Age of mineralization by basinal fluids at the El Soldado manto-type copper deposit, Chile: 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of K-feldspar

Chemical Geology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 161-176

  Wilson, N S F ^a   Zentilli, M ^a   Reynolds, P H ^a   Boric, R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric argon; Chile; Fission track; Manto type

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COPPER; CRETACEOUS; FELDSPAR; FISSION TRACK DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; PETROGENESIS;

CHILE;

EID: 0038476977     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00350-9     Document Type: Article

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