The evolution of a porphyry Cu-Au deposit, based on LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluid inclusions: Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina

Economic Geology

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1743-1774

  Ulrich, Thomas ^a   Günther, Detlef ^a   Heinrich, Christoph A ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION PETROGRAPHY;

COOLING; EXCIMER LASERS; GEOCHEMISTRY; INCLUSIONS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ISOTOPES; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROANALYSIS; PETROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE EFFECTS; VAPORS;

COPPER DEPOSITS;

COPPER; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MAGMATISM; METALLOGENESIS; METAMORPHISM; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUID; PORPHYRY;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0035736345     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.96.8.1743     Document Type: Article

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