Deformational controls on the dynamics of fluid flow in mesothermal gold systems

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 155, Issue , 1999, Pages 123-140

  Cox, Stephen F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE; GOLD; MINERALIZATION;

EID: 33747540052     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.155.01.10     Document Type: Article

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