Geological setting of the Rapu Rapu gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, Albay Province, Philippines

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 813-830

  Sherlock, Ross L ^a   Barrett, Timothy J ^b   Lewis, Peter D ^c  

^a Philippine Stock Exchange   (Philippines)

^b Ore Systems Consulting   (Canada)

^c Lewis Geoscience Services Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Geochemistry; Gold; Hydrothermal alteration; Philippines; Volcanogenic massive sulfides; Zinc

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0345414636     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-003-0349-0     Document Type: Article

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