Formation of gold deposits: Review and evaluation of the continuum model

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 94, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 1-21

  Phillips, G Neil ^a,b   Powell, Roger ^b  

^a Phillipsgold Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; continuum; desulphidation; devolatilisation; gold; melting; metamorphism

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GOLD; GRANULITE FACIES; GREENSCHIST FACIES; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; METAMORPHISM; ORE DEPOSIT; PARTIAL MELTING; WALL ROCK;

EID: 67349164050     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.02.002     Document Type: Review

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