Association of pyrobitumen with copper mineralization from the Uchumi and Talcuna districts, central Chile

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 158-169

  Wilson, Nicholas S F ^a,b   Zentilli, Marcos ^a,b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chile; Lower Cretaceous; Manto type copper deposit; Petrography; Pyrobitumen

Indexed keywords

CHILE; LOWER CRETACEOUS; MANTO-TYPE COPPER DEPOSIT; PYROBITUMEN;

CALCITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PYRITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COPPER DEPOSITS;

BITUMEN; COPPER; CRETACEOUS; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 30944434205     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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