Gold concentrations in springs at Waiotapu, New Zealand: Implications for precious metal deposition in geothermal systems

Economic Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 677-687

  Pope, J G ^a   Brown, K L ^b   McConchie, D M ^c  

^a CRL Energy   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GOLD CONCENTATIONS; METAL DEPOSITION; NEW ZEALAND;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILVER; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS;

GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS;

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO; WAIOTAPU;

EID: 31744452292     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.100.4.677     Document Type: Article

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