Evolution of the Peak Hill high-sulfidation epithermal Au-Cu deposit, eastern Australia

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 489-503

  Squire, Richard J ^a,b   Herrmann, Walter ^a   Pape, Daniel ^a,c   Chalmers, D Ian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Lion Ore Australia Limited   (Australia)

^d Alkane Exploration Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Epithermal gold; High sulfidation; Lachlan orogen; Peak Hill

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; METALLOGENESIS; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; ORDOVICIAN-SILURIAN BOUNDARY; PALEOZOIC; ZONING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34248592389     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0076-4     Document Type: Article

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