Gold mineralisation in the polymetallic Sams Creek peralkaline microgranite, South Island, New Zealand

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 78-79, Issue , 2003, Pages 613-616

  Faure, Kevin ^a   Brathwaite, Robert L ^a   De Ronde, Cornel E J ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gold; Isotopes; Magmatic fluids; New Zealand; Peralkaline granite

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENTS;

GOLD MINERALISATION; METAMORPHIC SOURCE; METASEDIMENTS; SULPHIDE MINERALOGY;

GRANITE;

ARSENOPYRITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DIKE; GOLD; GRANITE; GREENSCHIST FACIES; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; PALEOZOIC; PERALKALINE ROCK; PYRITE; PYRRHOTITE; QUARTZ VEIN; SIDERITE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SAMS CREEK; SOUTH ISLAND; TASMAN;

EID: 33244483221     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(03)00071-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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