Bibliography: leaves 233-260. / xxi, 260, [30] leaves : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Uses the late-orogenic, structurally-controlled Junction gold deposit near Kambalda, Western Australia, to examine the potential of soil-gas geochemistry as an exploration vector in an environment where mineralisation is present, but no ore-related trace elements are detectable in the near-surface regolith. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics 1999