The crystallography, metallography and composition of gold

Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 297-302

  Hough, Robert M ^a   Butt, Charles R M ^a   Fischer Bühner, Jörg ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Legor Group Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alloy; Annealing; Electrum; Gold grains; Gold nuggets

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; ANNEALING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GOLD DEPOSITS; MERCURY AMALGAMS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

COMPOSITION CONTROL; EARTH SURFACE; ELECTRUM; GOLD GRAINS; HIGH TEMPERATURE;

GOLD METALLOGRAPHY;

ALLOY; ANNEALING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION;

EID: 72949095417     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.5.5.297     Document Type: Article

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