Geochemistry, alteration, and genesis of gold mineralization in the Okote area, southern Ethiopia

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-331

  Deksissa, Debele J ^a,b   Koeberl, Christian ^b  

^a University of Vienna ^*  (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Fluid inclusion; Gold mineralization; Rare earth element; Tourmaline

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; ORE-FORMING FLUID; SHEAR ZONE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 7444241432     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.38.307     Document Type: Article

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