The role of organic matter in the genesis of the El Soldado volcanic-hosted manto-type Cu deposit, Chile

Economic Geology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1115-1135

  Wilson, Nicholas S F ^a,b   Zentilli, Makcos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHILE; COPPER; GEOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; TEMPERATURE;

COPPER; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ORGANIC MATTER; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

CHILE;

EID: 0033497049     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.7.1115     Document Type: Article

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