Timing of gold mineralisation in the Ballarat goldfields, central Victoria: Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar results

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 301-309

  Bierlein, F P ^a   Foster, D A ^b,c   Mcknight, S ^a   Arne, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon argon dating; Ballarat goldfields; Gold; Lachlan Fold Belt; Mineralisation

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CHRONOLOGY; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; ORDOVICIAN; SILURIAN;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033120984     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.1999.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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