Structural and lithological controls on the high-grade Hangingwall Reef quartz-gold veins, Stawell, Victoria

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 759-766

  Henry, D A ^a   Squire, R J ^a   Wilson, C J L ^a   Rawling, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluid flow; Hangingwall Reefs; Lachlan Orogen; Orogenic gold; Stawell Fault

Indexed keywords

GOLD; LITHOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; QUARTZ VEIN; STRATIGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; STAWELL MINE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 33748093768     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090600827439     Document Type: Article

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