Structural analysis of faults related to a heterogeneous stress history: Reconstruction of a dismembered gold deposit, Stawell, western Lachlan Fold Belt, Australia

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 1231-1256

  Miller, John McL ^a   Wilson, Christopher J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fault slip data; Gold; Lachlan Fold Belt; Palaeostress

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL FAULTS; GOLD FIELDS; MINERALIZATION;

DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; GOLD DEPOSITS; LANDFORMS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; TENSILE STRESS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; GOLD; PALEOSTRESS; SHEAR STRESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LACHLAN FOLD BELT;

EID: 1942434534     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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