Genetic implications of pyrite chemistry from the Palaeoproterozoic Olary Domain and overlying Neoproterozoic Adelaidean sequences, northeastern South Australia

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 237-257

  Clark, Chris ^a   Grguric, Ben ^b   Mumm, Andreas Schmidt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co; Metallogeny; Ni; Olary Domain; Pyrite; Sulphur isotopes

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHISM; PALAEOPROTEROZOIC OLARY DOMAIN (OD); PYRITE CHEMISTRY; REMOBILIZATION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERAL RESOURCES; PYRITES; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ORE ANALYSIS;

METAMORPHISM; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; PYRITE; SULFIDE; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4143150729     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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