Syngenetic Au on the Carlin trend: Implications for Carlin-type deposits

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-62

  Emsbo, Poul ^a   Hutchinson, Richard W ^a   Hofstra, Albert H ^b   Volk, Jeffrey A ^c   Bettles, Keith H ^c   Baschuk, Gary J ^c   Johnson, Craig A ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARITE; DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BASE METALS; GOLD OCCURRENCE; GOLD ORES; HOST ROCKS; ISOTOPIC SHIFT; LATE DEVONIAN; SEDEX DEPOSITS; SYNSEDIMENTARY;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

GOLD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PROVENANCE;

CARLIN; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879889104     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0059:SAOTCT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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