Sulfur isotopic zonation in the Cadia district, southeastern Australia: Exploration significance and implications for the genesis of alkalic porphyry gold-copper deposits

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 465-487

  Wilson, Alan J ^a,b   Cooke, David R ^a   Harper, Benjamin J ^a,c   Deyell, Cari L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Anglo American Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c NEWCREST MINING LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkalic porphyry systems; Australia; Cadia; Gold copper porphyry; Lachlan orogen; Sulfur isotopes

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; PORPHYRY; SULFUR ISOTOPE; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION; ZONING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CADIA; LACHLAN FOLD BELT; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 34248580768     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0071-9     Document Type: Article

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