Fluid inclusion and stable isotope constraints on the genesis of the Cligga Head Sn-W deposit, S.W. England

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 961-974

  Smith, Martin ^a   Banks, David A ^a   Yardley, Bruce W D ^a   Boyce, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid chemistry; Fluid inclusions; S.W. England; Sn W deposits; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITS; GRANITE; HYDROGEN; IRON ALLOYS; IRON COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; OXYGEN; QUARTZ; SODIUM ALLOYS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TIN ALLOYS; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS;

ENGLAND; FLUID CHEMISTRY; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MAGMATIC VOLATILES; OXYGEN ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; STABLE ISOTOPES;

TUNGSTEN ALLOYS;

DEGASSING; FLUID INCLUSION; GRANITE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; TIN; TUNGSTEN;

UK, ENGLAND, CORNWALL, CLIGGA HEAD;

EID: 0030429816     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/8/5/0961     Document Type: Article

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