Roasting the mantle: Slab melting and the genesis of major Au and Au-rich Cu deposits

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 915-918

  Mungall, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Au; Cu; Genesis; Mantle; Mineral deposits; Subduction zones

Indexed keywords

SUBDUCTION;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD DEPOSITS; MAGNETITE; OXIDATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

TECTONICS;

COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; MANTLE; METALLOGENESIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 0036808610     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0915:RTMSMA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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