Stable isotopic constraints on fluid-rock interaction and Cu-PGE-S redistribution in the Sonju Lake intrusion, Minnesota

Economic Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-338

  Park, Young Rok ^a   Ripley, Edward M ^a   Miller Jr , James D ^b   Li, Chusi ^a   Mariga, Jeffrey ^a   Shafer, Paula ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Minnesota Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUNITE LAYERS; FLUID ROCK INTERACTION;

COPPER; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SULFUR;

ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY;

COPPER; METALLOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFIDE;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; SONJU LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042858317     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.99.2.325     Document Type: Article

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