Fluid chemistry and processes at the Forgera gold deposit, Papua New Guinea

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-132

  Richards, J P ^a   Bray, C J ^b   Channer, D M DeR ^b,c   Spooner, E T C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Toco Mining   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITHERMAL MINERALIZATION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ORE DEPOSITION;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PORGERA;

EID: 0030855848     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050079     Document Type: Article

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