Origin of CO2-rich fluid inclusions in synorogenic veins from the Eastern Mount Isa Fold Belt, NW Queensland, and their implications for mineralization

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 395-404

  Xu, G ^a   Pollard, P J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; OROGENIC BELT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032771477     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001260050212     Document Type: Article

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