Geodynamic modelling of the Century deposit, Mt Isa Province, Queensland

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1011-1039

  Ord, A ^a   Hobbs, B E ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Broadbent, G C ^b   Brown, M ^a   Willetts, G ^a   Sorjonen Ward, P ^a   Walshe, J L ^a   Zhao, C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Century zinc deposit; Chemical reactions; Deformation; Fluid flow; Geodynamic modelling

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FLUID FLOW; GEODYNAMICS; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORE BODY; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036915925     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2002.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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