Microchemical studies of placer and lode gold in the Klondike district, Yukon, Canada: 2. Constraints on the nature and location of regional lode sources

Economic Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1393-1410

  Chapman, R J ^a   Mortensen, J K ^d   Crawford, E C ^b   Lebarge, W P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Yukon Geological Survey   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG-ALLOY; ALLOY COMPOSITIONS; BASE METALS; CHEMICAL CONTROLS; GOLD GRAINS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MINERAL INCLUSIONS; OROGENIC GOLD; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SAMPLE SETS; STUDY AREAS;

ALLOYING; ALLOYS; CATCHMENTS; CERIUM ALLOYS; GOLD; INCLUSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); MINERALOGY; PLACERS; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; SULFUR;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ALLOY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; INVENTORY; LODE DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; PLACER DEPOSIT;

CANADA; KLONDIKE; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 79953185026     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.105.8.1393     Document Type: Article

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