Orthomagmatic quartz and post-magmatic carbonate veins in a reported porphyry copper deposit, Andean Intrusive Suite, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 290-306

  Armstrong, D C ^a   Willan, R C R ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; COPPER; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALIZATION; PORPHYRY; QUARTZ; VEIN;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, LIVINGSTON ISLAND;

EID: 0029776986     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02280793     Document Type: Article

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