Heavy mineral beach placers in Southeastern Australia: Their nature and genesis

Economic Geology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 567-588

  Roy, Peter S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY MINERAL; METALLOGENESIS; PLACER DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE; REWORKING; WAVE ACTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032711684     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.4.567     Document Type: Article

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