P-T-X conditions of hydrothermal fluids and precipitation mechanism of stibnite-gold mineralization at the Wiluna lode-gold deposits, Western Australia: Conventional and infrared microthermometric constraints

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 936-952

  Hagemann, Steffen Gerd ^a   Lüders, Volker ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Australia; Fluid inclusions; Lode gold deposits; Stibnite; Wiluna

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; LODE DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; P-T CONDITIONS; STIBNITE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WILUNA;

EID: 1642538980     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-003-0351-6     Document Type: Article

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