Gold mineralization in Kottathara prospect, Attappadi Valley, Kerala, India: A preliminary appraisal

Gondwana Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-212

  Nair, R V G ^a   Nair, M M ^a   Maji, A K ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^b Government College   (India)

Author keywords

Attappadi Valley; Early Proterozoic; Gold mineralisation; South India; Structural cum stratigraphic control

Indexed keywords

GOLD; KOMATIITE; MINERAL RESOURCE; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; REMOBILIZATION; RETROGRESSION;

ATTAPPADY; INDIA; KERALA;

EID: 15944418633     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)71118-7     Document Type: Article

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