Stable isotope (S, O, H and C) studies of the phyllic and potassic-phyllic alteration zones of the porphyry copper deposit at Sungun, East Azarbaidjan, Iran

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 767-780

  Calagari, Ali Asghar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Isotopic exchange reactions; Magmatic isotopic signatures; Phyllic alteration; Porphyry copper deposit; Quartz, sulfide, and calcite veinlets

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PHYLLITE; PORPHYRY; POTASSIC ROCK; STABLE ISOTOPE;

IRAN;

EID: 0037408366     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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