Gold in porphyry copper deposits: Its abundance and fate

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 103-124

  Kesler, Stephen E ^a   Chryssoulis, Stephen L ^b   Simon, Grigore ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Shell Development Angola   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Copper; Gold; Porphyry

Indexed keywords

EPITHERMAL DEPOSITS;

COPPER DEPOSITS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SULFIDE MINERALS; VAPORS; VOLCANOES;

GOLD;

ABUNDANCE; COPPER; GOLD; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY;

EID: 0036790866     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1368(02)00084-7     Document Type: Article

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