Cu isotope ratio variations in the Dikulushi Cu-Ag deposit, DRC: of primary origin or induced by supergene reworking?

Economic Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1055-1064

  Haest, Maarten ^a,d   Muchez, Philippe ^a   Petit, Jérôme C J ^b   Vanhaecke, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 77951886761     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.104.7.1055     Document Type: Article

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