Geology and geochemistry of jasperoids from the Gold Bar district, Nevada

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 527-547

  Yigit, Ozcan ^a   Hofstra, Albert H ^b   Hitzman, Murray W ^c   Nelson, Eric P ^c  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Carlin type deposits; Geochemistry; Gold mineralization; Jasperoids; Nevada; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

FACIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MINERALIZATION; QUARTZ; STABLE ISOTOPE;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748266465     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0080-8     Document Type: Article

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