Relative timing of deformation and two-stage gold mineralization at the Hutti Mine, Dharwar Craton, India

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 156-174

  Kolb, Jochen ^a   Rogers, Amanda ^a   Meyer, F Michael ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archean; Dharwar craton; Hutti; India; Orogenic gold

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; SHEAR ZONE; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

ASIA; DHARWAR CRATON; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 27144516856     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-005-0475-y     Document Type: Article

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