Trace element composition of near-surface silica deposits-A powerful tool for detecting hydrothermal mineral and energy resources

Chemical Geology

Volumn 280, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 154-169

  Uysal, I Tonguç ^a   Gasparon, Massimo ^a   Bolhar, Robert ^a   Zhao, Jian Xin ^a   Feng, Yue Xing ^a   Jones, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Thomson Resources Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drummond basin; Epithermal; Geothermal; Sinter; Trace element

Indexed keywords

ALKALI ELEMENTS; AUSTRALIA; DRUMMOND BASIN; EPITHERMAL; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALS; INCOMPATIBLE ELEMENT; METAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL DEPOSITIONS; MINERALISATION; MOBILE ELEMENTS; MOBILISATION; NEAR-SURFACE; PALEOZOIC; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; QUARTZ VEIN; REE PATTERN; SINTER; SOURCE MATERIAL; SOURCE ROCKS; SUB-SURFACES; TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CERIUM; CESIUM; DEPOSITS; ENERGY RESOURCES; FLUORINE; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GOLD; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE SINTER; QUARTZ; QUARTZ DEPOSITS; RUBIDIUM; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SINTERING; SURFACES; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WALL ROCK;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DETECTION METHOD; ELEMENT MOBILITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; QUARTZ VEIN; SILICA MINERAL; SINTER; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; DRUMMOND BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 78650722550     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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