Fluid-inclusion data for vein-type Cu-Ni-PGE footwall ores, Sudbury Igneous Complex and their use in establishing an exploration model for hydrothermal PGE-enrichment around mafic-ultramafic intrusions

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 125-141

  Molnár, Ferenc ^a   Watkinson, David H ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; FLUID INCLUSION; FOOTWALL; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; ORE DEPOSIT; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT;

CANADA; ONTARIO; SUDBURY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0042679452     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/10.1-2.125     Document Type: Article

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