How to resolve the controls on mesothermal vein systems in a goldfield characterized by sparse kinematic information and fault reactivation - A structural and graphical approach

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 1043-1065

  Kreuzer, Oliver P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charters Towers; Mesothermal gold deposits; Reactivation; Structural and graphical analysis

Indexed keywords

GOLDFIELD; MESOTHERMAL VEIN SYSTEMS;

GOLD MINES; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

FAULTING; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; REACTIVATION; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHARTERS TOWERS; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 1942530614     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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