Carbon and oxygen isotope constraints on fluid sources and fluid-wallrock interaction in regional alteration and iron-oxide-copper-gold mineralisation, eastern Mt. Isa Block, Australia

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 429-452

  Marshall, Lucas J ^a,c   Oliver, N H S ^a   Davidson, Garry J ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Teck Cominco Metals Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; Carbonate minerals; Fluid sources; IOCG; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE GROUP; CHEMISTRY; COPPER; FLUID COMPOSITION; GOLD; HOST ROCK; IRON OXIDE; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PETROGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33746730999     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0069-3     Document Type: Article

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