Structural geometry of orogenic gold deposits: Implications for exploration of world-class and giant deposits

Geoscience Frontiers - Tập 9 Số 4 - Trang 1163-1177 - 2018
David I. Groves1,2, M. Santosh3,4,2, Richard J. Goldfarb2, Liang Zhang2
1Orebusters Pty Ltd, Gwelup 6018, Western Australia, Australia
2State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
3Centre for Tectonics Resources and Exploration, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
4Division of Interdisciplinary Science, Faculty of Science, Kochi University, Kochi 780-8520, Japan

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