Relation of Carlin-type gold mineralization to lithology, structure and alteration: Screamer zone, Betze-Post deposit, Nevada

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-38

  Ye, Zaojun ^a   Kesler, Stephen E ^a   Essene, Eric J ^a   Zohar, Pamela B ^b   Borhauer, Jeffrey L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc   (United States)

^c SNC Lavalin America Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Betze Post deposit; Carlin; Gold; Nevada

Indexed keywords

CARLIN-TYPE DEPOSIT; GOLD; LITHOLOGY; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; PYRITE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037261256     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-002-0265-8     Document Type: Article

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