Paleomagnetism of the world-class Century Zn-Pb-Ag deposits, Australia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 137-145

  Kawasaki, K ^a   Symons, D T A ^a   Dawborn, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Zinifex Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Century deposit; Paleomagnetism; Proterozoic; Zn Pb mineralization

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BLACK SHALES; MAGNETIC ANALYSIS; ORE ZONES; PALEOMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; PRIMARY MAGNETIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; PSEUDO SINGLE DOMAINS; QUEENSLAND; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SILTSTONES; STABLE CHARACTERISTICS; TITANOMAGNETITES;

DEFORMATION; DEMAGNETIZATION; DEPOSITS; GEOMAGNETISM; IRON ORES; LEAD; LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; SILVER; SILVER DEPOSITS; WEATHERING; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ORE ANALYSIS;

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; DEMAGNETIZATION; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SILVER; STRATIFORM DEPOSIT; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA; CENTURY MINE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 77953607944     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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