wodicka, N ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUDBURY;

CANDA;

EID: 58149149602     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.103.5.1057     Document Type: Article

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