Clay alteration and gold deposition in the genesis and blue star deposits, Eureka County, Nevada

Economic Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1383-1393

  Drews Armitage, S P ^a   Romberger, S B ^b   Whitney, C G ^c  

^a Stillwater Solutions   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGILLIZATION; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; DECALCIFICATION; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; SILICIFICATION; SUPERGENE OXIDATION;

USA, NEVADA, BLUE STAR DEPOSIT; USA, NEVADA, GENESIS DEPOSIT;

EID: 0030391930     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.8.1383     Document Type: Article

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