K-metasomatism and base metal depletion in volcanic rocks from the McArthur basin, northern territory-implications for base metal mineralization

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1237-1263

  Cooke, David R ^a   Bull, Stuart W ^a   Donovan, Serena ^a,b   Rogers, Jamie R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b RGC Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; PETROGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032441742     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.8.1237     Document Type: Article

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