Bi-melt formation and gold scavenging from hydrothermal fluids: An experimental study

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5423-5443

  Tooth, Blake ^a   Ciobanu, Cristiana L ^a,b   Green, Leonard ^a   O'Neill, Brian ^a   Brugger, Joël ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGNETITE; MELT; ORE DEPOSIT; POROSITY; PYRRHOTITE; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 80052274537     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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