Alteration zones: Are they a good target for gold deposits in Egypt?

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 209-218

  Botros, Nagy Shawky ^a  

^a Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alteration zones; Egypt; Geology; Gold deposits; Rock

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSIT; QUARTZ VEIN; SOURCE ROCK;

EGYPT;

EID: 0036999042     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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