Mobility of gold during metamorphism of the Dalradian in Scotland

Lithos

Volumn 233, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-88

  Pitcairn, I K ^a   Skelton, A D L ^a   Wohlgemuth Ueberwasser, C C ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

As; Dalradian; Metamorphic fluid; Mobility of Au; Orogenic gold; Sb

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; DALRADIAN; ELEMENT MOBILITY; GOLD; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; MOBILIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE GRADE; OROGENY; TRACE ELEMENT;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; HIGHLAND;

EID: 84952895865     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: 18726143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2015.05.006     Document Type: Article

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