Absolute timing of sulfide and gold mineralization: A comparison of Re-Os molybdenite and Ar-Ar mica methods from the Tintina Gold Belt, Alaska

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 791-794

  Selby, David ^a   Creaser, Robert A ^a   Hart, Craig J R ^b   Rombach, Cameron S ^c   Thompson, John F H ^d   Smith, Moira T ^d   Bakke, Arne A ^e   Goldfarb, Richard J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Yukon Geological Survey   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d Teck Cominco Metals Ltd   (Canada)

^e Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc   (United States)

^f DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Geochronology; Gold; Molybdenite; Re Os

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENITE DATES;

CHRONOMETERS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MICA; MOLYBDATE MINERALS; ORES; SULFIDE MINERALS; ZIRCON;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GOLD; MESOZOIC; MINERALIZATION; MOLYBDENITE; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SULFIDE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036765225     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0791:ATOSAG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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