Structural evolution of the Golden Cross epithermal Au-Ag deposit, New Zealand

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 873-892

  Begbie, Michael J ^a,c   Spörlie, K Bernhard ^b   Mauk, Jeffrey L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Tonkin and Taylor   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDDING-PERPENDICULAR VEINS; CRYSTALLINE CALCITE VEINS; FOOTWALL VEINS; OPEN-PIT STOCKWORK VEINS; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; VEIN FREQUENCY;

GOLD DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; SILVER DEPOSITS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIP; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; FRACTURE NETWORK; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; NORMAL FAULT; QUARTZ VEIN; SILVER;

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

EQUIDAE;

EID: 38949112444     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.5.873     Document Type: Article

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