Shear zones, fault networks, and Archean gold

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 855-858

  Vearncombe, Julian R ^a  

^a Vearncombe and Associates Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD DEPOSITS; QUARTZ; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

COMPRESSION DIRECTIONS; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; FAULT NETWORKS; GOLD MINERALIZATION; GREENSTONE BELTS; MINERALIZING FLUIDS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; YILGARN CRATONS;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

ARCHEAN; FAULT ZONE; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; SHEAR ZONE;

AUSTRALIA; YILGARN CRATON;

EID: 84879879402     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0855:SZFNAA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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