The nature of early basinal fluids in the Zambian Copperbelt: A case study from the Chambishi deposit

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1-5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 159-172

  Greyling, L N ^a   Robb, L J ^a   Master, S ^a   Boiron, M C ^b   Yao, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aqueo carbonic; Deformation; Fluid inclusions; Zambian Copperbelt

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MINERALIZATION; ORE-FORMING FLUID;

AFRICA; COPPERBELT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 29244491666     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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