An amagmatic origin of carlin-type gold deposits

Economic Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 269-288

  Ilchik, Robert P ^a,b   Barton, Mark D ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Either Ore   (United States)

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EID: 0000034195     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.92.3.269     Document Type: Article

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