Some metallogenic features of gold and copper deposits related to alkaline rocks and consequences for exploration

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-13

  Sillitoe, Richard H ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Copper; Gold; Prophyryepithermal transition

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; COPPER; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

EID: 0036200771     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-001-0227-6     Document Type: Article

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