Low-sulfidation type Au-Ag mineralization at Bergama, Izmir, Turkey

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 81-124

  Yilmaz, Huseyin ^a   Oyman, Tolga ^a   Arehart, Greg B ^b   Colakoglu, A Riza ^c   Billor, Zeki ^d  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions; Geochronology; Gold; Hydrothermal alteration; Ovacik, Turkey; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; MINERALIZATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; SILVER;

BERGAMA; EURASIA; IZMIR [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 34548094641     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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