Quantification of sulfur and phosphorus within secondary gold rims on Yukon placer gold

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-342

  Southam, Gordon ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD DEPOSITS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOSPHORUS; SILICATE MINERALS; SILVER; SULFUR; PLACERS;

COMPOSITIONAL REGION; ELECTRON-DENSE PARTICLES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD AND SILVER; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; NUCLEATING SITES; ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

PLACERS; ELECTRONS; PHOSPHORUS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GOLD; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHORUS; PLACER DEPOSIT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SILICATE MINERAL; SULFUR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULPHUR;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0031597318     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0339:QOSAPW>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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