Crustal affinities of metallogenesis in the American Southwest

Economic Geology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1323-1342

  Titley R , Spencer ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VERTICAL ZONING;

GOLD; ISOTOPES; METALLIZING; ORES; SILVER; TECTONICS; WEATHERING;

GEOLOGY;

CORDILLERA; CRUST; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035466569     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.96.6.1323     Document Type: Article

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