A mineral equilibria study of the hydrothermal alteration in mafic greenschist facies rocks at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 455-468

  White, R W ^a,b   Powell, R ^a   Phillips, G N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold deposits; Greenstones; Hydrothermal alteration; Kalgoorlie; Mineral equilibria

Indexed keywords

GOLD; GREENSCHIST FACIES; GREENSTONE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA;

EID: 0038335485     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1314.2003.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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