40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar geochronology of magmatic and hydrothermal events in a classic low-suphidation epithermal bonanza deposit: El Peñon, northern Chile

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 505-516

  Arancibia, Gloria ^a   Mathews, Stephen J ^a   Cornejo, Paula ^a   de Arce, Carlos Pérez ^a   Zuluaga, José I ^b   Kasaneva, Stabro ^b  

^a SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

^b Compañia Minera Meridian Limitada ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Epithermal gold; K Ar and 40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Low sulphidation

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; DOME; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MAGMATISM; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; PALEOCENE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746744315     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-006-0078-2     Document Type: Article

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