Biomediation of calcrete at the gold anomaly of the Barns prospect, Gawler Craton, South Australia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-33

  Schmidt Mumm, Andreas ^a   Reith, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Calcrete; Gawler Craton; Gold anomaly; Trace elements; Urease

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN DUNES; CALCRETE; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALISATION;

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS; UREA;

GOLD;

CALCRETE; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; REGOLITH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GAWLER CRATON; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33845243094     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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