Possible intrusion-related gold systems in the western Lachlan orogen, southeast Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 385-398

  Bierlein, F P ^a,b   McKnight, S ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL VICTORIAN GOLD PROVINCE; INTRUSION-RELATED GOLD SYSTEMS; METALLOGENY; OROGENIC GOLD DEPOSITS;

CARBONIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; ORES; TECTONICS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

GOLD; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; OROGENY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LACHLAN FOLD BELT; WORLD;

EID: 21244438691     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.100.2.385     Document Type: Article

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