Geochemical mapping of the deeply weathered western Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia, using laterite geochemistry

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 241-254

  Cornelius, M ^a   Robertson, Ian D M ^a   Cornelius, A J ^a   Morris, P A ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exploration; Laterite geochemistry; Regional geochemical trends; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; SOILS;

CHALCOPHILE ELEMENTS; GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING; GEOCHEMICAL TRENDS; MULTIELEMENT ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS; REGIONAL STRUCTURE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN CRATONS;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GOLD; LATERITE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 49549122382     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/08-172     Document Type: Article

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