Metamorphism in Archaean greenstone belts: calculated fluid compositions and implications for gold mineralization

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 141-150

  POWELL, R ^b   WILL, T M ^b   PHILLIPS, G N ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean greenstone belts; gold; phase diagrams; piezothermal array

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GOLD; GREENSTONE BELT; METAMORPHISM; MINERALIZATION; PHASE DIAGRAM; PIEZOTHERMAL ARRAY;

EID: 0026005446     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1991.tb00510.x     Document Type: Article

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