Ore fluids associated with the Wynad gold mineralization, southern India: Evidence from fluid inclusion microthermometry and gas analysis

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-187

  Binu Lal, S S ^a   Sawaki, T ^b   Wada, H ^a   Santosh, M ^c  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusion; Gas analysis; Gold quartz veins; Microthermometry; Shear zone

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; PETROGRAPHY; QUARTZ VEIN; SHEAR ZONE;

(SOUTH); INDIA;

EID: 0141632676     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(03)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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