Timing of gold mineralization relative to the peak of metamorphism at Bronzewing, Western Australia

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-392

  Elmer, Fiona L ^a   Powell, R ^a   White, R W ^a   Phillips, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHLORITE MINERALS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALOGY; TEXTURES;

ALTERATION ZONE; GOLD MINERALIZATION; METAMORPHISM;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ARCHEAN; CHLORITE; FLUID COMPOSITION; FOLIATION; GOLD; GREENSCHIST FACIES; GREENSTONE BELT; METAMORPHISM; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; MODELING; ORE DEPOSIT; THOLEIITIC BASALT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 35348851966     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.3.379     Document Type: Article

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