Trace-metal content of the Pueblo Viejo precious-metal deposits and their relation to other high-sulfidation epithermal systems

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 668-682

  Kesler, Stephen E ^a   Russell, Norman ^b   McCurdy, Karr ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CaribGold Mines Inc   (Cuba)

^c Global Mining and Metals   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate; Epithermal; Gold; High sulfidation; Pueblo Viejo; Trace element

Indexed keywords

EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; MINERAL ALTERATION; PRECIOUS METAL; SULFIDE; TRACE METAL;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 0141907708     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-003-0356-1     Document Type: Article

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