Natural gold nanoparticles

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Hough, R M ^a   Noble, R R P ^a   Reich, M ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Universidad de Chile Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de los Andes   (Chile)

Author keywords

Colloid; Exploration; Gold; High grade; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; CHARACTERISATION; CRITICAL COMPONENT; EXPLORATION METHODS; GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY; GEOCHEMICAL REACTION; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIDDEN RESOURCES; HIGH GRADE; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; METAL MIGRATIONS; NANO PARTICULATES; NANOPARTICULATE GOLD; REFRACTORY COMPONENTS; SUPERGENE; WEATHERING PROCESS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DEPOSITS; GOLD DEPOSITS; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; ORE ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; WEATHERING;

GOLD;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSIT; SULFIDE; WEATHERING;

EID: 80955158370     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.07.003     Document Type: Review

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