Lithogeochemistry of Carlin-type gold mineralization in the Gold Bar district, Battle Mountain-Eureka trend, Nevada

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 201-224

  Yigit, Ozcan ^a   Hofstra, Albert H ^b  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carlin type deposits; Gold mineralization; Lithogeochemistry; Nevada

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKS;

LITHOGEOCHEMISTRY;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

CARLIN-TYPE DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; PALEOZOIC; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

GOLD BAR DISTRICT; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037360123     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1368(02)00142-7     Document Type: Article

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