Constraints on the timing of lode-gold mineralisation in the Wiluna greenstone belt, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 573-588

  Kent, A J R ^a,b   Hagemann, S G ^c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Argon argon dating; Gold; Mineralisation; Uranium lead dating; Wiluna greenstone belt; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; GOLD; GREENSTONE BELT; LODE DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, YILGARN BLOCK, WILUNA GREENSTONE BELT;

EID: 0030423768     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099608728278     Document Type: Article

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