Near-surface expression of a young mesothermal gold mineralizing system, Sealy Range, Southern Alps, New Zealand

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-172

  Templeton, A S ^a,c   Craw, D ^b   Koons, P O ^b   Chamberlain, C P ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

CHINA;

EID: 0032896452     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050193     Document Type: Article

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