Geochemistry and stable isotope composition of altered rocks at the Golden Cross epithermal Au-Ag deposit, New Zealand

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 841-871

  Mauk, Jeffrey L ^a   Simpson, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERED ROCKS; GEOCHEMICAL ZONATION PATTERNS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IGNEOUS PLAGIOCLASE; METASOMATISM; STABLE ISOTOPE COMPOSITION;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD DEPOSITS; ISOTOPES; SILVER DEPOSITS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ANDESITE; DACITE; ENRICHMENT; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METASOMATISM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PLAGIOCLASE; QUARTZ VEIN; SILVER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; COROMANDEL PENINSULA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

EID: 38949102291     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.5.841     Document Type: Article

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