Mercury as a useful pathfinder for the Chinkuashih enargite-gold deposits, Taiwan

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-20

  Fang, J N ^a   Tan, L P ^b   Yu, B S ^c  

^a National Taiwan Museum   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DAHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Buried orebodies; Chinkuashih; Gold; Mercury; Pathfinder element

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; OREBODIES; STREAM SEDIMENTS;

ASSAYS; COPPER; GOLD DEPOSITS; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTS; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORE BODY; ORE GRADE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 3242722515     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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