Lithospheric-scale structures in New Guinea and their control on the location of gold and copper deposits

Solid Earth

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 163-179

  White, L T ^a,b   Morse, M P ^b,c   Lister, G S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EARTH'S SURFACE; EXPLORATION MODEL; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; REGIONAL STRESS FIELD; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION; TRANSFER FAULTS; VERTICAL FAULT;

GOLD;

COPPER; EXPLOITATION; FAULT; GOLD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; ORE DEPOSIT; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS FIELD;

NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84897404138     PISSN: 18699510     EISSN: 18699529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/se-5-163-2014     Document Type: Article

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