Hydrothermal nickel deposits: Secular variation and diversity

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-3

  Gonzalez Alvarez I ^a,b   Pirajno, F ^b,d   Kerrich, R ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal Ni; Hydrothermal systems; Mineral exploration; Mineral systems; Trace element mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875250036     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.11.006     Document Type: Editorial

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