The manto-type gold deposits of andacollo (Chile) revisited: A model based on fluid inclusion and geologic evidence

Economic Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1298-1309

  Oyarzun, Roberto ^a   Ortega, Lorena ^a   Sierra, Josefina ^a   Lunar, Rosario ^a   Oyarzun, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; MANTO DEPOSIT;

CHILE, COQUIMBO, ANDACOLLO;

EID: 0030429096     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.7.1298     Document Type: Article

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