Giant porphyry deposits: Characteristics, distribution, and tectonic controls

Economic Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 801-818

  Cooke, David R ^a   Hollings, Peter ^a,b   Walshe, John L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALC-ALKALIC MAGMAS; GIANT PORPHYRY DEPOSITS; PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS;

COPPER DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MOLYBDENUM; TECTONICS;

PETROLOGY;

COPPER; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY;

EID: 33344477469     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.100.5.801     Document Type: Article

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