Fluid inclusion studies of the Chinkuashih high-sulfidation gold-copper deposits in Taiwan

Chemical Geology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 155-167

  Wang, Yunshuen ^a,c   Sasaki, Munetake ^b   Sasada, Masakatsu ^b   Chen, Cheng Hong ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Copper; Fluid inclusion; Gold

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; MINERALIZATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0032830856     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00129-6     Document Type: Article

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