Granitoid-associated orogenic, intrusion-related, and porphyry style metal deposits in the Archean Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 157-186

  Duuring, P ^a   Cassidy, K F ^b   Hagemann, S G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archean; Granitoid; Intrusion related; Orogenic; Porphyry; Yilgarn

Indexed keywords

GRANITOID; METAL DEPOSIT;

FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; METALS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALOGY; TECTONICS;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

ARCHEAN; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; GRANITOID; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 34548189063     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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