Ar/39Ar and U-Pb age constraints on the timing of gold mineralization in the kalgoorlie gold field, Western Australia-A discussion

Economic Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 792-811

  Nelson, David R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0000368913     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.4.792     Document Type: Note

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