40Ar/ 39Ar geochronology of Cu-Au and Au-Ag mineralization in the Potrerillos District, Chile

Economic Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 784-806

  Marsh, Timothy M ^a   Einaudi, Marco T ^b   Mcwilliams, Michael ^b  

^a AMT (USA) Inc   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; COPPER; GOLD; SILVER;

CHILE;

EID: 0031396399     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.92.7-8.784     Document Type: Article

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