Illite crystallinity and the b-spacing values of white micas and their implications for gold mineralisation in the Lachlan Orogen

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1143-1164

  Wilson, C J L ^a   McKnight, S W ^b   Dugdale, A L ^a,d   Rawling, T J ^c   Farrar, A D ^a,e   McKenzie, M J ^a,f   Melling, W D ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c GeoScience Victoria   (Australia)

^d Ballarat Goldfields   (Australia)

^e George Fisher Mine   (Australia)

^f Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^g Northgate Minerals Corporation   (Australia)

Author keywords

B spacing; Cooling history; Gold mineralisation; Illite crystallinity; K bler Index; Lachlan Orogen; Metamorphism; Victoria; White micas

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTALLINITY; DEVONIAN; GOLD; ILLITE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LATTICE DYNAMICS; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METAPELITE; MICA; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; P-T CONDITIONS; TURBIDITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LACHLAN FOLD BELT; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

MICAS;

EID: 70449127673     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090903246238     Document Type: Article

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