The history of vein formation determined by 40Ar/39AR dating of adularia in the Hosen-1 vein at the Hishikari epithermal gold deposit, Japan

Economic Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 685-698

  Sanematsu, K ^a   Watanabe, K ^a   Duncan, R A ^b   Izawa, E ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD DEPOSITS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY;

EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

ADULARIA; ARGON-ARGON DATING; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33750223098     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.101.3.685     Document Type: Article

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