Characteristics of the minerals associated with gold in the Shewushan supergene gold deposit, China

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 162-170

  Hong, Hanlie ^a   Tie, Liyun ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Crystallinity; Goethite; Lateritization; Micrograph; Supergene Gold deposit; Weathering zone

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GOLD DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; QUARTZ; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DESILICIFICATION; GOETHITE; HALLOYSITE; MINERALOGICAL PROPERTY;

CLAY MINERALS;

ACCESSORY MINERAL; CLAY MINERAL; GOLD; LATERITIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; WEATHERING;

EID: 19344378753     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2005.0530206     Document Type: Article

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