Controls on the heterogeneous distribution of mineral deposits through time

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 248, Issue , 2005, Pages 71-101

  Groves, David I ^a   Vielreicher, Richard M ^a   Goldfarb, Richard J ^b   Condie, Kent C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; MINERAL DEPOSIT; ORE DEPOSIT; SUPERCONTINENT; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TIMESCALE;

EID: 27644524814     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.248.01.04     Document Type: Review

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