Hydrocarbon involvement in the genesis of ore deposits: An example in cretaceous stratabound (manto-type) copper deposits of central chile

International Geology Review

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-21

  Zentilli, Marcos ^a   Munizaga, Francisco ^b   Graves, Milton C ^c   Boric, Ricardo ^d   Wilson, Nicholas S F ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Prasanta K ^e   Snowdon, Lloyd R ^f  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Cuesta Research Limited   (Canada)

^d Chagres Smelter   (Chile)

^e Global Geoenergy Research Ltd   (Canada)

^f GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE GENESIS;

CHILE;

EID: 0031452019     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819709465257     Document Type: Article

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