Reactivated Palaeozoic normal faults: Controls on the formation of Carlin-type gold deposits in north-central Nevada

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 272, Issue , 2007, Pages 571-587

  Muntean, John L ^a   Coward, Michael P ^b   Tarnocai, Charles A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Ries Coward Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Oro Gold Resources Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; CARLIN-TYPE DEPOSIT; FACIES; FAULT GEOMETRY; GOLD; GROWTH FAULT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; INVERSION TECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; OROGENY; RIFTING; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249801201     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2007.272.01.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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