Proterozoic mineralization identified by integrated regional regolith geochemistry, geophysics and bedrock mapping in Western Australia

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-28

  Morris, Paul A ^a   Pirajno, Franco ^a   Shevchenko, Sergey ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geophysics; Mineralization; Regolith geochemistry; Tectonic model

Indexed keywords

DATA INTEGRATION; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICS; GOLD DEPOSITS; MANGANESE OXIDE; MAPPING; OXIDE MINERALS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TECTONICS;

DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; MINERALIZATION; MULTIELEMENT ANALYSIS; PASSIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN; REGIONAL DEFORMATIONS; REMOTELY SENSED DATA; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; TECTONIC MODELS;

MINERALOGY;

BEDROCK; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICS; MAPPING; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; REGOLITH; REMOTE SENSING;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 0037307067     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-787302-041     Document Type: Article

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