Paleomagnetic mapping of the regional fluid flow event that mineralized the Upper Mississippi Valley Zn-Pb ore district, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 188-196

  Symons, D T A ^a   Kawasaki, K ^a   Pannalal, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Paleomagnetism; Paleozoic; Rock magnetism; Wisconsin; Zn Pb mineralization

Indexed keywords

EASTERN SIDE; FLUID FLOW; MISSISSIPPI; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOZOIC ROCKS; PERMIAN; REMAGNETIZATION; UPPER MISSISSIPPI; WISCONSIN;

FLUIDS; GEOMAGNETISM; IRON ORES; LANDFORMS; LEAD; LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORE DEPOSITS; OXIDE MINERALS; ROCKS; ZINC;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

AUTHIGENESIS; DOLOMITE; FLUID FLOW; LEAD; MAGNETITE; MAPPING METHOD; MINERALIZATION; NATURAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; ORDOVICIAN; ORE DEPOSIT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERMIAN; PYRRHOTITE; REMAGNETIZATION; ZINC;

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77953568537     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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