Geometry and petrography of stockwork vein swarms, macraes mine, Otago Schist, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-73

  Begbie, M J ^a   Craw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gold; Hyde Macraes Shear Zone; Lateral ramps; Otago Schist; Stockwork veins

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PETROGRAPHY; QUARTZ VEIN; SCHIST; SHEAR ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

LAMIINAE;

EID: 33744492849     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2006.9515148     Document Type: Article

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