Metatholeiites and interflow sediments from the Cambrian Heathcote greenstone belt, Australia: Sources for gold mineralization in Victoria?

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 84-101

  Bierlein, F P ^a   Arne, D C ^a   Broome, J M N ^a,b   Ramsay, W R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD DEPOSIT; GREENSTONE BELT;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA;

EID: 0031857067     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.1.84     Document Type: Article

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