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No mass-independent sulfur isotope fractionation in auriferous fluids supports a magmatic origin for Archean gold deposits

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2013

Authors

Xue, Yunxing
Campbell, Ian
Holden, Peter
Armstrong, Richard
Ireland, Trevor

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Geological Society of America Inc

Abstract

The source of the auriferous fluids that formed Archean greenstone gold deposits remains controversial; metamorphic fluids, fluids derived from felsic magmas, mantle fluids, and meteoric water have all been suggested. We report the results of ion micropro

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Keywords: Gold mineralization; Greenstone belts; Mass-independent fractionation; Metamorphic fluids; Multiple sulfur isotopes; Sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe; Western Australia; Yilgarn cratons; Deposits; Gold; Isotopes; Pyrites; Shale; Sulfur; Gold depos

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74614

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ANU Research Publications

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Geology

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Journal article

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10.1130/G34186.1

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2037-12-31

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