Nature of gold mineralisation in the Walhalla Goldfield, southeast Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 969-992

  Hough, M A ^a   Bierlein, F P ^a   Ailleres, L ^a   McKnight, S ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arsenian pyrite; Devonian; Orogenic gold mineralisation; Walhalla synclinorium; Western lachlan orogen; Woods point dyke swarm

Indexed keywords

ARSENOPYRITE; BRECCIA; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; DEVONIAN; DIKE SWARM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; QUARTZ VEIN; SHEAR ZONE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77957223998     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2010.511262     Document Type: Article

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