The Muruntau gold deposit (Uzbekistan) – A unique ancient hydrothermal system in the southern Tien Shan

The Muruntau gold deposit in the Central Kyzylkum, Uzbekistan is one of the largest single gold deposits worldwide. Data available from the literature are reviewed with the aim to (1) integrate the present knowledge on this unique deposit from Russian and English literature; (2) show the considerabl...

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Main Authors: Ulf Kempe, Torsten Graupner, Reimar Seltmann, Hugo de Boorder, Alla Dolgopolova, Maarten Zeylmans van Emmichoven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987115001139