On Kalgoorlie (Australia), Timmins-Porcupine (Canada), and factors in intense gold mineralisation

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 187-206

  Bateman, Roger ^a   Bierlein, Frank P ^b  

^a School of Earth and Geographical Sciences ^*  (Australia)

^b School of Earth and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abitibi; Gold; Kalgoorlie; Thrusting; Timmins; Transpression; Yilgarn

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINERALISATION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTING; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; THRUST FAULTING;

IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

GOLD; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; SEISMIC DATA; TRANSPRESSION;

ABITIBI; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; KALGOORLIE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA]; TIMMINS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 34548100620     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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