Ore-fluid evolution at the Getchell Carlin-type gold deposit, Nevada, USA

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 195-212

  Cline, Jean S ^a   Hofstra, Albert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carlin type deposit; Fluid inclusions; Gas analysis; Gold; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITS; FLUORSPAR; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; GOLD METALLOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ISOTOPES; LIME; MINERALOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; PYRITES; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AQUEOUS INCLUSIONS; FLUID INCLUSION; FLUID TEMPERATURES; GOLD MINERALIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER; STABLE ISOTOPES;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; STABLE ISOTOPE;

GETCHELL; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034022133     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/12/1/0195     Document Type: Article

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