The Paleoproterozoic McArthur River (HYC) Pb/Zn/Ag deposit of northern Australia: Organic geochemistry and ore genesis

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 210, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 467-479

  Chen, Junhong ^a,b   Walter, Malcolm R ^a   Logan, Graham A ^a,b   Hinman, Mark C ^c   Summons, Roger E ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c HINMAN GeoSOLUTIONs   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Hydrothermal ore deposit; McArthur River; Organic geochemistry; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PAH; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALIA; MCARTHUR BASIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 0038537382     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00171-7     Document Type: Article

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