Intermediate sulfidation epithermal gold-base metal deposits in Tertiary subaerial volcanic rocks, Sahinli/Tespih Dere (Lapseki/Western Turkey)

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 236-258

  Yilmaz, H ^a   Oyman, Tolga ^a   Sonmez, F Nuran ^a   Arehart, Greg B ^b   Billor, Zeki ^c  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Base metals; Epithermal; Fluid inclusions; Gold; Hydrothermal alteration; Stable isotopes; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BASE METALS; EPITHERMAL; FLUID INCLUSION; FLUID INCLUSIONS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITS; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GOLD; ISOTOPES; KAOLINITE; METALS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; SILVER; SMELTING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFUR; TEXTURES; VOLCANIC ROCKS; ZINC SULFIDE;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

BASE METAL; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUID; QUARTZ VEIN; SALINITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFIDE GROUP; VOLCANIC ROCK;

TURKEY;

EID: 77953233045     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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