Inferred phase relations in part of the system Au-Ag-Te: An integrated analytical study of gold ore from the Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie, Australia

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 283-293

  Bindi, L ^a   Rossell, M D ^b   Van Tendeloo, G ^b   Spry, P G ^c   Cipriani, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; GOLD; ORE DEPOSIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; TELLURIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AUSTRALIA; KALGOORLIE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 14844299404     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-004-0065-1     Document Type: Article

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