Geochronological and isotopic constraints on Palaeoproterozoic skarn base metal mineralisation in the central Gawler Craton, South Australia

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 350-362

  Reid, Anthony ^a   Flint, Richard ^b   Maas, Roland ^c   Howard, Katherine ^d   Belousova, Elena ^e  

^a Geological Survey Branch   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gawler Craton; Geochronology; Palaeoproterozoic; Skarn

Indexed keywords

BASE METALS; CENTRAL GAWLER CRATON; COARSE-GRAINED; FLUID CIRCULATION; GAWLER CRATON; GEOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; GRANITE EMPLACEMENT; MINERALISATION; PALAEOPROTEROZOIC; SERICITE; SKARN; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; U-PB ZIRCON;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; GARNETS; GRANITE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; IRON ORES; LEAD; LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PYRITES; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFIDE MINERALS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE; ZIRCON;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

BASE METAL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; SKARN; ZINC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GAWLER CRATON; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70350018296     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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