The formation of economic porphyry copper (-gold) deposits: Constraints from microanalysis of fluid and melt inclusions

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 248, Issue , 2005, Pages 247-263

  Heinrich, C A ^a   Halter, W ^a   Landtwing, M R ^a   Pettke, T ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; MELT INCLUSION; METALLOGENESIS; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY;

EID: 27644455863     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.248.01.13     Document Type: Article

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