The Modi Taung - Nankwe gold district, Slate belt, central Myanmar: Mesothermal veins in a Mesozoic orogen

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-341

  Mitchell, A H G ^a   Ausa, C A ^a   Deiparine, L ^a   Hlaing, T ^b   Htay, N ^b   Khine, A ^b  

^a Ivanhoe Myanmar Holdings Ltd   (Myanmar)

^b Dept of GeolSurv/Min Exploration ^*  (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Mesothermal veins; Modi Taung Nankwe gold district; Mynmar orogen

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MESOZOIC; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENY; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 2442715357     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(03)00138-X     Document Type: Article

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