160 Ma of magmatic/hydrothermal and metamorphic activity in the Gällivare area: Re-Os dating of molybdenite and U-Pb dating of titanite from the Aitik Cu-Au-Ag deposit, northern Sweden

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 435-447

  Wanhainen, Christina ^a   Billström, Kjell ^b   Martinsson, Olof ^a   Stein, Holly ^c   Nordin, Roger ^d  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d Boliden Mineral AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aitik Cu Au Ag deposit; Molybdenite; Northern Norrbotten ore province; Re Os and U Pb dating; Sweden; Titanite

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; ORE DEPOSIT; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SILVER;

AITIK MINE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALLIVARE; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 29244464650     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-005-0006-x     Document Type: Article

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