Petrogenesis of Miocene basic shoshonitic lavas in the Bolivian Andes and implications for hydrothermal gold, silver and tin deposits

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 203-221

  Redwood, S D ^a,b   Rice, C M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Minera Inmet Peru SA   (Peru)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MINERALIZATION; MIOCENE; PETROGENE; SHOSHONITE; SILVER; TIN;

BOLIVIA, ANDES;

EID: 0031399699     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-9811(97)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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