The Waihi epithermal gold-silver-base metal sulfide-quartz vein system, New Zealand: Temperature and salinity controls on electrum and sulfide deposition

Economic Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 269-290

  Brathwaite, Robert L ^a   Faure, Kevin ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILUTION;

CALCITE; DEPOSITION; EXTRAPOLATION; FRACTURE; GOLD DEPOSITS; ORES; PYRITES; QUARTZ;

GEOLOGY;

GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; QUARTZ VEIN; SALINITY; SILVER; SULFIDE; TEMPERATURE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0036491865     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.2.269     Document Type: Article

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