Fluid history of andesite-hosted CuS-bitumen mineralization, Copiapó district, North Central Chile

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 78-79, Issue , 2003, Pages 631-635

  Haggan, Titus ^a   Parnell, John ^b   Cisternas, M E ^c  

^a ED Group   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Andesite; Bitumen; Copiap ; Copper sulphides; El Soldado

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINERAL RESOURCES; PORPHYRINS; TEXTURES;

ANDESITES; GENETIC SIMILARITIES; MINERALIZATION; PARAGENESIS;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS;

ANDESITE; BITUMEN; COPPER; FLUID FLOW; HOST ROCK; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PARAGENESIS; PORPHYRY;

ATACAMA; CHILE; COPIAPO; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 30944470123     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(03)00131-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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