The structural setting and contact metamorphism of the Wong gold deposit, Victoria, Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1305-1328

  Wilson, Christopher J L ^c   Xu, Guowei ^a   Moncrieff, Jeffrey ^b  

^a Pasminco Exploration   (Australia)

^b Stawell Gold Mines Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT METAMORPHISM; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; QUARTZ VEIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033497939     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.8.1305     Document Type: Article

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