Zn and Cu isotopic variability in the Alexandrinka volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) ore deposit, Urals, Russia

Chemical Geology

Volumn 221, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 170-187

  Mason, Thomas F D ^a   Weiss, Dominik J ^a,b   Chapman, John B ^a,b   Wilkinson, Jamie J ^a,b   Tessalina, Svetlana G ^c   Spiro, Baruch ^b   Horstwood, Matthew S A ^d   Spratt, John ^b   Coles, Barry J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^d NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper isotopes; Isotope fractionation; MC ICP MS; Seafloor hydrothermal vent system; VHMS deposits; Zinc isotopes

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; MASSIVE SULFIDE; ORE DEPOSIT; ZINC;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; URALS; WORLD;

EID: 25144460056     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.04.011     Document Type: Article

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