Gold deposits and occurrences of the Greater Caucasus, Georgia Republic: Their genesis and prospecting criteria

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-386

  Kekelia, Sergo A ^a   Kekelia, Maren A ^a   Kuloshvili, Simon I ^a   Sadradze, Nino G ^a   Gagnidze, Nona E ^a   Yaroshevich, Vladimir Z ^b   Asatiani, George G ^b   Doebrich, Jeff L ^c   Goldfarb, Richard J ^d   Marsh, Erin E ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Georgia)

^b Caucasian Institute of Mineral Resources   (Georgia)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Georgia Republic; Greater Caucasus; Mestia Racha district; Orogenic gold; Svaneti district

Indexed keywords

GEORGIA REPUBLIC; GREATER CAUCASUS; MESTIA-RACHA DISTRICT; OROGENIC GOLD; SVANETI DISTRICT;

ANTIMONY; FORMING; GOLD; MERCURY (METAL); MINERALOGY; MINING; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; PYRITES; QUARTZ; SLATE; STAGES;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

GOLD; JURASSIC; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; QUARTZ VEIN;

ASIA; CAUCASUS; EURASIA; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); WEST ASIA;

EID: 53349142367     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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