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Original Articles

Structural and lithological controls on gold mineralisation at Oturehua on the northeastern margin of the Otago Schist, New Zealand

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Pages 43-57 | Received 24 Nov 2008, Accepted 24 Mar 2009, Published online: 19 Feb 2010

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