Evidence of epithermal activity and gold mineralization in Newania Carbonatite, Udaipur District, Rajasthan

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-257

  Golani, P R ^a   Pandit, M K ^b  

^a Central Zone   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Ankerite; Carbonatite; Economic geology; Gold mineralization; Hematite; Rajasthan

Indexed keywords

ANKERITE; CARBONATITE; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GOLD; HEMATITE; MINERALIZATION;

INDIA;

EID: 0033400710     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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