Carbonate spots: Understanding the relationship to gold mineralization in Central Victoria, southeastern Australia

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-219

  Dugdale, Allison L ^a,b   Wilson, Christopher J L ^b   Leader, Lawrence D ^b   Robinson, Jamie A ^c   Dugdale, L Jonathon ^d  

^a Ballarat Goldfields Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Lion Selection Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Central Victoria; Gold; Hydrothermal alteration

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; DEFORMATION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 59649086604     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-008-0209-z     Document Type: Article

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