Orogenic gold and the mineral systems approach: Resolving fact, fiction and fantasy

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 78, Issue , 2016, Pages 322-335

  Wyman, Derek A ^a   Cassidy, Kevin F ^b,c   Hollings, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Bare Rock Geological Services Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Earth systems; Mineral deposits; Orogenic gold

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; DEFORESTATION; DEPOSITS; EARTH (PLANET); ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GOLD; GRANITE; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS;

ARCHEAN; DEPOSIT ATTRIBUTES; EARTH SYSTEMS; FUNDAMENTAL CONTROL; OROGENIC GOLD; OROGENIC GOLD DEPOSITS; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTIVE MODELS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ARCHEAN; GOLD; GRANITE; GREENSTONE BELT; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL EXPLORATION; ORE DEPOSIT; OROGENY; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84966376886     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.04.006     Document Type: Review

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