The mercury and silver contents of gold in quartz vein deposits, Otago Schist, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-278

  Mackenzie, D J ^a   Craw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caples Terrane; Gold; Mercury; Otago Schist; Silver; Torlesse Terrane; Veins

Indexed keywords

GOLD; QUARTZ VEIN;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND; WORLD;

EID: 22944484693     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2005.9515114     Document Type: Article

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