Tectonic constraints on the timing relationships of metamorphism, fluid production and gold-bearing quartz vein emplacement

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1-5, 1998, Pages 219-228

  Stüwe, Kurt ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD DEPOSIT; METAMORPHISM; MINERALIZATION; VEIN EMPLACEMENT;

EID: 0344333456     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1368(97)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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