The Aitik Cu-Au-Ag deposit in northern Sweden: A product of high salinity fluids

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 715-726

  Wanhainen, Christina ^a   Broman, Curt ^b   Martinsson, Olof ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aitik deposit; Copper gold ores; Fluid inclusions; Northern Norrbotten ore province; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; SALINITY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0141907705     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-003-0363-2     Document Type: Article

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