Geology and geochemistry of the deep star gold deposit, Carlin Trend, Nevada

Economic Geology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1107-1135

  Heitt, Dean G ^a   Dunbar, W Warren ^a   Thompson, Tommy B ^b   Jackson, Robert G ^c  

^a a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; FRACTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; KAOLIN; LEVEES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUARTZ; ROCKS;

METAMORPHISM;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

CARLIN-TYPE DEPOSIT; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUID;

DEEP STAR DEPOSIT; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141621366     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.98.6.1107     Document Type: Article

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