Lithological controls on structural evolution of mineralised schist, macraes gold mine, Otago, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 435-446

  Petrie, B S ^a   Craw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gold; Hydrothermal; Lithology; Mineralisation; Mining; Otago Schist; Rock type; Structure

Indexed keywords

GOLD; LITHOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; SCHIST; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

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

EID: 27144452264     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2005.9515124     Document Type: Article

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