Geochronological constraints using 40AR/39AR dating on the mineralization of the Hishikari epithermal gold deposit, Japan

Resource Geology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-266

  Sanematsu, Kenzo ^a   Duncan, Robert ^b   Imai, Akira ^a   Watanabe, Koichiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Adularia; Epithermal; Fluid inclusion; Gold; Hishikari deposit; Mineralization age; Quartz vein

Indexed keywords

ADULARIA; ARGON-ARGON DATING; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; QUARTZ VEIN;

JAPAN;

EID: 27744478668     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2005.tb00246.x     Document Type: Article

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