Thermal and isotopic profiling of the Pipeline hydrothermal system: Application to exploration for Carlin-type gold deposits

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 91, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 27-40

  Arehart, Greg B ^a   Donelick, Raymond A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Apatite to Zircon Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Carlin type; Fission track; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

FISSION-TRACK; PIPELINE HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; STABLE ISOTOPE;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD DEPOSITS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MINERALOGY;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

EXPLORATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; FLUID FLOW; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ORE BODY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CARLIN; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748414937     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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