Regional alteration systems associated with volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralization at Panorama, Pilbara, Western Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 292-302

  Brauhart, Carl W ^a   Groves, David I ^a   Murant, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Sipa Resources Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; MINERALIZATION; SUBVOLCANIC INTRUSION; VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULPHIDE;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, PANORAMA, PILBARA;

EID: 0031717470     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.3.292     Document Type: Article

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