Secondary dispersion from gold deposits in West Turkey

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-218

  Akçay, Miǧraç ^a   Özkan, H Mustafa ^b   Moon, Charles J ^b   Scott, Barry C ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GOLD DEPOSITS; GOLD MINES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILICA;

GOLD BEARING EMIRLI STRUCTURE; GOLD MINERALIZATION; SECONDARY GOLD DISPERSION;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

ANTIMONY; DISPERSION; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GOLD; MINERAL EXPLORATION;

TURKEY, BIGA PENINSULA, SARPDAG; TURKEY, IZMIR, ARAPDAGI;

EID: 0030292249     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(96)00021-0     Document Type: Article

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