Numerical modelling of orogenic processes and gold mineralisation in the southeastern part of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 935-964

  Sorjonen Ward, P ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Zhao, C ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

Convection; Deformation; Fluids; Gold; Granite; Mineralisation; Numerical modelling; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

FLAC; FLUID FLOW; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMATISM; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036915921     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2002.00969.x     Document Type: Article

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