Geochemical and geochronological constraints on the genesis of Au-Te deposits at Cripple Creek, Colorado

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 981-1012

  Kelley, Karen D ^a   Romberger, Samuel B ^b   Beaty, David W ^c   Pontius, Jeffrey A ^d   Snee, Lawrence W ^a   Stein, Holly J ^e   Thompson, Tommy B ^f  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^d Independence Mining Company Inc   (United States)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METALLOGENESIS; PETROGENESIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032461141     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.7.981     Document Type: Article

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