Genesis of the gold mineralization at the Dungash gold mine area, Eastern Desert, Egypt: A mineralogical-microchemical study

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 111-122

  Khalil, Khalil I ^a   Helba, Hossam A ^a   Mücke, Arno ^b  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Gold; Hydrothermal; Post metamorphic; Sulphides

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; PETROGRAPHY; SULFIDE;

EGYPT;

EID: 0242380749     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(02)00155-0     Document Type: Article

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