Ad Duwayhi, Saudi Arabia: Geology and geochronology of a neoproterozoic intrusion-related gold system in the Arabian shield

Economic Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 713-741

  Doebrich, Jeff L ^a   Zahony, Stephen G ^b   Leavitt, James D ^c   Portacio Jr , Jose S ^b   Siddiqui, Alim A ^d   Wooden, Joseph L ^e   Fleck, Robert J ^e   Stein, Holly J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Saudi Arabian Mining Co ^*  (United States)

^c Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden)   (Saudi Arabia)

^d SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GOLD DEPOSITS; GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LEVEES; MINERAL RESOURCES; QUARTZ;

AD DUWAYHI, SAUDI ARABIA; MINERALIZATION;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ARABIAN SHIELD; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 4644353972     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.99.4.713     Document Type: Article

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