Genesis and age constraints on gold deposits of the Daerae mine, Sangju area, central-northern Sobaegsan Massif, Korea

Resource Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 205-215

  Yun, Seong Taek ^a   Youm, Seung Jun ^a   So, Chil Sup ^a   Choi, Seon Gyu ^a   Zhang, De Quan ^b   Koh, Yong Kwon ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Argon argon age; Daerae mine; Fluid inclusions; Gold; Korea; Sangju area; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; IMMISCIBILITY; MINE; MINERALIZATION; PRECAMBRIAN; QUARTZ VEIN; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

JUNGWON; NORTH CHUNGCHEONG; NORTH KYONGSANG; SANGJU; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 0008845411     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2001.tb00092.x     Document Type: Article

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