Henty: A shallow-water Gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in western Tasmania

Economic Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 438-447

  Halley, S W ^a   Roberts, R H ^b  

^a Goldfields Exploration   (Australia)

^b Renison Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MASSIVE SULPHIDE;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA;

EID: 0031402957     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.92.4.438     Document Type: Article

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