Synmetamorphic carbon mobility and graphite enrichment in metaturbidites as a precursor to orogenic gold mineralisation, Otago Schist, New Zealand

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 781-797

  Henne, Anicia ^a   Craw, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Gold; Graphite; Macraes mine; New Zealand; Otago Schist; Porphyroblast; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ELEMENT MOBILITY; GOLD; GRAPHITE; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ORGANIC CARBON; PORPHYROBLAST; PYRITE; TURBIDITE;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84866926434     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-012-0399-2     Document Type: Article

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