Nitrogen isotope systematics of mesothermal lode gold deposits: Metamorphic, granitic, meteoric water, or mantle origin?

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1051-1054

  Jia, Yiefei ^a   Kerrich, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; DEHYDRATION; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; NITROGEN;

DEHYDRATION REACTIONS; GOLD BEARINGS; GREENSTONE BELTS; MAGMATIC PROCESS; METEORIC WATERS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; QUARTZ VEIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

DEHYDRATION; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; METAMORPHISM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; QUARTZ VEIN;

EID: 0033389779     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<1051:NISOML>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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