Lithology, geochemistry, and structure of Moke Creek sulphide deposit host rocks, Otago Schist, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-205

  Barber, Anton ^a   Craw, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caples Terrane; Copper; Hydrothermal; Otago Schist; Torlesse Terrane

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; LITHOLOGY; SCHIST; SULFIDE;

MOKE CREEK; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0036068313     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2002.9514968     Document Type: Article

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