The hydrothermal fluid of Archæan lode-gold deposits at different metamorphic grades: compositional constraints from ore and wallrock alteration assemblages

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 469-481

  Mikucki, E J ^a   Ridley, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; LODE DEPOSIT; METAMORPHIC GRADE; WALLROCK ALTERATION;

EID: 0027799038     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: 14321866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02431603     Document Type: Article

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