A synmetamorphic lateral fluid flow model for gold mineralization in the Archean southern Kalgoorlie and Norseman terranes, Western Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 407-437

  Witt, W K ^a,d   Knight, J T ^b   Mikucki, E J ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Sons of Gwalia Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; FLUID FLOW; GOLD;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031403291     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.92.4.407     Document Type: Article

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