Geology, genesis, and exploration implications of the footwall and hanging-wall alteration associated with the Hellyer volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Tasmania, Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1003-1035

  Gemmell, J B ^a   Fulton, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HANGING WALL;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; SEAWATER; VOLCANOES;

GEOLOGY;

CAMBRIAN; HANGING WALL; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035435282     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.96.5.1003     Document Type: Article

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