Potassic igneous rocks from the vicinity of epithermal gold mineralization, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea

Lithos

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 163-186

  Müller, Daniel ^a   Franz, Leander ^a   Herzig, Peter M ^a   Hunt, Steve ^b  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b NEWCREST MINING LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epithermal gold mineralization; Geothermobarometry; Lihir Island; Oxygen barometry; Potassic igneous rocks; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; P-T CONDITIONS; POTASSIC ROCK;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0034937799     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(01)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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